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Post by mstreepsucks on Jan 18, 2020 20:42:30 GMT
When in sleep mode...
I looked online for solutions, I went in to control panel, did everything they said to try. Didn't work.
Right before this happened, started to happen I did this...If I recall, I did this right b4 I had this problem. I am 70 percent sure I did this thing right b4 I had this problem.
I had a lot of dust on the back fan of computer, didn't have the tool in order to remove cover of computer. So I took a vacuum attachment and put it on back of computer, and removed all of dust on fan with vacuum. And the fan spun around because of the fan also. I took off the side cover of computer and used vacuum on another fan as well. As well as all around inside of computer.
I think that caused the problem, not sure how exactly.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 19, 2020 1:43:08 GMT
I would be very careful using a vacuum inside of your computer because of static electricity as that can fry electronic components! (i.e. cause permanent damage to your computer) come to think of it... I would run a memory test on your computer just to see if that passes. it runs from a bootable USB or CD/DVD. something like this (which is what I generally use)... www.memtest.org/ ; it will take roughly 30min-1hr to finish as you want to do at least 1 full cycle to see if any errors turn up as if no errors turn up at least that much is looking good. if any errors do turn up that's not looking good. but if a error did turn up the first thing I would probably do is get a 2nd opinion from another memory testing program to see if that also errors. but either way, if a error turns up... assuming you have two memory chips (or more) physically installed you can start trying to rule out which is faulty etc. also, you should only need to remove one of the covers on your case to get general access to the motherboard area etc. on a side note... does your computer generally run well, or is it sluggish and out of whack etc? ; because if it's out of whack I would suggest you wipe the drive and install Windows 10 to it from scratch (assuming your computer has Windows 10 on it right now) as then things will be in optimal running order. p.s. I typically blow out my computer at least twice a year or so, with a air compressor(with the computer off obviously), and I leave my computer running pretty much 24/7. I never use sleep mode on a desktop. come to think of it... you could just disable sleep mode so when the computer is on, it stays on. when it's off, it's off.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 20, 2020 0:13:54 GMT
Yeah. I'm with mslo on this.
This is why I have BestBuy Geek squad.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 20, 2020 6:00:21 GMT
deembastillePersonally I would not pay them jack as some stuff I suspect they charge a arm-and-a-leg for, most people can probably do themselves once they learn a little like... -Wiping the hard drive(or SSD) and reinstalling the OS (this can be a little time consuming, especially if one has plenty of data they need backed up before wiping the drive, but in general this is what just about any computer tech place would do if ones computer is out of whack. I would imagine this is something they commonly do for people wanting their computers fixed. sure, they probably try to get the data off of it first but that's not hard to do as I just boot a Linux CD to access the hard drive and copy what one can and then wipe the laptop and transfer back the data etc) -Installing RAM chips (this is not difficult, just make sure not to get any static electricity on the chips as it can fry them. as once you buy the correct RAM chip you can't really put it in backwards since you can't press it into the RAM slot since it's slotted and will only go in one way and removing the previous RAM chip is not hard as you generally pull back on the clips holing the RAM into the socket which helps pop it out etc.) -Installing or upgrading a hard drive (a typical person will have a SATA based hard drive (or SSD) and connecting it is idiot proof since it only plugs in one way, even the power cable to the hard drive only goes in one way. so that along with maybe a basic screw driver and your golden. then you just reinstall Windows etc from scratch and your good to go (one can transfer the OS from their old drive to the new one but I don't recommend it as a clean install it best to ensure everything is in perfect running order)) so just those three things, I don't know what they will charge but ill bet it's not pocket change. to take a guess... $50-100 or so for wiping the hard drive and even installing a hard drive or RAM chips I would imagine is probably at least $30 or so. p.s. with that said... while desktops are easy enough, I noticed some more recent laptops are not really made to remove the RAM/hard drive and in these cases upgrading them could be a pain for the average person as there is just so much BS you got to disassemble to get to it. but that's why if I was buying a laptop I would try to find one that you can access the general RAM/hard drive slots on the back of the laptop (which these are pretty easy if they are there). because without that I would probably avoid doing any upgrades to it. like not all that long ago I got a hold of a couple of laptops that where basically not working at a auction for next to nothing and I figured the hard drive alone is worth more than that as I got a couple of 500GB hard drives this way and some RAM chips and removed the DVD burners and then pretty much junked the rest of it. but taking it apart was a chore and I would hate having to put it back together as there are a boatload of screws in some of them etc.
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Post by deembastille on Jan 20, 2020 9:22:05 GMT
deembastillePersonally I would not pay them jack as some stuff I suspect they charge a arm-and-a-leg for, most people can probably do themselves once they learn a little like... -Wiping the hard drive(or SSD) and reinstalling the OS (this can be a little time consuming, especially if one has plenty of data they need backed up before wiping the drive, but in general this is what just about any computer tech place would do if ones computer is out of whack. I would imagine this is something they commonly do for people wanting their computers fixed. sure, they probably try to get the data off of it first but that's not hard to do as I just boot a Linux CD to access the hard drive and copy what one can and then wipe the laptop and transfer back the data etc) -Installing RAM chips (this is not difficult, just make sure not to get any static electricity on the chips as it can fry them. as once you buy the correct RAM chip you can't really put it in backwards since you can't press it into the RAM slot since it's slotted and will only go in one way and removing the previous RAM chip is not hard as you generally pull back on the clips holing the RAM into the socket which helps pop it out etc.) -Installing or upgrading a hard drive (a typical person will have a SATA based hard drive (or SSD) and connecting it is idiot proof since it only plugs in one way, even the power cable to the hard drive only goes in one way. so that along with maybe a basic screw driver and your golden. then you just reinstall Windows etc from scratch and your good to go (one can transfer the OS from their old drive to the new one but I don't recommend it as a clean install it best to ensure everything is in perfect running order)) so just those three things, I don't know what they will charge but ill bet it's not pocket change. to take a guess... $50-100 or so for wiping the hard drive and even installing a hard drive or RAM chips I would imagine is probably at least $30 or so. p.s. with that said... while desktops are easy enough, I noticed some more recent laptops are not really made to remove the RAM/hard drive and in these cases upgrading them could be a pain for the average person as there is just so much BS you got to disassemble to get to it. but that's why if I was buying a laptop I would try to find one that you can access the general RAM/hard drive slots on the back of the laptop (which these are pretty easy if they are there). because without that I would probably avoid doing any upgrades to it. like not all that long ago I got a hold of a couple of laptops that where basically not working at a auction for next to nothing and I figured the hard drive alone is worth more than that as I got a couple of 500GB hard drives this way and some RAM chips and removed the DVD burners and then pretty much junked the rest of it. but taking it apart was a chore and I would hate having to put it back together as there are a boatload of screws in some of them etc. If rather let a professional handle something I paid $500+ for. That's just me. They get paid for this. Also, if you do something and it's wrong, they refuse to touch it because of warranty stuff. Also, if what happened to it is unfixable, and you are under your year#geeksquad warranty, they deduct the price of your computer towards a new one. You're out on your ass if you fiddle with it and break it worse. Sometimes there are things you just CANNOT fix. My laptop is a HP 17inch and it was prone to physically being broken due to the hinges not being strong enough to hold that wide a screen. They sent it to HP who replaced the entire screen, top and both hinges for good measure for free. I looked it up beforehand and saw quite a few people have had that problem and HP says it's a design flaw.
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Post by mslo79 on Jan 20, 2020 10:54:35 GMT
deembastille Yes, I totally agree with you if it's under warranty. because obviously it's best not to touch it since your covered and it would void the warranty. but short of that, you can do some stuff yourself  (NOTE: I wonder what the warranty specifically applies to? ; like if it's just the hardware, then one could still wipe the drive and install Windows 10 clean if needed etc and the warranty would still be intact. but from what you say, it appears the Best Buy would cover you if anything gets out of whack. but I guess the best bet is to be cautious online in general to prevent it from getting a bunch of junk on it in the first place and then should easily last you years and still be in good enough running order) and as far as laptops go... those are not as upgradeable in general (pretty much RAM/HDD(Hard Drive) is about it). so it's largely a buy it and use it til it dies sort of thing. but laptops in general don't seem to be as reliable as desktops are as unless portability is paramount, I would opt for a desktop every single time as you can generally get more a more powerful computer for less $ and a bigger screen. hell, I had my current 24" 1080p computer monitor since Feb 2010, so it's nearly 10 years old and still going strong. p.s. the last time I bought a pre-built computer with a warranty was in 2001 (which I still have this case but removed the original motherboard/CPU/RAM and put in my previous main computers motherboard/CPU/RAM in it instead so it's usable once again instead of being straight up ancient). I have been doing it myself ever since. but even back then I could have probably done it myself. the first computer I used at home was in 1995. but I guess since 2001 I have basically only had two desktops, but only one case as the case I am using on my main PC at the moment is from March 2006 as I just removed the motherboard/CPU/RAM in May 2012 and upgraded it (the old motherboard that was in it from 2006 I moved over to the computers case I had in 2001 and retired the motherboard/CPU/RAM that was in it as that thing, while still technically worked, was ANCIENT! ; just too damn slow ; but the one from 2006 is still usable for a general internet machine and the like). just in my personal experience... I have had more PSU's (power supplies) die on me than hard drives. basically two hard drives (40GB(IBM)/80GB(Maxtor)) and at least three PSU's. but my current one I went with Seasonic brand as at the time I got it, which I imagine is still similar today, was one of the most reliable brands and, so far it's the longest lasting PSU I ever had as I had it since Nov 2012 (it had a 5 year warranty, which ended Nov 2017), so it's 7 years and 2 months and counting(my previous one lasted March 2006 to Nov 2012(it had a 3 year warranty)), and I leave my computer on pretty much 24/7. because previously PSU's I had only came with 2-3 year warranties and they PSU would usually fail within a year or so after the warranty was up. but so far I got great luck with my current one as I would definitely by another Seasonic if my current one dies. but then again, to save a bit of $, ill probably just pull the Seasonic PSU from my backup computer that I got on Ebay about a year ago for only $2x.xx when it's normally about $40-ish. but it was not long after I bought it, I think the seller caught on he was selling them too cheaply and raised the price to $40. so I got mine just in time ; because when I bought it, I figured the price was great, quality PSU, and even if that computer ever dies I can use it for a backup PSU for my primary computer and in the meantime it gives me a backup computer to my primary computer. I had nothing to lose at that price for that brand of PSU.
on my computer components... not much stuff is still under warranty as my Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD's warranty ends in May 2020 (it has a 5 year warranty) but I don't expect that to die anytime soon. my GPU (graphics card) I think has a 3 year warranty (off the top of my head), which if it does, ends in July 2020. then I got a Intel 545s SSD 128GB which is covered til July 2023 (I only paid $31.99 for it in July 2018, which is currently in use on a used laptop I got for very cheap). either way, unless something major dies in my computer (like say the motherboard or CPU dies, which is unlikely to happen) ill likely be able to squeeze some odd years out of it before ill build a new computer as by then I should be able to get a rather large performance upgrade for minimal $. hell, my current desktop (like the core components(motherboard/CPU/RAM)) is the longest I had a desktop computer without building a new one @ 7 years and 8 months and counting (although I did have to change the power supply in Nov 2012 as it died) as my previous high was March 2006 til May 2012 which is 6 years and 2 months.
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(NOTE: I wonder what the warranty specifically applies to? ; like if it's just the hardware, then one could still wipe the drive and install Windows 10 clean if needed etc and the warranty would still be intact. but from what you say, it appears the Best Buy would cover you if anything gets out of whack. but I guess the best bet is to be cautious online in general to prevent it from getting a bunch of junk on it in the first place and then should easily last you years and still be in good enough running order)