Repeated Crashes, can't figure out why

jarvisimo said:

I cannot boot from the USB. in my bios, it recognizes the USB as storage, in addition to the SSD and HDD, but it does not view any other options for BOOT. I have googled this and there are recommendations to turn to legacy mode for boot, nothing has worked...

EDIT: May have gotten to it, hold on

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@zbook @Ghot I can't get anything to work...super frustrated at this point...I don't want to buy a whole new PC, i'd love to just identify some part of the PC that I can ditch and get a new part for so I don't need to deal with this...

Indicate whether you can or cannot boot each:

a) Memtest86+
b) Memtest86
c) Sea Tools bootable
d) Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Windows 11 iso)


Post images displaying error messages or codes.

This is just a guess.

In all my years this is the first time I've ever heard of a High Power power supply.
On PCPartpicker, which has every computer part there is, almost... there's ONE 750W High Power PSU.
And... no one has ever bought it.

When you have a problem that takes 2-3 hours to show up... it's usually temperatures or power supply.



If it was me... I'd get an 850W Seasonic or EVGA power supply.
Never skimp on a power supply.

By the way... in your specs it says you have a 90W power supply.
I assume that's supposed to be 900W.

Ghot said:

This is just a guess.

In all my years this is the first time I've ever heard of a High Power power supply.
On PCPartpicker, which has every computer part there is, almost... there's ONE 750W High Power PSU.

When you have a problem that takes 2-3 hours to show up... it's usually temperatures or power supply.



If it was me... I'd get a 750W or 850W Seasonic or EVGA power supply.
Never skimp on a power supply.

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It was on a christmas deal from ibuypower prebuilts, so maybe they were trying to get rid of them? I've looked at temps, and its not with the CPU or GPU...I've been assured its not power from a PC repair shop (not sure I believe them) and it says BugCheck was the event that forced the reboot in event viewer...I think I'm going to go with a new PSU and see what happens...is there a chance it could be motherboard? if its not power, what should my next recourse be?

zbook said:

Indicate whether you can or cannot boot each:

a) Memtest86+
b) Memtest86
c) Sea Tools bootable
d) Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Windows 11 iso)


Post images displaying error messages or codes.

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I can't boot either Memtest because they're uploaded to a USB to be utilized for a boot...but the BIOS isn't recognizing the drive as a Boot option, only a storage option.

Can;t use for Sea Tools, as the drive is just a little too small

I have not attempted to use Media Creation Tool

jarvisimo said:

It was on a christmas deal from ibuypower prebuilts, so maybe they were trying to get rid of them? I've looked at temps, and its not with the CPU or GPU...I've been assured its not power from a PC repair shop (not sure I believe them) and it says BugCheck was the event that forced the reboot in event viewer...I think I'm going to go with a new PSU and see what happens...is there a chance it could be motherboard? if its not power, what should my next recourse be?

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Two things...

1. Most power supplies are rated for their "peak" wattage. Look for ones rated for RMS (average), wattage.
2. When any power supply gets hot, like after 2-3 hours of hard use... it doesn't work as well.

One other thing...




I'm laughing with you.




Just out of curiosity, have you tried doing a clean install of Windows 11?
I would try that first. If the problem still exists... then it's gonna be a hardware issue.

Ghot said:

Two things...

1. Most power supplies are rated for their "peak" wattage. Look for ones rated for RMS (average), wattage.
2. When any power supply gets hot, like after 2-3 hours of hard use... it doesn't work as well.

One other thing...

I'm laughing with you.




Just out of curiosity, have you tried doing a clean install of Windows 11?

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WELL...I had Windows 10, I hit "reset this PC" and updated to Windows 11...But then when I brought it into the shop, the guy told me that i hadn't updated to Windows 11, and he did. So I don't think I've done a clean install, I think i've done an upgrade from 10 to 11

jarvisimo said:

WELL...I had Windows 10, I hit "reset this PC" and updated to Windows 11...But then when I brought it into the shop, the guy told me that i hadn't updated to Windows 11, and he did. So I don't think I've done a clean install, I think i've done an upgrade from 10 to 11

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The easiest way to tell if it's a software or hardware issue, is to do a clean install.

Get all your motherboard drivers here...

...and save them on a storage drive.

Get the Nvidia driver here...

...and save that to your storage drive.

When you do the clean install... it's a loooooong tutorial.
Read it all the way through 3-4 times, till it makes sense.

The two most important parts are the... unhook all the other drives before you install Win 11.
And... unhook the internet.




Here's my short version...

When a time comes that I "must" install Windows... I do it like this....

1. Have all my necessary drivers on a storage drive. [On TenForums there's an Export Drivers tutorial]
2. Create the Windows install media.
3. Physically disconnect the internet (wifi as well if you have it), and all "other" drives.
4. Install Windows and skip, disregard, uncheck, anything MS offers.
5. On desktop for the 1st time, I install all the drivers.
6. I then do any major tweaks that I want done.
7. Install backup software, and create it's bootable media.
8. Then I make a fresh full OS backup.
9. The I disable drivers included in WU (tutorial), reconnect the internet, and do any WUs that are available.
10. Then I install the very few programs that I want on my Windows drive.
11. Then I make another full OS backup.
12. After that I really only concern myself with chipset or BIOS updates. The other drivers... updated only if needed.

From then on... I just leapfrog from backup to backup. With so little data on my Windows drive, backups and restores are fast.
I only make new backups before (and after) major changes, and ofc before patch Tuesdays.

Ghot said:

The easiest way to tell if it's a software or hardware issue, is to do a clean install.

Get all your motherboard drivers here...

PRIME Z490-P - Support

www.asus.com

...and save them on a storage drive.

Get the Nvidia driver here...

Download The Latest Official GeForce Drivers

Download the latest official GeForce drivers to enhance your PC gaming experience and run apps faster.

www.nvidia.com

...and save that to your storage drive.

When you do the clean install... it's a loooooong tutorial.
Read it all the way through 3-4 times, till it makes sense.

The two most important parts are the... unhook all the other drives before you install Win 11.
And... unhook the internet.

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What do you mean by "unhook" the drives and internet? like take out my HDD and shut off the internet on install?

jarvisimo said:

What do you mean by "unhook" the drives and internet? like take out my HDD and shut off the internet on install?

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It doesn't list your drives or their type, in your specs. Use my computer specs as a guide.
But you only want the Windows drive hooked up, when you install Windows.

If you don't... the installer might put some of these default partitions... on other drives.

Some links:

I was bored, so I built a computer for you... (you can change the country if needed, at the top right).
I tried to keep the price down.



And here's an expensive one...

Ghot said:

Macrium Reflect, AOMEI Backupper and Hasleo Backup Suite - GUIDES

How to use backup software... 1. When everything is working perfectly... make a full Windows backup. 2. Then, if something breaks... restore from the latest backup. 3. Then... try "whatever you were doing" a different way. If it still breaks Windows, then... go to step #2. 4. Repeat...

www.elevenforum.com

I was bored, so I built a computer for you... (you can change the country if needed, at the top right).
I tried to keep the price down.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7WHdsh

And here's an expensive one...

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HWVMRK

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LOL thanks, I basically bought the first one in late 2020 (3070, i7 10th gen, etc.)

zbook said:

Some links:

Boot from USB Drive on Windows 11 PC

This tutorial will show you how to boot from a bootable USB flash drive at boot or from within Windows 11 PC or Surface devices. Option One: Boot from USB Drive from Advanced Startup (WinRE) Option Two: Boot from USB Drive from Boot Menu Option Three: Boot from USB Drive on Surface devices...

www.elevenforum.com

Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media

This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support. You can use a Windows 11 installation USB flash drive to clean install, upgrade, reset, or repair Windows 11. The installation USB can also be used as a recovery drive to boot to...

www.elevenforum.com

Create Recovery Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB recovery drive that boots to advanced startup (WinRE) to troubleshoot, restore, or recover Windows 11. If your PC won’t start, you can use a recovery drive to restore from a system restore point or recover your PC. It's a good idea to...

www.elevenforum.com

SeaTools Bootable | Seagate US

https://www.seagate.com/content/dam/seagate/migrated-assets/old-support-files/seatools/USBbootSetup-SeaToolsBootable.zip

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I'll take a look at this and get back to you tomorrow