Whats wrong with my computer?

toshi

Hope this was one-off incident, you may want to run some diagnostics test just in case, HP offers very good hardware test utility.


I occasionally run HP Vision Diagnostics for HP computers.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/hpsupportassistant/pc-diags.html

I have helped G6 Pavillion at my volunteer work, I don't know the detail of your spec, as far as I know, it is a decent machine, easy access to memory, hard disk etc.

Once confirmed your hardware is OK, I would suggest to install an SSD. Your G6 will run blazinly faster (than brand new hard disk computers):cool:

Seeing is Believing! Booting Windows less than 20 seconds! \(^_^)/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT6Y4NEXKAE

Crucial CT240BX300SSD1 BX300 240 GB at £65

Happy computing

aardvaak

toshi wrote: »

Hope this was one-off incident, you may want to run some diagnostics test just in case, HP offers very good hardware test utility.


I occasionally run HP Vision Diagnostics for HP computers.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/hpsupportassistant/pc-diags.html

I have helped G6 Pavillion at my volunteer work, I don't know the detail of your spec, as far as I know, it is a decent machine, easy access to memory, hard disk etc.

Once confirmed your hardware is OK, I would suggest to install an SSD. Your G6 will run blazinly faster (than brand new hard disk computers):cool:

Seeing is Believing! Booting Windows less than 20 seconds! \(^_^)/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT6Y4NEXKAE

Crucial CT240BX300SSD1 BX300 240 GB at £65

Happy computing

Thank you for your suggestion but what is SSD?

Le_Kirk

aardvaak wrote: »

Thank you for your suggestion but what is SSD?

SSD = Solid State Drive and is/can be a replacement for a HDD with a spinning disc.

aardvaak

Le_Kirk wrote: »

SSD = Solid State Drive and is/can be a replacement for a HDD with a spinning disc.

Thank you - Is that internal of external?

AndyPix

It is to replace the hard drive in your computer.


It is basically a mass storage device that is made of computer chips rather than a spinning metal disk.


One of these bad boys will VASTLY increase the performance of your computer

Le_Kirk

aardvaak wrote: »

Thank you - Is that internal of external?

I believe you can obtain both but external will be connected via USB which will probably be slower data transfer - saying this without facts at fingertips.

toshi

Le_Kirk wrote: »

SSD = Solid State Drive and is/can be a replacement for a HDD with a spinning disc.

HDD vs SSD - What is the difference?:cool:

https://youtu.be/O4ykrNhI5xk?t=35s

How to install an SSD in your laptop or desktop computer :cool:
(I used Crucial SSD video, but basically any SSD installation is same)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4dbNlXvO_0



You need a hard Drive Enclosure Caddy like this, (you can get a cheaper one, but this is tool free and you can swap later. i.e. existing hard disk will be used as an external hard disk as well) - KEEP all of existing data! - this will be your backup data as well :cool:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORICO-2-5-Inch-USB-3-0-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-Caddy-Case-For-2-5-HDD-SSD/311999282974

HP PAVILION G6 UPGRADE HARD DRIVE
(You will install an SSD instead of a hard drive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AlMZFGwegE

You will never ever want to come back to Hard disk drive :cool:

Happy Computing

aardvaak

toshi wrote: »

Hope this was one-off incident, you may want to run some diagnostics test just in case, HP offers very good hardware test utility.


I occasionally run HP Vision Diagnostics for HP computers.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/hpsupportassistant/pc-diags.html

I have helped G6 Pavillion at my volunteer work, I don't know the detail of your spec, as far as I know, it is a decent machine, easy access to memory, hard disk etc.

Once confirmed your hardware is OK, I would suggest to install an SSD. Your G6 will run blazinly faster (than brand new hard disk computers):cool:

Seeing is Believing! Booting Windows less than 20 seconds! \(^_^)/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT6Y4NEXKAE

Crucial CT240BX300SSD1 BX300 240 GB at £65

Happy computing

THe drive quoted in your link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0742BC3DQ/

Is only 240GB my Hard Drive is 750GB

I presume thhe SSD is a repacement internal hard drive and would need data transferred over.

DoaM

An option is to use your existing HDD as an external disk (e.g. in a USB caddy) and set it as your Documents/Data storage location, and just have Windows and your programmes/applications on the SSD.