Computer won’t start

mikeopvc

mikeopvc

The driver date is 13/01/2015 but it say's it's the latest one.

EveryWhere

mikeopvc wrote: »

Thanks, I did the benchmark test, here are the results:

UserBenchmarks: Game 11%, Desk 38%, Work 24%
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T - 41.5%
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4200 - 0.6%
SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB - 66.1%
HDD: Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB - 14.7%
RAM: Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 4x2GB - 30.5%
MBD: Dell Studio XPS 7100

It demonstrates that there is no problem with the Graphics, nor CPU(though you do appear to have some processes running in the background that may be a problem.

It does indicate that your RAM is not performing at it's best and there appears to be a problem with your external HDD.

Unplug the external drive and run the test again.

mikeopvc

EveryWhere wrote: »

It demonstrates that there is no problem with the Graphics, nor CPU(though you do appear to have some processes running in the background that may be a problem.

It does indicate that your RAM is not performing at it's best and there appears to be a problem with your external HDD.

Unplug the external drive and run the test again.

Ok thanks, I did it:

UserBenchmarks: Game 11%, Desk 39%, Work 25%
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T - 42.8%
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4200 - 0.7%
SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB - 68.1%
RAM: Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 4x2GB - 31.8%
MBD: Dell Studio XPS 7100

mikeopvc

This is the error I get for the external drive:

EveryWhere

mikeopvc wrote: »

Ok thanks, I did it:

UserBenchmarks: Game 11%, Desk 39%, Work 25%
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T - 42.8%
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4200 - 0.7%
SSD: Crucial MX500 1TB - 68.1%
RAM: Hynix HMT325U6BFR8C-H9 4x2GB - 31.8%
MBD: Dell Studio XPS 7100

So only the RAM is under-performing. But that should not make a significant difference in day to day use. How is the performance, now that you have removed the external drive?

EveryWhere

You should run Seatools to check the health of your external drive; https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/seatools/

EveryWhere

EveryWhere wrote: »

You don't need more RAM if you already have 8 GB on board.


Here's an example of one that should fit;https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-HD5670-PCI-E-512Mb-GDDR5-graphics-card/192960858905

But...if the problem is with the power supply...

On second thought, it appears that the card that you have disconnected is a Low Profile example. So perhaps better to choose another Low Profile card if you feel that you want to have another GC.

Here's an example; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Core-Radeon-R7-240D-600M-2GB-D3-LP-HDMI-P7Y019785-PC-Graphics-Card-Low-AMD/202752472807

You might want to find a card without a fan, as it will be quieter.

mikeopvc

EveryWhere wrote: »

You should run Seatools to check the health of your external drive; https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/seatools/

I did a short drive self test:



Not sure why it found the external drive twice, it did not offer a short drive self test for the bottom unknown drive, just a long or short generic test. It has frozen since I selected short generic.

EveryWhere

mikeopvc wrote: »

I did a short drive self test:



Not sure why it found the external drive twice, it did not offer a short drive self test for the bottom unknown drive, just a long or short generic test. It has frozen since I selected short generic.

Listing that drive twice is normal. So you can place a tick on both. Skip the SSD and unknown.
https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/kb/how-to-use-seatools-for-windows-202435en/


Have you ever defragmented the external drive? https://askleo.com/should-i-defrag-my-external-drive-and-if-so-how/