Windows 10: What hardware is broken? Help!!!

Hi,

Over the past few months, my PC (which is quite old now, mostly assembled in 2014) has been having some crashes.

These weren't blue screens, they were hard crashes that required a hard reset. I tried reinstalling Windows, which seemed to make a difference when I did it. Strangely, the crashes would start and stop. It would crash constantly for a week, and not do it again for a few weeks.

Recently, I started to get these crashes again. However, this time as well, I would get some graphical glitches and the computer would slow down until I had to hard reset it.

I did the Windows 10 reset thing, but it crashed halfway through. Now, I cannot launch into Windows or anything. Most strangely, though, when I turn on my computer the BIOS logo is zoomed in/in a really small resolution. When it's like this, I cannot launch into the BIOS or the boot menu. If I leave the computer for a bit, I can get into the BIOS. But it is so strange that the BIOS launches in this small resolution.

So what is wrong? It could be the SSD, the graphics card, the motherboard? Really need help here. Thanks. Build is below.


CPU: AMD FX-8350
GPU: Nvidia GTX 670 4GB
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-FX990-UD3 (rev 3.0)
PSU: Corsair 750w

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help to remote connect

not sure how to use both programs u 2 suggested, i need more helpful steps thanks

 

Standard Hardware Security not supported

Hi Paul,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

We would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to run hardware troubleshooter and let us know if that helps.

Type "Troubleshooting" in the
Windows Search bar and press Enter.

1. Click on "View All" in the top left corner.
2. This will display the list of troubleshooters which are built-in in the computer. You can click on Hardware and Devices from the list and you can run the troubleshooter.

Also I would suggest to check if there are any update pending with regard to drivers and to do so, please follow steps mentioned below.

1. Search for Device Manager in
   Windows search bar.
2. Click on Device Manager.
3. Check if there Yellow Exclamation Point in the list of drivers.

Make sure Windows is up to date.

Hope it helps.

Manjunath H

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Headphones wont register in Computer. (not broken and require no hardware to install, was working before)

Hi Peter,

This issue might occur due to the missing or corrupted drivers. Please follow the method
below and check if it helps.

Method 1:

I suggest you to run Hardware troubleshooter and checks for common issues and makes sure that any new device or hardware attached to your computer was installed correctly. Follow the below steps:

• 
  Press Windows + X keys on the keyboard and select Control Panel.
  
• 
  Type Troubleshooting in the search bar on the Control Panel.
  
• 
  Click on Hardware and sound under Troubleshoot computer problems.
  
• 
  Click on Hardware and devices under Devices.
  
• 
  Click on Advanced on the Hardware and devices dialog box and click on Run as administrator (Enter the credentials if required).
  
• 
  Click on Next and follow onscreen instruction complete the Hardware and devices troubleshooter.
  

If the issue still persist try the method below.

Method 2.

I suggest you to make sure that the headphone that you are using are set as default in the computer. Follow these steps to check this:

• Right click on the volume icon and select “Playback devices”.
• Now, right click on empty space and select, “Show disconnected devices” and “Show disabled devices”.
• Select “headphone” and click on “Properties” and make sure that the headphone is enabled & set as default.
• Reconnect your headphones and check if issue is resolved.

Let us know the status of the issue in regards with your headphones. Your reply is important to assist you further.

Regards,

Guru Kiran