Recent content by MrTroy03

True for services but for startup programs, msconfig just links to task manager as that is where disabling startup items has moved. This... maybe even unplug the keyboard and mouse honestly. When you say "to boot" do you mean to the login screen or does it boot to login fast and then 15 mins...

Since you used MSCONFIG you are using Windows 7 perhaps? I would run a test on the HDD to be safe. It could be the drive failing or have bad sectors in the areas it needs while booting. When did it start? You could try a Windows Restore Point to a time when it booted fine to see if a new program...

If they do it right, I think its not a bad idea. When you aren't watching cable/satellite or OTA TV and a Tornado is on the way, how am I to know it is on the way if my phone doesn't go off for some reason? There have been SEVERAL times where I was under a severe thunderstorm warning and there...

Change the password immediately to something long and secure immediately. Change all your "security questions" and give bogus answers that you have somewhere offline. Like, favorite pet as a child? Geometry, Mothers maiden name? 1999 World Series etc. If you have a recovery account (another...

If you don't need to do port forwarding of any kind, you don't even necessarily have to worry with bridge or DMZ, it may technically be double NAT, but that works fine for must stuff honestly. Just disable WiFi in the modem (so its not interfering with your routers WiFi). Some routers are smart...

You will lose some speed not running it in slot 1 & 3 dual channel, but honestly the impact probably isn't going to be that significant. It seems like if it won't boot with any single stick (by itself) in slot 1 (closest to CPU) or 2, then yes, those two slots are bad. If 3 and 4 work you can...

They took that out and put in a stick of 1600MHz ram, as the mobo site says that its up to 1600 stock and 2133 is overclock. I assumed that was the problem and they took out the 2133 and put in one stick of 1600 and it booted fine. It seems like OP threw in a 2nd stick of RAM. not sure if 1600...

Are the two sticks of ram the same brand and model? In theory if you mix and match speed and brand (a 1333 and a 1600) it should work OK, but in reality mismatched sticks often don't play well together. Try that other stick by itself to see if it boots, if it does we know its not the stick. Its...

Right, but just because it booted backup that is not a "fix", it just started working again. It is intermittent, and after some tries starts working again. You didn't do anything specifically to "fix" the issue besides rebooting etc. If whatever steps you took to make it work again are only...

So the Asus p8p67 doesn't have onboard CPU video output? If it did I would suggest taking the card out and see if it gives video off of the CPU video output. No beep codes or anything? It just stays on and runs? It could be the RAM, do you have anything that runs at 1600 or 1333? The support...

Just because its intermittent doesn't mean it's fixable. If it is a flaky motherboard, I still don't see how you can "fix it." I think a 30 day warranty on a motherboard from a PC built in 2009 is a fair deal. These are all either "new old stock" or used boards. Its a computer from 2009 that you...

I found this online "A power failure has been detected in one of the onboard system board regulators. This could be caused by a failed system board component or by a plug-in device creating a short on a regulated power rail. (PS_ON asserted, PS_PWRGOOD asserted, SYS_PWRGOOD de-asserted)" This...

Try a different GPU if you have one or the onboard just to see if it still locks up.

Make sure to unplug any unnecessary devices, such as USB printers, external HDDs etc. By restore I assume you mean the Windows 10 self-repair and not a classic restore point, right? Try a destructive restore IF you have all of your data backed up (triple check!). If that fails make a bootable...

Its a slippery slope, Can't give a billion poor people a free PC. I mean, there isn't even a computer there. At least now he can have the kid huddle around and show them on an ACTUAL screen.