Broken Computer - Please Help Me!! Anonymous 124156
It's broken in a weird way. One day, out of the blue while I was typing code in Visual Studio, the monitor turned to grey static all of a sudden and the computer wouldn't respond to any inputs. Then, next time I tried to turn it on, it made a weird buzzing sound and wouldn't show anything on the screen. I have worked with lots of computers but never seen anything like this before.
Technical specifications:
- HP Desktop Slim 2021 Model
- 16 Gigabytes of RAM
- 1000 GB m.2 drive with Windows 10
- 500 gb m.2 drive inside a PCIE16 adaptor with Linux Mint Cinnamon
- I was on Linux when it crashed
Please let me know if you have further questions or solutions. I use this computer for professional purposes and need it for a programming project.
Anonymous 124157
I'm not a tech wizz by any means but it kinda sounds like it could be faulty components and you should try testing to see if your pc will work without a video card or with a different psu etc
Anonymous 124183
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Try taking out your OS and running through the components one at a time until you get to BIOS. Start with the RAM. That sounds like it would be the culprit. Take one out and try booting, if the problem persists try the other one. If that doesn't fix the problem start replacing components one at a time until you get some signs of life. I doubt it has anything to do with the CPU, those things are super durable. Just my process, you're on linux so you almost definitely know more about these things than I do.
Good luck and please give updates!
Anonymous 124186
>>124183I tried to boot into the bios in all sorts of ways but it didn't do anything. I tried swapping out the drives too, same thing.
Anonymous 124187
Additionally I scanned the whole system for malware but didn't find any. I ended up wiping the Linux drive just in case.
Anonymous 124201
I fixed it! I ended up reseating the ram and fixing the Linux system and it works like new now!
