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Craton
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Dingodile
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Incognoto
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Dingodile
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Edit:Mainboard is a ASRock 870 Extreme3 SB850. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
On July 19 2014 19:03 Dingodile wrote: uh I dont understand. Is amd phenom x6 1055T a chipset or processor? Edit:Mainboard is a ASRock 870 Extreme3 SB850. It's a processor, but it's used with an older motherboard with a different chipset to newer stuff | ||
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yido
United States350 Posts
It starts and functions well for around half an hour then freezes. It doesn't respond to any command keys, only the manual emergency shut down (pressing for 3+ seconds) get it out of the state. (I let it sit for 1+ hour to see if it unfreezes). I installed a clean copy of windows and it reverted back to the original state within 1 week with 10 hours of usage. I ran the suggested diagnostic tools by windows and it didn't detect the problem. This started happening after I lent it to a "friend" who most likely miss used it (leaving it on for the entire time he had it or unprotected porn sites)... Are there any specific parts that I could switch out to see if it was a single issue? I am pretty familiar with taking it apart (switched HD on it once). | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20322 Posts
I installed a clean copy of windows and it reverted back to the original state within 1 week with 10 hours of usage. Not a software/virus issue if it still happens on completely fresh install, and leaving it on for a bit wouldn't harm anything, don't blame your friend  Maybe driver or related to some temperature | ||
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yido
United States350 Posts
On July 20 2014 07:55 Cyro wrote: Not a software/virus issue if it still happens on completely fresh install, and leaving it on for a bit wouldn't harm anything, don't blame your friend Maybe driver or related to some temperature I mean like 2 weeks of no shut down and no auto sleep or hibernation the entire time. Not a big deal, even if I want to help him out more there isn't anything I can do know what I mean? I'll still probably visit him at the joint. Is there a diagnostic where I can figure out where or which parts are dealing with temperature issues? If it isn't a motherboard problem isn't it pretty easy to swap it out? I intended to use the laptop for my senior year, is there an efficient way to fix it or should I just start to save up for a pad or another laptop? | ||
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Craton
United States17272 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
On July 20 2014 21:52 Incognoto wrote: I have this dumbass 40109.exe virus on my computer. I'm guessing a good virus removing program should help solve this issue, but I'm not sure what a good program would be. Fdisk then Format. Best to take off and nuke it from orbit; it's the only way to be sure. Actually, google searching for answers suggested just a normal antivirus but then google searching for virus removal programs is often a great way to wind up downloading a new and more pernicious virus. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On July 21 2014 00:28 felisconcolori wrote: Fdisk then Format. Best to take off and nuke it from orbit; it's the only way to be sure. Actually, google searching for answers suggested just a normal antivirus but then google searching for virus removal programs is often a great way to wind up downloading a new and more pernicious virus. tried to format but that didn't end up working. Didn't do Fdisk so taht's probably why. The way the virus works I think is that it goes from computer to pen drive, then from pen drive to computer. Your computer gets the virus and then every pen drive or external HDD which gets plugged in then becomes infected. That's how I think it works. http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-633595-how-to-remove-recycler-virus-from-my-drive That "seems" to have fixed it for me, not 100% sure but at least 90% sure. E: So for the record, this anti-virus, "Ad-aware Free Antivirus+" is crap which didn't detect shit apart from the different crypto-currency wallets I had on my computer. http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php Malwarebytes Anti-Malware seems to have done the trick. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
On July 21 2014 00:39 Incognoto wrote: tried to format but that didn't end up working. Didn't do Fdisk so taht's probably why. The way the virus works I think is that it goes from computer to pen drive, then from pen drive to computer. Your computer gets the virus and then every pen drive or external HDD which gets plugged in then becomes infected. That's how I think it works. http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-633595-how-to-remove-recycler-virus-from-my-drive That "seems" to have fixed it for me, not 100% sure but at least 90% sure. E: So for the record, this anti-virus, "Ad-aware Free Antivirus+" is crap which didn't detect shit apart from the different crypto-currency wallets I had on my computer. http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php Malwarebytes Anti-Malware seems to have done the trick. Yeah, the problem with a virus like that is that it can stick on any external media you connect - so if you don't clean err'thing it's got a decent chance of popping up again like a cockroach. (Funny story - during nasty worm outbreak in the early 00's, this meant that I even had to wipe the printer server on our network because it wound up infected.) That... doesn't sound like a decent antivirus. I've been going with just Microsoft's Security Essentials, and it has worked out okay for me. Then again, I'm less likely to engage in "risky behavior" - always use protection with unknown USB storage! | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
I have close to no experience with anti-viruses, generally I don't use any at all and just make sure not to click / download dumb shit. it's been working out for me for the most part, except for this problem which came from the pen drive. Does MS Security Essentials come with windows? Should I fire that up? Or do you download that? | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
I'm actually asking for myself because I also don't use an anti-virus and thought stuff like this will get blocked and has to ask for elevation before it can manage to install itself. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
Would this Lenovo Y40 be suitable for LoL/Hearthstone? I'm searching for gaming laptops around a $800 budget for my brother who's going to university soon, and I'm trying to look for a laptop that can maintain LoL @50~60 FPS on low settings. The specs seem fine to me, but I'm more familiar with desktop hardware than laptop hardware so I'd rather get some more input from others. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Sovano
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