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Thread: Computer freezes on ASUS screen
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01-25-14, 02:08 PM #1
Computer freezes on ASUS screen
This has happened to me twice.
First it happened for the first time yesterday. I had just updated the virus definitions and I updated my autodesk 360 software and the computer required a restart. I hit restart and during restart it got stuck on ASUS screen. I hit the reset button and it booted up fine.
Then today, I played a little bit of BF4 this morning, then was outside for a few hours doing carpentry work while my computer was sitting idle, when I came it, I saw my computer was on the ASUS screen. I never restarted it so I'm not sure what happened there.
I did a brief google search and it looks like this could be caused by any number of things. So far it's only happened twice so I guess I can't narrow down to the culprit until it happens with more frequency, correct?
I really hope I don't have to RMA my motherboard....
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01-25-14, 04:35 PM #4Re: Computer freezes on ASUS screen
No, one stick of RAM is fine.
If you have a volt meter you can test the PSU...if not you can take it to a local PC shop and they should have a PSU tester. If you would rather have your own PSU tester you can buy one relatively cheap.
Thermaltake AC0015 Dr. Power II Power Tester - Newegg.com
There are cheaper ones, that was just the first one that came up when I searched at newegg.
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01-25-14, 04:46 PM #5
Re: Computer freezes on ASUS screen
I have a volt meter, I'll have to lookup how to do it.
Just did the memory test, no error detected. But I wonder, it could still be the memory right considering the problem doesn't occur "every" time I boot up the PC. Is it possible for there to be a problem with the memory or slot "off and on"?
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01-25-14, 04:57 PM #6Re: Computer freezes on ASUS screen
I've had Windows pass memory that ended up being bad. I'd recommend using PassMark MemTest86 - Memory Diagnostic Tool
You can burn it to a CD or USB flash drive and boot to it...test will automatically start running(at least the version I have does). I'd let it run for 30 passes or until it fails. I've only had a memory stick fail after 5 passes twice but it does happen.
As for testing the PSU: How To Manually Test a Power Supply With a Multimeter this explains it fairly well. It has a link to a pinout on step 5 as well.
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01-27-14, 09:52 AM #10
Re: Computer freezes on ASUS screen
That's actually the page I was looking at. That gigantic button with the word "purchase" was stealing the screen, lol.
Well, got it downloaded and made a bootable USB drive. I booted with the USB drive this morning. Geez, 30 minutes and counting. I actually had to leave the house to get my oil changed but before I left I saw "0" errors and "pass 2 of 4".
30 times? How long did that take?Last edited by jmw_man; 01-27-14 at 09:59 AM.
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