SMART testing comes to mind as well as checking the log for disk related events. Found this tip, didn't know win10 did this directly - https://www.windowscentral.com/how-check-if-hard-drive-failing-smart-windows-10
On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bobby Heid <bh...@sc.rr.com> wrote: > Thanks. Could be on to something there. I will pursue looking at testing > the drive. > > The locking up can happen whether it is recording or not. I was trying to > demonstrate that I did not think processes were executing while it appeared > locked up. > > Thanks, > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hardware <hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com> On Behalf Of > lopaka polena > Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:53 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > Strangely enough my bad drive passed chkdsk multiple times without one > fail, so pulling it was a last ditch effect since I'd already swapped video > card, RAM and power supply. > > lopaka > > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > > > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM Beave <619be...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Try chkdsk on the drive the recording is going to. Could be an issue > there. > > > > Good luck, > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:12 PM Bobby Heid <bh...@sc.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have had some issues going on with my pc for several months now. > > > > > > > > > > > > There are two issues. > > > > > > 1. Once every several weeks or so, I get a bluescreen - > > > IPI_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I can live with this one. Things that I have > > tried > > > to fix this do not seem to have helped. > > > 2. The big issue is that my PC keeps locking up. This happens > from > > > 0-5 > > > times per day. I may go 3 days without it happening and then have > > > it happen > > > 3 times in one day. Here are some details: > > > > > > a. When it locks up, the HD activity light is doing a very fast, > > > steady > > > flash. > > > b. There is no warning when it will happen. > > > c. It happens whether I am using the PC or not. > > > d. Seems to happen more often overnight than during the day. But > not > > > always. > > > e. When it locks up, I can still move the mouse cursor and move > > > windows. I cannot close a window or start another program. > > > f. When it locks up when not using PC, sometimes the login screen > > > image > > > will show, sometimes not. > > > g. CTL-Alt-Delete does nothing when locked. > > > h. PC stays up 24/7. No sleep or hibernation. > > > i. When it locks up, if the system is recording a show (from a > > > networked TV Tuner), the recording stops, so I assume that most apps > > > are not still running when it locks up. > > > j. If a recording was scheduled while it is locked up, nothing is > > > created. > > > k. To reset, I have to press and hold the power button until the > > > system > > > turns off. > > > l. Through trial and error, it seems that turning off letting the > > > monitors going to sleep seems to have lessened the frequency of the > > > lock ups. I am not sure if this was not just a coincidence. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here are my system specs: > > > > > > * Asus X99 Deluxe-II MB > > > * Intel i7-6850k CPU (not overclocked) > > > * Asus GeForce GTX 1070 > > > * Corsair water cooler > > > * Corsair 32GB RAM > > > * Samsung 960 Pro SSD (512GB) - OS > > > * Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB > > > * WD 5TB Black > > > * Pioneer Blu Ray drive > > > * Dual monitors > > > * Corsair HX-850 PSU > > > * Corsair K70 LUX keyboard > > > * Logitech MX Master mouse > > > * Windows 10 Pro - 2004 - 19041.508 > > > > > > > > > > > > I am not too keen on a nuke and install. It would take me forever > > > to get everything back the way it was. But I am not ruling that out. > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Bobby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
