Jake_Carmine

I just wanted to let you know that I took both of your pieces of advice and the problem has been solved! Thanks for the awesome advice, I am now running windows 10 with no problems, and it is a smooth feel. :lol:

Hey, Thanks for clicking! Firstly, I want to summarize what I am trying to do here. 1. I want to reset my BIOS; so I will be removing my battery from my motherboard (this is going to hopefully solve some issues from a previous issue) 2. While resetting my BIOS I also want to fresh install windows, to start fresh and new 3. I want to install the new windows onto my Samsung SSD 4. I only have ~110GB of used memory on my 1TB HDD and SSD combined, but I have moved all my files to a 1TB ExternalHD. I want to install windows and the boot to my SSD and keep it a boot drive for windows, Battlefield, CS:GO, and soon to come SW: Battlefront. While I make my HDD for basic documents and download files. 5. My SSD already has a boot drive on it (I cloned my HDD to my SSD.... I later found out this was a bad idea and is why I want to change it); but I want to delete it and restart So, my question is: How do I delete the existing information from both my HDD and SSD in order to fresh install windows and start from the beginning? Any suggestions on how to complete any of my 5 goals let me know. If you have any concerns, or think I should do something differently let me know. My PC-partpicker link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fqMrFT Thanks again, Jake Carmine

I checked this, but my BIOS was setup to soft-off which means it stays off after the power outage. So no luck there.

Looked in my BIOS as well. My fast boot is turned off. Once I left the BIOS and restarted my PC I reciviced a BSOD error message reading DPC_Watchdog_Violation. Not sure if this is related to my problem with my PC not turning off.

Tried this and then turned off the computer. However, it turned off (after the components sounded like they were revving up) BUT it turned back on without me even pressing the power button. And the same error message appeared on the desktop once it loaded up. *see previous post* Not sure if this is progress or not.

The displays stay off indefinitely. I went to the bathroom and came back and they were still off but the tower was still on.

So, I tried putting my PC into hibernate to see if that worked. My computer ran high for about 5 seconds, with the dBAs and RPMs seemingly going higher and then it turned off, and stayed off. However, when I turned my PC back on this appeared on my desktop: https://gyazo.com/7cad209f2ae60e14435eaec13e0b9aff If you don't want to click the link that's fair. So I will explain in detail what popped up. "Your PC ran into a problem This problem caused your PC to restart. You can send info to Microsoft about what went wrong to help us improve Windows. Files that will be sent to Microsoft C:\Windows\Minidump\101215-7109-01.dmp C:\Users\JakeCarmine\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-13375-0.sysdata.xml C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP" Not sure if this is just a cookie-cutter error message from Windows 8, but that is what showed up.

Hey! Thanks for clicking. The title says it all really. My PC won't turn off. But let me delve a little deeper into the situation. When I go to start > shutdown. My screens go off instantly (which is normal because I have a SSD and shutdown is speedy quick). However, my tower itself does not turn off. The LED lights from my CPU cooler and my front facing 200mm fan stay on, my peripherals all stay on, etc. Now this is a very recent problem. So let me tell you what I have done in the past 2 days. 1. My front facing fan (which was stock) was making noise. So, I decided it was probably time to replace the fan. This is not a hard task to do, so I ordered a new fan that I made sure was compatible and switched them out. The original fan was the stock 200mm fan that comes with the Cooler Master HAF 922 case. I replaced it with a Megaflow 200 Blue LED fan. The install seemed quite straight forward I unplugged one power cable from the old fan and plugged in the new power cable. The fan turned on without a hitch and works great. 2. I switched the LED color of my CPU cooler from red to blue (to match my new fan LED). This seems like red herring, but I guess it can't hurt to add it in. So it would lead me to believe that something with the fan is keeping my computer from shutting down. But after hours of looking through the forums I have not found any similar problems. If you can give me any suggestions or ways to see what is keeping my computer from shutting down properly. Keep in mind if I hold down the power button, turn off the PSU, etc. my PC DOES turn off. It just will not turn off properly. Helpful information: PC partpicker link for my current build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tPTqFT OS: Windows 8 (updated completely) Motherboard: Z68XP-UD4 Thanks, Jake Carmine

Hey, Thanks for clicking. My Sony EVO 850 SSD (That I just purchased) is currently having issues cloning. It keeps getting stuck at 6% and then the cloning software becomes unresponsive. The first time this happened it said something could not be found and that it might not be able to complete the clone. It then stopped the clone. Now, it just gets stuck at 6%. Any suggestions to resolve this issue would be great. 6% for me falls within the first 10,000 mbs. Thanks, Jake Carmine

The Power Supply is indeed a TX (I neglected to add that; but I edited it in once I confirmed with my box.) When you say platform upgrade what exactly do you mean? Do you mean update to Win10?

Thanks for clicking! Now let's get into it. Firstly, I am looking to upgrade my current PC. I was a novice with anything PC related when this PC was built for me (in 2012). Now, after a few years and a lot of PC gaming being done by me, namely CS:GO and Battlefield, I am confident I can upgrade. However, I am not sure where to start... I have watched a ton of Linus Tech Tips, NCIX, and TechQuickie videos in the past year. I feel comfortable making changes to my hardware. Not only do I want a better performing PC but I am also just having a lot of fun learning more everyday about what the pros would call "the basics." I am hoping I can upgrade my PC to make it quicker and more enjoyable. I guess I should start off with my current build. I will post both the PC part-picker list I made that includes all of my equipment and hardware, as well as what I am looking for with an upgrade. What I have now: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Jake_Carmine/saved/WLDv6h CPU: Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT 93.7 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 ATX LGA1155 Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black w/ Red LED) Mid Tower Case Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast TX750W V2 80+ Bronze Certified ATX OS: Windows 8.1 Monitors (2): BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Gaming Monitor (Main) Acer G215HV (2nd Monitor) Acer S230HL (backup) What I'm Looking For: The games I mostly play now consist of Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Battlefield4/Hardline. I am also a heavy consumer of YouTube and Twitch. I am also a Senior and college and need something to keep up with large research files and word processing, which really shouldn't be a problem. I know that CS:GO doesn't require much to play but I am always looking for more, as most of us are Right now my biggest "problems" I run into are: 1. Slow Startup times 2. High Drive Usage (I am not sure what is causing this; but at time my PC comes to a halt and task manager reports a "Total utilization across all drives" reading at 100%. 3. Low FPS in CS:GO and Battlefield. Battlefield changes quite a bit and is hard to get a good read on it but is anywhere from 30-90. CS:GO hits at about 290; now I know that is fine, but when I turn my graphics up from mediums to high/ultra I get a measly 35-40. Conclusion: So, to finish things off I am looking to upgrade something. Not looking to upgrade everything right now, but I would like to upgrade everything eventually to perhaps make a second PC in the future. I know some parts that I currently have in build are severely outdated, but they still work pretty darn well. Above, I have stated what I am looking for so obviously I am aiming to fix those "problems" before moving forward. Any and all criticism or advice is welcomed. I have looked into a couple of items already. Looking at a Kingston SSDNow or Samsung SSD as well as thinking about a MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card. Thank you for your time, Jake Carmine