JamesHewitt

Hello everyone, my friend is trying to update the bios on there MSI Z590 Plus motherboard.

They got to M-flash but there monitors are just black, nothing happening.

We haven't started the bios update as we've not selected any file due to monitors not working obviously.

Is it safe to reboot in this state? Or is there a way we can exit out?

Thanks for your help  

Hello, my friend unfortunately had an issue with a BIOS update which bricked the motherboard.

Bought a new one, all gucci. Downside is she has two monitors.

If she has her first monitor plugged in, all works.

If she has her second monitor plugged in, all works.

If she has them both plugged in, first one stops and only the second one works.

We've reinstalled graphics drivers for nvidia via a clean install, didn't fix it.

We're now having a food break cause pissed off, but if anyone has an idea into what could fix it I would forever be in your debt.

Thanks again, James.

3 minutes ago, oofki said:

I haven’t used it for ages, but they disk looks shot to me 

I'll wait and see if anyone else comments, but I suppose it's RMA time.

1 minute ago, oofki said:

Or dying possibly. What does CrystalDiskInfo say?  https://crystalmark.info/en/download/

I know about the G HDD, Replacing that as we speak with a 870 Evo.

This is the D drive.

Got a lot of errors and eventually failed to finish the test. Does this mean the SSD is dead?

2 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Read the rest of the article, the range is only one potential pointer, the real one is comparing the router WAN address to what you get from a website that gives the originating IP.

Checked now, IPV4 and my broadband IP in the router are a perfect match outside of that range.

5 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Check if you're behind CGNAT:

https://www.purevpn.com/blog/how-to-check-whether-or-not-your-isp-performs-cgnat/#How_to_check_if_the_ISP_performs_CGNAT

 

If so it might be that other people on the same ISP have been doing naughty things and those websites are temporarily blacklisting the source IP, that will be the same for a whole host of this ISP's customers and you might be caught in the crossfire.

Checked, it's not in that range of IPs.

11 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Remove the www from the pings, just ping the domain

 

Did you flush your DNS after you changed them?

The errors you're seeing are often caused by trying to access a server that's in a different region. Seeing as it's on all devices, most likely issue seemed to be DNS doing something funny

 

The command is only local. It's not a fix, it just clears cached entries so that while testing solutions you can see if it actually makes a difference. If it is DNS and we find servers that fix it, for other devices they'd start fixing once the TTLs expire.

They started to work  but also I've just checked on my phone and it's came back. 

It's not always broken, it can be off fort wo hours or two days. Annoyingly right after I make this post it seems to have fixed itself.

I will have to leave this post till it breaks probably over the weekend then try again.

Could you please explain why you think it's the DNS? This way when BT phone up again I can explain what all of you thought.

Thank you so much again,

I have also flushed the DNS on this PC, however it happens across 4 PC's and 5 phones at the exact same time.

Does the command do it on the routers side or local? As it wont fix phones otherwise.

7 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

If you ping easyjet.com and steampowered.com, what IPs do they resolve to?

 

What DNS servers are you using:? If you have them set automatically, change them to manual on your PC and set them to something like google (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4) or Cloudflare (1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1), then type ipconfig /flushdns into CMD and try accessing the site again

They typically don't work, some do.

Also I've tried changing the DNS and secondary to both google and cloudflare both on my PC and my router. Didn't fix the issue.

This issue has been going on for 3 weeks now and so far it's defeated 4 Network Engineers over the phone, two BT site engineers along with multiple Openreach staff(UK's Main Fibreoptic Company) including a site engineer, senior engineer and one of the heads of Openreach.

In other words, every possible technician have confirmed the fault but are all dumbfounded in finding a solution.

So, what is this incredible fault you may ask.

90% of websites work fine, internet working fine HOWEVER. Any website for things such as Flights, Hotels, Steam, Disney+ and now occasionally my solar energy are completely blocked.

Some give weird errors, most just say "The server at x website is unreachable".  I have attached photos below.

So what have we done to attempt to fix this.

We have replaced every ethernet cable, Factory reset the router, replaced the router, double checked all settings including turning on and off parent controls incase it bugged out, had the entire line all the way back to the exchanges checked, reset the line, signal boosted, every literal test they can do.

It is EVERY device which connects to our internet. If you turn the internet off and use data, works. If you connect to another network, works.

This is the fun part.

If you turn a VPN on, it usually improves the results, getting atleast further or fixing some websites but not all.

So, if anyone has any suggestions at all and wants a crack at it, I will be forever in your debt.

All the best,

James

So for the last two weeks, at random times i get the below error on all my home devices.

This happens when I try to view websites such as Disney plus, Hotel websites, Steam Store and a few others.

Any suggestions into figuring it out would be insanely helpful.

All the best, James.

On 5/26/2023 at 7:57 PM, LIGISTX said:

All PC fans are 12v DC, but at lower voltages will just spin slower. So you can find AC power to 3 pin adapter (I think), can definitely find USB to 3 pin fan, and then just use a USB power adapter for a phone, they will just be at 5v which is fine. 

Sorry for the late response!

Thank you guys, didn't know you could actually get USB adapted ones. Shame there's no USB 3.0 to fans as it would make it a bit better however I will go with that option

Hello everyone.

Been upgrading my network in my house recently. I've now got Deco M9 meshes around the house, along with Hue lighting and ethernet to most rooms.

Having all the cables loose obviously doesn't look the best so I am wanting to get a small server rack for the floor. Then have the router, Main Deco and Hue controller all air cooled.

I've found an okay cabinet, along with a fan front panel.

So my plan is to have the tray probably on the bottom with the fan intake, then everything i want air cooled in there. Above I'd have the patch panel, switch etc.

My main question is, how would I power the fans?

I don't have a PC or anything in it so I'm not fully sure how I'd do it.

Any help would be appreciated and I've linked the stuff I plan to get below.

Thank you all very much.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VDPBXM/?coliid=I1RIOU7D5Z18KP&colid=1ESHVS95AQ1RG&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metal-Parts-Rack-Panel-Fans/dp/B00APFEZ0G/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1OSLZ5ZHXP00Z&keywords=server+rack+with+fans&qid=1685114098&sprefix=server+rack+with+fans%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-22

https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-1U-Rack-Shelf-Cantilever/dp/B071YP4JL5/ref=sr_1_3?crid=IHGB5DOOV3EE&keywords=server+rack+tray&qid=1685117755&sprefix=server+rack+tra%2Caps%2C75&sr=8-3

Or should I stick with the one I bought and just use one 8pin for my 5900x?

Any objections to this?

4 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

No, you'll use 3 separate cables.  They're included in your PSU box.

 

You can use the daisy chains, but they only have 2x  8pin setups on them and they're not the recommended way to power a card.  

Damn there goes my easy cable management idea.

Guess I am going with lots of 8 pins, thanks for the help

In short, I have a 3080 strix oc. It requires 3x 8 pins.

Is there an adapter I can use so I can plug those 3 x 8 pins into a 16pin port on a PSU? For example this one https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/power-supply-units/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-1000g/

3 minutes ago, johnno23 said:

Error 7403 occurs when the Threshold Manager tries to use a database and execute a stored procedure and access is denied. The procedure is not executed.

This event is logged when the server did not register with DCOM within the required time-out period. An error condition may have resulted from a problem in the application's code. Report the event message to the application developer so that the developer can debug and fix the application thats the 10010 code

just thought i would post these as that is why I was leaning towards an issue with windows not the PSU in my 1st post??

That's fair however I've had 3 games crash in similar manners now. Therefore I wouldn't blame the games but something else, hence PSU

4 minutes ago, RollyShed said:

The first thing I do is remove the PSU and take its covers off and visually check capacitors and see if any have bulged tops. I would also check capacitors on the motherboard as the board I was using a year ago had a bad capacitor causing intermittent stoppages.

I am not comfortable disassembling a power supply, especially if it's possibly faulty.

6 minutes ago, johnno23 said:

but 166 watt is not exteme ? even a sudden spike of that nature the PSU should handle that ok? maybe a dodgy capacitor and the spike is draining the ability to compensate too fast so it shuts down as a safety measure ?

Guess work on my part of course. only sure way to know is swapping out the PSU but I am just cuatious about saying go buy a new one...decent PSU's are not cheap.

that's the lowest. it dropped from 600w to that and reboots.

2 minutes ago, johnno23 said:

sounds like pure bad luck then.. I just hope that if you buy a replacement PSU that the issue is solved and not that you buy one and still have an issue. if you can borrow a PSu from somewhere to at least check that it works would be good but maybe you dont have that option?

Forgot I also have this plug which tells me the power usage. If you watch the above video, this is what happens in that moment.

12 minutes ago, johnno23 said:

Oh well...but I am still hesitant to just blame the PSU.

My windows 11 also at times during games will randomly reboot but not a repeatable issue. Just random maybe once a month or so and I simply balme the windows software as I have experienced that windows likes to disrupts things with its contant calling back to base for updates whatever.

Most of my random reboots were solved the moment i switched off automatic updates.

I now have manual only so it never checks unless I open settings and tell it to check..however I recently had an issue with Nvidea doing the same thing. randome reboot and discovered my latest driver updates had also installed an auto check...unasked for but these days companies use software to just install what they feel is best and the user is totally ignored.

It has BSOD' a few times but so fast I wasn't able to even see the writing.

Since doing the repair it's stopped that but still cuts out.

I limited my frames to 60 and it didn't stop the error however it got further.

That's why I'm thinking the power spike during intense moments is crashing it. No BSOD, all USB and fans stop. It's not a windows crash but the PC itself.

And for sure, this PSU has been outstanding and I've made older ones which are still alive. I just think I've got unlucky and this one has finally kicked the bucket.

4 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Latest mbo bios?

Chipset drivers downloaded from AMD? (not downloaded from Asus!)

Latest GPU vBios?

yes to all

Just now, johnno23 said:

boot times I would not regard as in any connected to the PSU ability to deliver the required voltages.

It might be a simple case of running some tools to check that the actual OS is healthy and not bogged down with items.

I would start with some basic Windows maintenance. Clean out old log files space being used for items no longer used or needed ewtc. Also make sure that things that over time were downloaded installed and later unistalled etc. Just make sure that start up items are under control..So many apps like to install a check for updates on boot etc. those kind of items can clog the system at boot dramtically reducing boot times.

Also background apps etc can have influence on a games performance so try using the game settings within windows as it may help as it reduces the background apps allowing for less interference with the gaming experience overall.

ran SFC /scannow, fixed some stuff but issue is still there.

I've deleted and reinstalled all Mobbo / CPU chipsets etc. 

It's a pretty recent install of windows, no additional bloatware.