my computer is dead , ravenclaw_007

[+ravenclaw_007 8,253]

in the moment you can not send any mail to me because my computer just died , i can not start windows , so i installed a 1T SSD to install a new windows but even that is not working windows is unable to make a installation

dont know what is happening but something is totaly wrong here

i also made a reset to the bios but no luck 

if i start the computer he is sometimes very fast also with the installation cd and than for no reason he slows down and needs 30 minutes or more for something he did before in 5 minutes  , starting windows is a no go , new installation is a no go , dont know what to do

 

so i´m off for a while , at least until i know what the hell is going on  

[+EricJ 4,429]

Well, hopefully things will work out for you man, good luck.

[Wrench 10,481]

oh, damn!!! Well, hopefully all your stuff is backed up, and safe!! 

[VonBeerhofen 72]

Could this have something to do with Microsoft's move to impose Win 11 on the entire world? Obviously the install will try to communicate with Microsoft to verify certain things. If possible try to reinstall without an active internet connection, no cables router/modem.

Good luck, hope you get it working!

VonBeerhofen

[+daddyairplanes 11,604]

oof hopefully youre back up and running soon

more hopefully, the stuff on the drives wasnt zonked along with the system

[+daddyairplanes 11,604]

25 minutes ago, VonBeerhofen said:

Could this have something to do with Microsoft's move to impose Win 11 on the entire world? Obviously the install will try to communicate with Microsoft to verify certain things. If possible try to reinstall without an active internet connection, no cables router/modem.

no, if he's working like alot of the old heads are around here, his system is probably too old/no TPM to run Win11.

and why impose Win11 on the world, when Win12 is around the corner? and theyre still trying to get people off of XP.....

[Wrench 10,481]

the "S" in Mirco$oft says it all 

[+FLOGGER23 3,155]

Hey Volker, please check the RAM modules, if you have more than one, install one at the time.

Possibly a RAM Issue.

[Wrench 10,481]

or maybe the power supply??? 

[+Gunrunner 328]

Or the cooling... old dried up thermal interface, dying fan or pump, the CPU heats up fast, throttles, therefore performs far under specs creating performance and installation issues. Would also explains why it might start fine and then degrade.

[VonBeerhofen 72]

I see some similarities with a fried video card. When that happened to me with an fx5500, my machine became totally unpredictable and no indication that the card was at fault.

It took me about 4 weeks searching the web before I started to believe. In the mean time I had tried several reinstalls of the OS and all drivers. A cheap used Gforce2 send to me by mail from Australia kept my Dimension 8100 going till today. Hey it's 25 years old now, 🥳

VonBeerhofen

[jeanba 1,923]

It's been around 6 months since my computer is dead, that's why I do not spam this forum anymore with pictures and "like" :)

I am replaying paper wargames such as Elusive Victory, Downtown or Air Strike :

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3391706/solo-aar-surfinbird

[+Gunrunner 328]

Oh, I'm jealous, I have still to get my hands on a good copy of Downtown, h

[jeanba 1,923]

18 hours ago, Gunrunner said:

Oh, I'm jealous, I have still to get my hands on a good copy of Downtown, h

I stole mine to Putin and said it was Zelensky who did it on 23rd Feb 2022

Edited August 7 by jeanba

[+ravenclaw_007 8,253]

i got my computer working , i had to change the mainboard and the cpu

windows 7 is installed and all updates installed ( was surprised that i got them automatically from microsoft ) 

i had some problem with the graphicscard because windows did not recognize it and i was unable to install the Nvidia driver , somehow i got it solved and now everything is running fine

 

the only problem is that i got most of my reference material , pictures , flight manuals and the SF installation files on a M.2 SSD and my Windows 7 installation is not showing the drive , the bios is showing the drive only windows is saying no , on my previouse windows 7 installation the M.2 SSD was no problem and since i use the same Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit installation disk  and istalled all updates i dont understand why i have that problem now

i installed all drivers for the mainboard  just in case somebody is asking

anybody an idea how i can fix this  ????   would it help if i use a external usb docking station for the M.2 SSD , at least to get the data ????

Edited Saturday at 01:06 PM by ravenclaw_007

[+daddyairplanes 11,604]

the dock for the M2 was gonna be my suggestion. they arent  too expensive on eBay, i got one for around $15 to read the card from my kids junked laptop

but wow on the win7......  was on Win 10 since it was beta, and using Win11 for about 4 years now

[UllyB 1,212]

On 8/3/2025 at 9:18 PM, ravenclaw_007 said:

in the moment you can not send any mail to me because my computer just died , i can not start windows , so i installed a 1T SSD to install a new windows but even that is not working windows is unable to make a installation

dont know what is happening but something is totaly wrong here

i also made a reset to the bios but no luck 

if i start the computer he is sometimes very fast also with the installation cd and than for no reason he slows down and needs 30 minutes or more for something he did before in 5 minutes  , starting windows is a no go , new installation is a no go , dont know what to do

 

so i´m off for a while , at least until i know what the hell is going on  

Hallo Volker!

If there are no specific hardware errors signaled (you do have a sound at your pc for POST check , right ?) by POST sounds, I would make a visual control (motherboard OUT of the system, in front of you) of the motherboard and change the source. Statistically, in order, motherboard, RAM modules, power source is the culprit in main cases. It won't hurt to check or replace the windows kit you are installing it of. I would go further and check , too the power outlet, too. If you don't have a power outlet earth surge fuse (but I'm sure you do, do you?) accumulated electrostatic charges can make nasty surprises to your pc. Let me know your progress and I will assist further.

Unfortunately, when it comes to PCs, one has to "disect" every damn piece of it and trust "no one" if you know what I mean ;). "That is the way!" LOL

PS - In very rarely cases BIOS can die as a electronic piece of equipment. With a dead BIOS nothing works there.

Edited yesterday at 08:10 AM by UllyB

[+ravenclaw_007 8,253]

Thanks everything is working now

i replaced the motherboard and the CPU and installed windows 7 to a new 1TB SSD 

luckily i had enough spare parts  for my old computer , still got 1 motherboard and 2 CPU´s and one set of RAM´s , maybe have to look to get 1 more  from that motherboard and a CPU  

i´m using

• Gigabyte GA-Z79X-UD5H motherboard 
• Intel I7-4790K CPU
• G.Skill  DDR3 1600mhz 32Gb  ( 4x8GB ) RAM
• WD Blue 1TB SSD
• Gigabyte Geforce RTX 3060 OC 12Gb graphic card

my biggest surprise was that i got all Win 7 updates from Microsoft automatically , no need for endless searching  just a lot of time to install almost 300 updates

so much for no windows 7 support , by the way i just got the latest security update from this month

 

ohhh..... and i got the driver for my Intel 660P 512 GB M.2 SSD so i have windows 7 64 bit  with my library on that M.2 SSD working now

Edited yesterday at 01:04 PM by ravenclaw_007