Computer Issues

Noodleface · 2025-06-21T12:47:14-0400

Caliane said:
Heres something weird...

Started happening after the vid card died, and was replaced.

first was random black screens on both monitors. it almost seemed to happen exclusively while browsing this site. but, in general while using brave. it never did this while playing a game or anything. black screens, lost video signal for 2 seconds or so, and would come back.

advanced. I forget what I was doing the first time. playing bannerlord? second time. while working i photoshop.
was watching youtube on second monitor. black screens. sound still coming out of speakers for a couple seconds. then nothing. black screens. monitors lose signal.
the first time, I actively checked wires, then manually held down the power/reset to restart the pc.
the second time, I was still messing with wires, when it restarted on its own.

This is not very frequent either. I between work and games, pc is on 7am-12pm. this occurs maybe once a day. I leave and go hiking/biking, etc, with pc on. and come back to it right as I left it.

edit:
I don't have any idea how to actually read any of this. but I do think this confirms its a video card issue. not sure if bad card, bad drivers, or simply need to try reseating it/powerplugs.

View attachment 591177

Looks related to video card drivers.

Have you tried doing a DDU on the driver's and then reinstalling? That's be my first step.

Lanx · 2025-06-21T12:58:52-0400

AlwaysFocus said:
Bit of a long read

Got a pre built PC I got a few years ago.

It is in a Zalman case.

USB issues.

Issues are the 3 USB ports on the top front of the case.

For a while my USB scanner (Epson ES-50) had spotty connection but usually worked. Recently my wife said she couldn't get her portable hard drive to stay connected unless she used the 1 3.0 port and even then we cannot get it to "eject" via the task bar on the lower right of the screen. Need to power down PC completely to disconnect safely.

USB flash drive connected a few weeks ago, now does not connect on any of the 3 ports.

I troubleshot it with chatGTP and the USB ports on the rear of the case (motherboard?) work instantly. I have a Lenovo laptop and all devices, hard drives, USB flash drives work instantly on it.

ChatGTP says this is common with lower to mid tier PC cases. Suggested most people get USB extension cords to run to the back connections to avoid risk of corruption from faulty USB ports on front or top.

So my question is, are my assumptions right?

Does anyone have any extension cord they use? Possibly a hub you can plug more than one device? I think I got 2-4 open ports on the back, I have to take the case out and really take a look.

Im willing to pay good money for a good solution. I actually always wanted to build a PC so I'm even open to just getting a whole new case. I only bought the pre built because it was a steal at the time (people were buying them to strip the graphic cards and sell).

the simplest solution for you is to buy a usb hub and plug from the back to the front, and just follow the advice

UGREEN USB 3.0 Hub, 4 Ports USB A Splitter Ultra-Slim USB Expander for Mouse, Keyboard, Flash Drive, U Disk, Printer Compatible with Laptop, Desktop PC, Xbox, PS5, and More, 2ft

don't even think about doing anything else

why? the easiest troubleshooting would be that somehow over time the frontpanel i/o got loose and disconnected from the motherboard, if youre saying alal 3 are failing, thats the only issue

and since that case is suspect and old, even if you open it now, who knows what kinds of loose cables are gonna come out

AlwaysFocus · 2025-06-21T13:19:30-0400

Lanx said:
the simplest solution for you is to buy a usb hub and plug from the back to the front, and just follow the advice

UGREEN USB 3.0 Hub, 4 Ports USB A Splitter Ultra-Slim USB Expander for Mouse, Keyboard, Flash Drive, U Disk, Printer Compatible with Laptop, Desktop PC, Xbox, PS5, and More, 2ft

don't even think about doing anything else

why? the easiest troubleshooting would be that somehow over time the frontpanel i/o got loose and disconnected from the motherboard, if youre saying alal 3 are failing, thats the only issue

and since that case is suspect and old, even if you open it now, who knows what kinds of loose cables are gonna come out

I have the ability to put things together. Are you saying that taking the thing apart, even if done properly, will open it up to further connections issues? Sorry I dont know much about building computers.. But I can work on machinery and use tools, I assume putting a computer together is somewhat the same. It all comes down to pieces going together.

I was going to take it apart to clean it eventually (dust)

Should I not do that?

Lanx · 2025-06-21T13:43:34-0400

AlwaysFocus said:
I have the ability to put things together. Are you saying that taking the thing apart, even if done properly, will open it up to further connections issues? Sorry I dont know much about building computers.. But I can work on machinery and use tools, I assume putting a computer together is somewhat the same. It all comes down to pieces going together.

I was going to take it apart to clean it eventually (dust)

Should I not do that?

i'm not saying don't ever take apart a computer, but what youre saying to me, it's clear the front/io has loosened over time or something is being pulled
this is a typical usb front i/o connector

minor friction is really whats holding it to the motherboard, if it was assembled badly? who knows if it was opened previously, maybe it was pulled halfway out (a lot of computer cases aren't made to withstand multiple openings, like maybe the front i/o gets pulled apart when the case is opened. and i'm talking from experience i had a small sff htpc case that was so tight and jam packed, if i opened it, all the wires were still connected.

one thing you could try is to clean the usb plugs

but since all 3 are failing i doubt it's gunk and it's the mb connection

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