https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:22:19 +0000 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:15:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17903 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83803&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83803 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 17903
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 3:15pm

Chachamara wrote: muziqaz wrote: Do any SSD/HDD health checking utilities report any issues with that drive? I apologize for taking so long to get back to you. The SN550 went on sale last week, so I bought the 500 GB variant and returned the original. Since then, everything has been working flawlessly. I never ended up doing an SSD health check, but I think it's safe to say it was just a defective drive.

Glad that culprit has been found.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:15:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83803&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83803 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83791&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83791 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 17903
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 8:40am

Thanks for posting back with an update, it really does help a lot of people.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:40:43 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83791&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83791 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83789&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83789 Author: Chachamara
Subject: 17903
Posted: 08 Feb 2021 at 8:07am

muziqaz wrote: Do any SSD/HDD health checking utilities report any issues with that drive?

I apologize for taking so long to get back to you. The SN550 went on sale last week, so I bought the 500 GB variant and returned the original. Since then, everything has been working flawlessly. I never ended up doing an SSD health check, but I think it's safe to say it was just a defective drive.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:07:36 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83789&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83789 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83494&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83494 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 17903
Posted: 28 Jan 2021 at 3:03pm

Do any SSD/HDD health checking utilities report any issues with that drive?]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:03:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83494&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83494 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83490&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83490 Author: Chachamara
Subject: 17903
Posted: 28 Jan 2021 at 8:41am

It seems like ThreeDee was on the right track.

I ran Prime95 (small FFTs) for about 20 minutes before it crashed. Then I booted to Ultimate Boot CD from a USB and ran the Mersenne Prime Test (small FFTs). It was still going 5 hours later.

I swapped out the SSD for an EVO 960 from my main rig (same M.2 slot), and ran Prime95 again. It's only been 30 minutes so far, but that's the longest Windows uptime I've ever had on this machine.

I'm going to let it keep going for another 12 hours just to be sure. But it seems like either the WD Blue SN550 is faulty, or it's somehow incompatible with the board. I'll plug it into my main rig after I'm done running Prime95 and see what happens.

By the way, thank you everyone for the suggestions.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:41:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83490&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83490 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83469&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83469 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 17903
Posted: 27 Jan 2021 at 7:16pm

It is perfectly possible that CPU has been damaged :(]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:16:49 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83469&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83469 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83436&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83436 Author: Chachamara
Subject: 17903
Posted: 27 Jan 2021 at 2:54am

muziqaz wrote: If memory passes Memtest86, the only things that are left to check is CPU and GPU. Run some tests on CPU only, to see if it crashes once under load. Memtest86 does not load the CPU, i believe

I can try running Prime95, but I can guarantee you it will crash, given that almost everything does.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:54:52 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83436&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83436 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83434&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83434 Author: Chachamara
Subject: 17903
Posted: 27 Jan 2021 at 2:53am

ThreeDee wrote: Memory in slots A2/B2? .. are you able to get the latest chipset drivers installed? Does it ever crash just sitting in the BIOS? Have you tried a different drive to install windows on? Have you tried the other M.2 slot? Have you checked the drive in another PC or for errors? Was the TIM you used non-conductive?

Regarding the first three: yes, yes, no.

I will try another drive. Haven't tried another M.2 slot, or checked the drive in another PC. And I used MasterGel Pro, which has "high CPU/GPU conductivity (8 W/m.k)"

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/thermal-grease/mastergel-pro/]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2021 02:53:25 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83434&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83434 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83412&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83412 Author: ThreeDee
Subject: 17903
Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 5:32pm

Memory in slots A2/B2? .. are you able to get the latest chipset drivers installed? Does it ever crash just sitting in the BIOS? Have you tried a different drive to install windows on? Have you tried the other M.2 slot? Have you checked the drive in another PC or for errors? Was the TIM you used non-conductive?]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:32:34 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83412&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83412 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83411&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83411 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 17903
Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 5:31pm

If memory passes Memtest86, the only things that are left to check is CPU and GPU. Run some tests on CPU only, to see if it crashes once under load.
Memtest86 does not load the CPU, i believe]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:31:20 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17903&PID=83411&title=crashes-every-515-minutes#83411