Hi all-
Questions: Computer is 1.5 years old (out of warranty) and starting to have load issues. Basically I have F12 on start up and tell the computer to use boot manager. Cyberpower was going to have me send the comp in but then when they saw I was 6 months out of warranty they balked.
Anyways, I’m not a tech guy, but I assume it’s the motherboard.
- Is swapping out a motherboard (if i get the exact same one) relatively straightforward to do ?
- Is there a site that can look at my current components and recommend upgrades?
Thanks!
The PC is not booting properly as in it can’t see your HDD? It may not be a faulty Mobo. Have you played around with your BIOS settings recently?
To answer your questions;
The mobo is straightforward to replace although I would not necessarily say it;s as easy as a drive, CPU, GPU, or even PSU upgrade. I would recommend taking pictures as to how you have everything set up. That said I’m not certain your mobo is the issue from a hardware perspective or that necessarily you should swap it with the same one.
Speccy is a free program and one of many that will show you hardware info. It’s fairly easy to use.
I’ve had motherboards do some weird stuff sometimes randomly before. Have you tried resetting BIOS?
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Can also try replacing the battery and seeing if there’s a newer bios available.
Still using a HDD? Could be on its way out as well or just some file got corrupt. Could also try a fresh Windows install, just be sure to install your motherboard drivers and such as well.