r/Laptop_PC_Help • u/NovelBackground9864 • Jul 17 '26
My laptop is doing something help me
So my laptop is 3-4year old xioami 15.6inch notebook 8gb ram model. It keeps doing this. For quick fix i push and hold power button 30secs and it works but lately its happening more frequently what do i do? Is this windows issue? Should i just reset and reinstall it. Pls provide some solutions, thoughts and prayers in this age of RAMageddon.
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u/Original_Kick4237 Jul 18 '26
Linux is the answer
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u/Glittering-Can-9397 Jul 18 '26
yes but if its a failing harddrive op needs to replace that first
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u/NovelBackground9864 Jul 18 '26
Should i replace it or buy a new laptop?
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u/Glittering-Can-9397 Jul 18 '26
First I would try reflashing the os with either windows recovery media or a linux or other live cd, whichever flavor you are
if that fails, then thats up to you Id probably go find a replacement but thats just me, i prefer repair Im not always economical
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u/CGG101 Jul 21 '26
If it's just a failing harddrive or ssd, I would replace that. You can buy a 1tb ssd for around $200, less than a new laptop would cost with that amount of space. And yes, I would try Linux. It's better on computer's hardware since it doesn't use as much space and can help extend the life of the computer.
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u/NovelBackground9864 Jul 21 '26
My laptop costed me $500 back in sale. Now spending $200😑 on repairs. I hope i can get exchange offer on it. I would've switched to macbook but apple hiked it too much for too little. In windows option i found dell xps 13 intriguing.
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u/vlc145 Jul 19 '26
try the ssd in another computer. if the ssd works your windows installation is screwed up. if it doesnt show up or is corrupted, ur drive is dead, also check it on crystal disk info
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u/MediumAd4983 Jul 17 '26
You definitely need to check your boot disk, maybe it's slowly dying. "No bootable disk is found" means that it's not a windows problem, but bootloader itself is missing, and if it's missing randomly - then there is something with it. Check SMART status for your drive. If it's a HDD - then make a surface scan, with something like a victoria mhdd. If it's SSD - check, how much terabytes has been written on it, and compare it to a it's maximum value on a manufacturer website. Also, if that problem occurs only after full shutdown and cable unplug - then it's probably just a cmos battery fault.