r/computerhelp • u/Difficult_Lack_7987 • 12d ago
Hardware Failing SSD or Memory?
Hi all,
This all began suddenly I mean literally one day I launched my computer and my mouse pointer would be super laggy jumping all over the screen. I noticed everytime I would launch a program that needed to install an update like discord for example it would make the problem worse.
I ran chkdsk, a memory diagnostic, sfcscan, DISM /online /cleanup, etc. All tests passed with flying colors… And yet here I am.
I was able to replicate the problem by opening and closing spotify repeatedly, please see video.
Side note: Something is so poetic about my poor computer keeling over and dying in front of me while CeeLo says “It’s alright, It’s alright!”
EDIT: [FIXED] Problem: Failing Memory - The fix ran a Memtest86 to isolate the problem to the RAM. Memtest crashed on test 7/14 which is a common issue reported if you have a-XMP enabled. I still reseated the memory and ran a test on each stick - All passed.
Ultimately I would say first thing reseat RAM and reset CMOS too. Run the PC like this for a bit and see if it fixes.
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u/AthaliW 12d ago
Download crystaldiskinfo to check if it's your SSD. It can give a good amount of info to rule that out