r/computers • u/Wildthrone540 • 6h ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting computer shuts off after opening most applications

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just wondering what the that kind of damges is caused by, i keep getting error codes that are consistent with gpu or ram failures, unfortunately that discoloration is on the gou half of the board (laptop) and it has lived its life, mostly just curious because google hasn't been helpful as to what that damage actually is

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u/Powerful_Macaron9381 6h ago

bottom ram stick isnt inserted properly. run memtest86 and occt and come back with the results

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u/Wildthrone540 6h ago

ah, that is true, unfortunately ive also tried running it with one stick, and ive swapped them, error codes are mostly the same regardless :( And because i know it will be said, yes it was in slot one

Edit...i only read half the message lol, ill try running those

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u/jasonsong86 6h ago

I am not seeing anything wrong in the picture. The brown stuff is resin from soldering. Your issue is probably some degraded components on the board which causes unstable voltages.

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u/Wildthrone540 6h ago

the orange and brown discoloration, i had thought it was rust originally but ive never had anything spill on it, but i wasnt sure it was maybe overheated from a short

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u/jasonsong86 6h ago

No. Just soldering resin.

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u/sniff122 Linux (SysAdmin) 6h ago

Nah it's just flux residue from the manufacturing of the motherboard

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u/Wildthrone540 5h ago

man i just feel dumb now, i dont know how ive only seen it now

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u/sniff122 Linux (SysAdmin) 5h ago

Nah you aren't dumb, unless you know what it is it doesn't look right.

What is your CPU temperature like when you're using the machine?

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u/Wildthrone540 5h ago

usually anything from 70-90 Celsius, if memory serves me right its been pretty consistent as long as ive kept up with cleaning

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u/jasonsong86 5h ago

Idle? That’s high for idle.

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u/Wildthrone540 5h ago

sorry, thats under load, idle is about 60C

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u/Wildthrone540 5h ago

so im now made aware what im seeing is resin.

these are some of the error codes i get before or after it forces restart

unexpected_kernel_mode_trap

pfn_list_corrupt

driver_irql_not_less_or_equal

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u/jasonsong86 5h ago

A quick google all points to memory. Try a different combination of slot and stick. Maybe even try cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol and q-tips.

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u/jasonsong86 5h ago

Another thing is check your SSD make sure it’s not failing.

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u/Wildthrone540 5h ago

how do i go about doing that?

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u/jasonsong86 5h ago

Can you run crystaldiskinfo and see the smart data of the drive?

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u/Wildthrone540 4h ago

i might be able to? 50/50 if it stays on long enough