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Thanks, I'll start looking for a replacement backup drive. Any recommendations? I have a WD Passport Portable External that I use to carry documents around, that I find blazing fast and very convenient in size... can I just buy another and use it as a backup unit? And although I use only SSDs...

Since I don't trust myself to crack this thing open as has been suggested (the fact that it's a very specific folder causing the problem makes me doubt it's a physical connection issue - as that would likely be intermittent - whereas there is nothing intermittent about this) then the last thing...

Apologies, as I'm no expert on the subject of HDDs... but are you asking me to crack the thing open? Because the unit is a single piece, stands on its own on my desk, and is plugged via 2 wires in the rear (power to AC + USB to PC). Edit: I found a used listing for it on eBay, if you want to...

Hi guys, My very old (but seldom-used) MyBook Essential is my 2nd (ie, redundant) docs backup unit. While trying to make space on it recently, I noticed a specific folder refusing to cooperate. Whenever I try deleting or accessing it, the MyBook just hangs and eventually gives me a Cyclic...

You know, you've been a grouch from Day 1. I've been turning cheeks because you're ultimately trying to help, but I've just re-read this thread and have no idea why you're being such an asshat right now. Seems you just don't like being wrong or saying "oops, you're right" to anyone. Sounds like...

You think it's the same version with different numbering? I find that unlikely given how close the numbering and dating is, but I guess it's possible. Either way, MSI's it is. Thank you. EDIT: Looks like I was right for a change ;) they are two very distinct versions. This article talks very...

Anyone forcing you to read 'em? Damn, we came so close to making it without assholery.

Okay, found my own way here from start page, making sure I selected Chipsets / AM4 / X570 as you've shown. So I'll be able to find my way back in the future without sweating like I'm disarming a bomb. ;) But unless I'm misreading, MSI's driver isn't just the same : it's actualy MORE recent...

Wait, I thought I followed all the right steps for the chipset and it led me to that download. :( I'm terrible at this. Great, I'll use MSI's, but where did you find it on AMD's page to compare with in the first place? If you give me the end point, I'll find my way there so I'll know better...

Wait, are you saying MSI's driver is for onboard gpu? I was not aware that this motherboard *had* onboard gpu. In fact, I was pretty much sure it didn't when I bought it. What the.. did MSI mistakenly include this as compatible with my board, or do they just include a generic onboard gpu driver...

Just clean-installed Windows 11, and one of the first drivers I'd like to update is the GPU. Keeping in my I'm running on a GTX 750 Ti (still the only card from that line being supported with regular driver updates to this day til I find my dream card) on a MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WIFI... which...

It is done! Drive re-formatted + Windows 11 clean-installed. Can now confirm it was a corrupt Windows installation. Re-installing Windows was always going to work, as we suspected all along; but troubleshooting the issue helped fix things that likely led to the BSODs that triggered this. At...

Oh, my bad; I was unaware GPU acceleration could be fine one day and not the next (without other changes). That still wouldn't apply here, as the latency issues are literally from power-up to power-down, but it's good to know. EDIT: CrystalDiskMark Portable confirms our theories; Safe Mode...

Are y This 100% contradicts what other MSI users told me, though, which is that the settings would be wiped when I update to v170 (and they seemingly were, given the speed was reset back down to 2xxx when I logged back into BIOS after flashing, and before turning XMP on). So are you saying...

To the question "Is there ANY chance that I somehow invoked my old manual saved settings from v160 when I 1) Flashed from v160 to v170, 2) Rebooted back in BIOS and noticed the RAM speed went down to 2xxxx-something, 3) Turned on XMP Profile 1 and watching that speed instantly boost back up to...

Interesting or suspicious? Do you think there's even a *chance* the BIOS found a way to apply the builder's old settings on top of the new, updated v170? I was told that wouldn't be possible even if I wanted it to be (because I kinda did at first, remember?) So unless "XMP Profile 1" is actually...

If that happens, it will likely be because Windows 11 is infinitely more demanding on GPU resources than Windows 10 had been for 6 months straight. The GTX 750 Ti has been performing even better than I hoped, I'm surprised too. When I Googled it, I found this possible explanation : seems that...

No Dan, literally everything is slow. The bootups, shutdowns, reboots, apps loading, even the dialogs that appear when you right-click an icon on your desktop.. browsers, everything... only internet speeds seem unaffected. It happened after a Kernel Security Check Failure BSOD. I'd been living...

lopoetve Dan_D Skull_Angel John Ransom Guys!! 😁😁 I believe this is what we were looking to achieve, correct? Woohoo! (Although I probably shouldn't cry victory until one of you confirms.) I didn't have to manually adjust anything. Not even the SoC voltage. I just turned XMP on and saw those...

You guys have been so amazingly patient with me. In a few minutes, I'll be resetting BIOS to factory settings at the suggestion of, well... literally everyone here, it seems (and despite the very strong objections of the close friend who spent 6 hours carefully building and setting up this PC...

I agree, I've just been hit with a lot of conflicting advice at once (not only here, but elsewhere as well) and wanted to look into as much of it as I can (for instance the SFC /scannow, resetting to BIOS defaults, and/or running CHKDSK /F from recovery console)... things I was planning to get...

It's scary going into this thing for the first time! =) Most of the events are just regular "information". However, there are 3 or 4 types of errors that seem to be recurring either daily, or on every other day. Event ID: 86, CertificateServicesClient-CertEnroll SCEP Certificate enrollment...

Okay, let's recap the facts that seem to have become a little blurry again (apologies if you're sick of them at this point, but maybe some late arrivals to the discussion appreciate the rundown). :) A friend of mine built this rig in front of me from parts recommended by this channel last...

But I thought default RAM settings is what lopoetve wants me to reset my BIOS back to. I'm so confused. Are you saying the guy who helped me build the rig just set auto-everything? Hmm. Is that really a bad thing, though, if it's displaying all the correct values while set to auto (and has been...

As an aside, I'm surprised there's no way to diagnose if the problems are RAM or SSD related. I'm (clearly) no I.T. expert, but can't we run some kind of test on both to find out? With either Windows' own tools, or HWiNFO?

This all sounds like good advice, and I'm real close to feeling brave enough to do it :LOL: what's the best way to restore BIOS defaults? (When I Google the subject, I get some scary answers involving unplugging the power supply, looking for specific pins, etc.) Surely it's easier than that...

I didn't feel safe jumping right to /RestoreHealth (after jumping right into CHKDSK /F on Thursday), but here's what /CheckHealth reveals : Does this suggest that a /RestoreHealth would be pointless, or do you still recommend taking the risk? Very first tangible sign of data corruption I...

First, hi, and thank you for your help. Solving the KSCF BSODs would be great -- especially if they're RAM related, I wouldn't want to rebuild on unstable foundations -- but as I've mentioned before, they've been happening since the rig was built 6 months ago and never affected performance : I'd...

Done, and done (I didn't even know my 750 Ti had built-in audio until you brought it up just now) Rebooted, audio icon in taskbar confirms changes with red X and "No Audio Output Device installed" statement. No difference :( same sluggishness. Are you really asking me to run a CHKDSK on my SSD...

We're a bit all over the place right now, so I'll try to clean things up a bit. Everyone seems to be giving up on fixing the sluggishness issue, preferring to concentrate on the Kernel Security Check Failures that never really affected performance, and are likely ram or audio related (even if...

I went digging specifically for how to configure my exact sticks with my exact motherboard, and didn't find much, except this page confirming their compatibility. Do the numbers in the specs suggest my BIOS should be configured differently? pendragon1 As the screenshot indicates, I'm using BIOS...

A friend built it in front of me. He does this a lot, but because it was me, he was extra slow and careful with stuff (more than he would've been otherwise, he says). I think it took us 5 hours total, from all the parts in their respective boxes. Although he's more a Linux guy, he's also done...

I'm way out of my depth here, but didn't the link I shared last night propose a solution? Granted, it was a solution I didn't fully understand on first read (I've literally never had to go into recovery options), but he DID seemingly fix his issue without having to reformat. Are you saying...

Reassured that things weren't likely to blow up, I went into my BIOS (with the intention of doing exactly what you recommend) and found it was already done. SoC voltage is set to 1.112V (cpu core voltage set to 1.476V). While I was there, I figured it could only help to take a few snapshots and...

Also, I went sleuthing for "CHKDSK /F BROKE MY 980 PRO" and actually found LITERALLY that, here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/668840/34chkdsk-f34-39broke39-my-ssd.html Only reason I'm still skeptical is the symptoms appear to be quite different (other than the extreme...

Now this is something I can do. But before I do, can I ask what those numbers mean and why you feel 1.1 would be better for my set of sticks than 1.0 is? Stable is better than quick, here. (I tried to find a reference to either 1.0 or 1.1 in the part specs, but all I find are 3600MHz and C16. Is...

You think starting Windows over from scratch will SAVE me time? Ha! It'll take me days to be back where I was if I do that. Absolute last-resort option, I'm afraid. I was even willing to mirror onto a new 980, but that would also mirror the drivers. That's why I'd much rather fix this, than...

Here it is : https://www.msi.com/blog/uefi-bios That's exactly what I'm using. There's even a screenshot of my specs at the top of the BIOS, earlier in this thread. Someone will REALLY have to babystep what to do from there, though, I'm embarrassed to admit. I've never played around with my ram...

Just so we're clear, we're diagnosing 2 completely different issues, here. SINCE I BUILT THE RIG LAST SUMMER (NOT REALLY A BIG DEAL): The Kernel Security Check Error, which is a sudden BSOD mentioning the error name, a quick dump of files, followed by a forced reboot. All at once, all without...

I'm there, but I'm not knowledgeable enough in these matters to know what to look for or where to find it. That being said, without touching anything, I can see 1 Critical Error in the last 24h (without a doubt the Kernel Security Check Error that happens when I'm on my VPN, described at the...