So here's the situation: I'm not a tech expert, but I'm in a bit of a bind here. After using my PC one night without any issues, I came home from school to find it blue screened and stuck in an automatic repair loop. It took about an hour to start up! Once I managed to get back in, I checked Task Manager and saw that while it was a bit warm and had some disk usage, it seemed fine. However, the disk usage shot up to 100% in just 15 seconds, causing everything to freeze except for Task Manager. The usage fluctuates between 20% and 40% but then spikes back up repeatedly. I've already scanned for viruses with Malwarebytes, but no threats were found. Just to give you some specs: it's a pre-built PC with an Intel Core i5-12400F, 16GB RAM, a KINGSTON SNV2S 1TB disk, and an Intel ARC a770 titan OC graphics card. I could use some help figuring this out, especially since my PC is almost unusable right now!
2 Answers
It sounds like you could be dealing with a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the disk for errors? You can do that by running the built-in Windows utility. Just open a Command Prompt as an admin and type `chkdsk /f`, and follow the prompts. Also, I recommend checking your BIOS settings; sometimes settings can get misconfigured and affect performance.
If possible, try to gather dump files for a better analysis of the BSODs. You can find them in the C:WindowsMinidump folder. Zip them up and upload to a file-sharing site. If there are no dump files, you might want to follow a guide to configure Windows to create small memory dumps going forward.
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