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Which hardware components are under warranty?
Which hardware components are available for swap testing?
Some hardware testing may be repeated.
Make sure that images of all steps / tests are posted into this thread:
Take Screenshot in Windows 10
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/...re-screenshots
How to Upload and Post Screenshots and Files at Ten Forums
Run Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU
Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU
a) Record the maximum temperature and post the maximum temperature into the thread
b) Record test duration and post the uninterrupted test duration into the thread
c) Aim for testing > 3 hrs and abort testing as needed for freezing, temperature changes (see link)
d) Use the Microsoft snipping tool to post images into the thread.
Take Screenshot in Windows 10 Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials
Take Screenshot in Windows 10
Run FurMark - GPU Stress Test Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
FurMark - GPU Stress Test Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials:
FurMark - GPU Stress Test
Please make note of the importance of temperature monitoring and aborting the test in the GPU link.
a) Record the maximum temperature and post the maximum temperature into the thread.
b) Record the test duration and post the uninterrupted test duration into the thread.
c) Aim for testing 1 hour.
d) Use the Microsoft snipping tool to post images into the thread.
Take Screenshot in Windows 10 Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials
Take Screenshot in Windows 10
Run HD Tune (free version) (all drives) (perform tests while in safe mode)
HD Tune website
Post images into the thread for results on these tabs:
a) Health
b) Benchmark
c) Full error scan
Remove both RAM modules and label them.
Choose one RAM module.
Test each DIMM.
Run continuously in safe mode until there is a BSOD.
Then test the next DIMM.
For any BSOD:
a) run the V2 log collector to collect new log files
b) open file explorer> this PC > C: > in the right upper corner search for: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
> if the file size is < 1.5 GB then zip > post a separate share link into the thread using one drive, drop box, or google drive