My pc seems to be having problems shutting down/starting up. After reinstalling Windows several times, I'm gonna go ahead and assume it may be a hardware problem. I'm able to take my computer apart fairly easily, so my pc itself is a mismatched assortment of parts I've replaced over the years.
Essentially, a few months ago, when I started my pc, it would want to repair or use backup files. This happened a few more times over the week, before it completely burned out and I had to reinstall windows. I assumed I had picked up a virus, so I thought the problem would be solved.
But, its happened again, and after some further attempts to fix the problem, again. With the 3rd time I also am getting frequent blue screen of death, so often it takes 2 or 3 tries to turn my computer. Additionally, I have 2 hard drives, a C and a D, but as of the 3 reinstall my computer will only register the D drive. Both these drives are pretty old (30gb and a 200gb), which the rest of my computer is up to date (A.k.a reasonable new parts), which leads to my question.
The gist of it - Are my old hard drives causing my computer to shut down improperly, and thereby causing all these problems, or do I have a different problem?
Essentially, a few months ago, when I started my pc, it would want to repair or use backup files. This happened a few more times over the week, before it completely burned out and I had to reinstall windows. I assumed I had picked up a virus, so I thought the problem would be solved.
But, its happened again, and after some further attempts to fix the problem, again. With the 3rd time I also am getting frequent blue screen of death, so often it takes 2 or 3 tries to turn my computer. Additionally, I have 2 hard drives, a C and a D, but as of the 3 reinstall my computer will only register the D drive. Both these drives are pretty old (30gb and a 200gb), which the rest of my computer is up to date (A.k.a reasonable new parts), which leads to my question.
The gist of it - Are my old hard drives causing my computer to shut down improperly, and thereby causing all these problems, or do I have a different problem?