Doc Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 About 2 weeks ago my computer (Core i7, 8 GB RAM, SSD with Win 7 64-bit OS on it, and large HDD) would just shut down after about a half hour and on restart wouldn't recognize the SSD and say "reboot and select proper boot device." If I hit the power button, the computer would shut off, and on restart, it would load normally, except it would ask if I wanted to start in safe mode, with command prompt, or normally, and then work like before...until crapping out about another half hour later. I looked and I'm getting a Kernel-Power Source error with event ID 41 and Task Category 63. Anyone have any ideas? I'd greatly appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Kernel-Power Source error with event ID 41 and Task Category 63 Looks like a generic dump message: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028504 When it restarts, from your description I'm assuming that the computer does not power down but goes thru a reboot process? If that's the situation, have you gone into your BIOS/Setup and checked to see if the drive is recognized at all and/or recognized correctly? If the drive is recognized, does it show up in the boot order correctly? Are you overclocking? Is your power supply cranking out enough juice? Newegg has a calculator that can tell you how much you need based on what hardware you're running: http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html Have you run memtest?: http://www.memtest.org/ Have you run SSD Manufacturer Diagnostics? Are all of your fans spinning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Motherboard. I was going to say that... Bad capacitor somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Motherboard. Common problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I was going to say that... Bad capacitor somewhere? Bad caps!!! That brings back bad memories man! But on the bright side it taught me how to change out motherboards so well I could do it in my sleep But I'm pretty sure that plague had ended long before the multi-core Win7 capable motherboards were around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 But I'm pretty sure that plague had ended long before the multi-core Win7 capable motherboards were around It should have. I can't tell you how many hundred of IBMs I changed out at the county. It became routine, someone would call up saying their system would reboot several times before finally staying on. I'd simply ask for the model and serial number off the front so I could place the order. (Thank you IBM for being smart enough to have the model/serial on the front panel instead of hidden on the back) Reason I said motherboard was it sounds like the bios info is resetting since he has to reset the HDD info each time. I do like your idea of power supply. Some manufactures put in one that is just enough for the equipment. If you add something or make a change like over clocking, then it becomes not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 It's the SSD. Thanks for the replies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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