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PC crashes if 'disk' in TaskManager isn't 0

May 1, 2018 12:32PM PDT

Basically, my desktop (Alienware X51 R2) will crash (the screen goes black all of a sudden, and then the boot screen will show up, with the lil' alien face) What I have to do every time I start up the PC for the first time that day is go to Task Manager, wait until the 'disk' section goes down and stays at zero, restart the PC and wait again. I don't think I should need to have to do that.
More specs: Intel Core i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 16.0GiB RAM, No Pen or Touch input enabled.

Forgot to mention, the PC's original OS was Windows 7 Home OA, but it was upgraded to Windows 10 before I got it from my grandmother.

Post was last edited on May 1, 2018 12:33 PM PDT

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Clarification Request
Let's check out drive health.
May 1, 2018 12:35PM PDT
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Everything is in Spanish in my report?
May 1, 2018 12:40PM PDT

Uhm... Ok? Is there a way to change the language? Thanks for your time.

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No problem
May 1, 2018 12:44PM PDT

I just look at in Chrome.

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I'm dumb...
May 1, 2018 12:47PM PDT

I clicked on the example on the website... I'll generate MY report now. Sorry for the inconvenience...

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Here it is
May 1, 2018 12:51PM PDT

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Your Speccy reading.
May 1, 2018 1:11PM PDT

1. Look at Smart Values 01 and 07 of the Seagate. Those are unacceptably high values. This machine should show lots of issues with pauses, hangs to outright crashes.

You have a nice machine, too bad about this part. My advice is to replace it but skip the Seagate make for now. And if you can swing it, a SSD. Here a 500GB SSD is found on sale for about 120USD (today on Newegg.com.)

Frankly, outside of the DNS choice this machine is very clean. Even the usual excessive internet connections wasn't found. Very nice reading.

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Darn
May 1, 2018 1:28PM PDT

Cannot believe the PC seems "clean" when it is old as dirt, but I guess that is good news.
If I want that SSD, or maybe even a 1T, I'll have to do tons of those surveys that give gift cards as a reward, because the parents would not want to get this with their own money...
I'll find a way, and thanks for your input. Helped a bunch!

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While a SSD is my favorite fix.
May 1, 2018 1:47PM PDT
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Darn
May 1, 2018 1:23PM PDT

This 13 year old's gonna need to do lots of surveys...

Well, thanks for the info, may as well mark that as "this answers my question."
Cannot believe the PC seems "clean" when it is old as dirt, but hey, good news.
I'll see what I can do about the SSD. If I can find it, I'll get a 1T, unless that is too much for my budget.
Where would I insert the SDD? That, I haven't really looked into before.