HI all!! I need help wizards!


I built this computer about 2 years ago.

i5-2500K Intel quad core 3.3
XFX Radeon HD 6870
8gb of Gskill ram
Antec 750 w power supply
60gb SSD
1TB HDD
Cooler Master aftermarket cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Recently I've been having very odd problems. The computer will be working fine then it freezes up and restarts or blue screens.

If it restarts it won't boot back up and repeatedly tries to boot from CD/DVD drive.

If I manually shut it down, it will boot just fine.

The event view reads: Event ID 41 "Kernel-Power"

I've ran a memtest on the ram and it was fine.
The temperatures are fine as well.

There have been some power outages in my area recently... Do yall think something is fried? Power supply?

Ohhh, also... took out my HDD and reformatted my computer on the SDD. So it's on a fresh install now and still having the same problems.

It should also be noted that I haven't added anything new to this system that would draw power.

And I've CHECKED the PSU's fan to see if it's still running.

Thanks,
JKI'd power it through a UPS ( Battery Backup ) if you dont already have it powered through one. I'd also swap the PSU out and see if that corrects this issue or not. When they die they act just like this.What SSD do you have? It sounds to me like when the PC reboots, it's not finding the SSD afterwards, and hence is trying to boot from the DVD drive.
Have you made sure you're on the latest firmware for the SSD, and the latest BIOS for the motherboard?
Is the machine overclocked at all? If so, reset it to standard speed and see if the issue persists.I have a 64gb Crucial SSD. The machine is not overclocked.

I just bought and installed a Corsair GS800 PSU. I was going to order one from new egg, but got inpatient so I went to see what best buy had in stock. I've got it installed now. So far everything seems to be working well. I'll update soon if the problem has been solved.

Thanks,
JKIf that's the Crucial M4 SSD, there was a firmware update released to RESOLVE an issue CAUSED when the drive passes 5000 or so power-on hours. Check your SSD's firmware and see if there's an update available, the latest is 070H. If your firmware is pre-0309, then you'll also see a hefty speed boost from upgrading.Quote from: Calum on May 30, 2013, 01:19:54 AM

If that's the Crucial M4 SSD, there was a firmware update released to resolve an issue caused when the drive passes 5000 or so power-on hours. Check your SSD's firmware and see if there's an update available, the latest is 070H. If your firmware is pre-0309, then you'll also see a hefty speed boost from upgrading.

It's worth updating the SSD's firmware anyway even if you weren't having problems, as the newer versions have fixed other problems and, as I said, 0309 has a significant speed boost too. Make sure to read through the instructions before updating it, though, and my advice would be to use the bootable ISO image rather than the Windows based method - no point taking unnecessary risks with your data.

See how it goes after the firmware update, I wouldn't completely rule out the PSU but it sounds very like the old firmware problem to me.

Cool, glad the update went OK. Out of curiosity, do you know what version you were on before the update?
Fingers crossed the issue is now resolved for you.