USB problems

[wpeters]

Information by the drop... Combined that sounds like a serious hardware issue. Or you have messed up your drivers big time!

  The card deal happened for the first time last night soon after I made the vid.  What should I do.

[Bizman]

Test your equipment. Cross-check with known-good components one at a time. As I have said earlier in this thread, get another hard disk for a clean install with only Windows and AH (and of course all of the necessary drivers!) to check for a software failure. If the new clean install continues to fail in the same manner as the old one, it's definitely hardware. That's when you should start eliminating the potential culprits one by one, preferably on the clean install. Without any external devices plugged, run Memtest+. If it passes several rounds, your RAM should be OK. If it fails, test your RAM one at a time. If they all pass separately but not together, test them all with another PSU.

Or you may want to start the testing with a known-good PSU to see if the problems persist. If they're gone, you've found the culprit. If not, see the above. Multiple devices randomly failing often indicates a power issue.

[wpeters]

Test your equipment. Cross-check with known-good components one at a time. As I have said earlier in this thread, get another hard disk for a clean install with only Windows and AH (and of course all of the necessary drivers!) to check for a software failure. If the new clean install continues to fail in the same manner as the old one, it's definitely hardware. That's when you should start eliminating the potential culprits one by one, preferably on the clean install. Without any external devices plugged, run Memtest+. If it passes several rounds, your RAM should be OK. If it fails, test your RAM one at a time. If they all pass separately but not together, test them all with another PSU.

Or you may want to start the testing with a known-good PSU to see if the problems persist. If they're gone, you've found the culprit. If not, see the above. Multiple devices randomly failing often indicates a power issue.

  Ok will check that. I have a semi modular 750 watt corsair. Will see if Anything else turns up. How do cross check devices if you dont have any other componets on hand

[wpeters]

Test your equipment. Cross-check with known-good components one at a time. As I have said earlier in this thread, get another hard disk for a clean install with only Windows and AH (and of course all of the necessary drivers!) to check for a software failure. If the new clean install continues to fail in the same manner as the old one, it's definitely hardware. That's when you should start eliminating the potential culprits one by one, preferably on the clean install. Without any external devices plugged, run Memtest+. If it passes several rounds, your RAM should be OK. If it fails, test your RAM one at a time. If they all pass separately but not together, test them all with another PSU.

Or you may want to start the testing with a known-good PSU to see if the problems persist. If they're gone, you've found the culprit. If not, see the above. Multiple devices randomly failing often indicates a power issue.

Just a after thought. Should I try to take 2 sticks out .  I havew 4 sticks of 8 gb of ram in there.

[Bizman]

If you mean you'd like to test how your normal routines would work with two sticks, by all means do so. Bear in mind that they work as dual channel, so leave identical sticks in same colour slots. If it works, do the same with the other pair in the same slots. If it works, test the other pair of slots similarly. Run a memory test with each combination, starting with all four installed. If that fails, test with one at a time, then with pairs that passed the test. Windows 7 has a built-in memory testing tool, here's how to: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/715-memory-diagnostics-tool.html.

[wpeters]

If you mean you'd like to test how your normal routines would work with two sticks, by all means do so. Bear in mind that they work as dual channel, so leave identical sticks in same colour slots. If it works, do the same with the other pair in the same slots. If it works, test the other pair of slots similarly. Run a memory test with each combination, starting with all four installed. If that fails, test with one at a time, then with pairs that passed the test. Windows 7 has a built-in memory testing tool, here's how to: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/715-memory-diagnostics-tool.html.

Thanks a lot but I am running window

[Bizman]

Thanks a lot but I am running window

"s 8"?: http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalArticle.asp?cref=TEC3222505
"s Vista"?: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/test-your-computers-memory-using-windows-vista-memory-diagnostic-tool/
"s XP"?: Download the Ultimate Boot CD from here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html, boot from it, choose "memory" and run Memtest86+ (applicable directly for Vista and Seven, too, Eight after changing bios options to legacy or whatever it may be called)

[wpeters]

"s 8"?: http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalArticle.asp?cref=TEC3222505
"s Vista"?: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/test-your-computers-memory-using-windows-vista-memory-diagnostic-tool/
"s XP"?: Download the Ultimate Boot CD from here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html, boot from it, choose "memory" and run Memtest86+ (applicable directly for Vista and Seven, too, Eight after changing bios options to legacy or whatever it may be called)

. RightyO it is windows 8

[wpeters]

I am lost. It looks like the computer has enough power. Keeps bring up something about Kernel Driver. I guess I might need to get someone to do a remote desk look at it.  When I look at my system information it shows some of the kernel drivers are critical.