The SSD temp generally will be the same as the ambient temp (the temp inside the case, which is the same one that I just mentioned, “assembly!”), though it can be expected to rise when doing sustained writes (not sure about reads).
It might even cause the PSU overcurrent protection to trip and shut the PC down. An SSD would never generate that kind of temp unless there was a serious short circuit, and I doubt it would even run in that circumstance. The last AMD CPUs I used had max temps that were only in the 60s C (that was my Phenom II). 99C isn’t a credible temperature that’s one degree short of the boiling point of water, and is close to the maximum die temp you would ever want to see in any CPU or GPU (the highest ones generally tolerate up to 105, but if they are actually getting that hot in practice, it usually means something’s wrong with the cooling). It’s possible “assembly” could also be on your SSD. I was setting up the airflow pattern in my case and I wanted to see exactly where it was being read. Is “assembly” for sure on the SSD and not the motherboard? My motherboards have an “assembly” temperature that is on the board itself… I actually located it on my main PC board by using canned air to chill various bits and watching the realtime temp readings. Continue the process till you have checked all of the non-Microsoft services. Disable it permanently in MSCONFIG, and make note of the name of that service. When things get sluggish again, you will know that the service you just enabled is the culprit. Using MSCONFIG, re-enable the non-Microsoft services one at a time, clicking Apply then rebooting after each re-enable. However, if it did solve the problem, then you know that one or more of the non-Microsoft services is the culprit. If that didn’t solve the problem, then go back into MSCONFIG and re-enable all of the non-Microsoft services. Disable all non-Microsoft services, then reboot, to see if that solved the sluggishness problem. Basically, you run MSCONFIG, go to the services tab, and check the box that will hide all Microsoft services. You can also run some different temperature checking programs, such as .Īnother common cause for sluggishness is some non-Microsoft service running in the background, misbehaving, slowing everything down. If there really isn’t much heat being generated, then it has to be a faulty reading and you can tell that by touching the different parts. What could be causing this? Web searches haven’t been particularly helpful because I have twin problems and everything I’ve found refers to one OR the other of these issues, but not both together. The PC is Group B, updated through the September patches (haven’t yet applied the recently green-lighted October set).
I suppose I could go in and stop or disable some services, but I don’t feel comfortable enough in my Windows knowledge to just start disabling services, although I do have some possible candidates. None of this has made any appreciable difference: I’m still having to reboot the machine every couple of days because Explorer slows down to a crawl and Web browsing ceases to function. On the idea it might be an aging solid-state drive, I imaged the Windows drive (a 6-year-old 100GB SSD) and transferred the image to a brand-new 450GB SSD.Uninstalled Norton Internet Security and installed BitDefender.
In msconfig, disabled a few startup items for things I wasn’t using (Seagate DiscWizard, Seagate Scheduler Helper, Bluetooth Software, WDDMStatus).Examined the Event Viewer no unusual events seem to occur around the time that Web browsing comes to a halt.Checked Task Manager no unusually high CPU or RAM usage identified.It doesn’t find any corrupted system files. Scanned the PC for malware (multiple scanners).Sometimes (but not always) the taskbar grays out while the PC is doing whatever it thinks it’s doing, then finally it comes back to the usual color and the desired action finally takes place.Įventually, Internet browsing comes to a complete halt as I can’t reach new sites or even refresh open tabs.Īnybody have an idea of what could be going on? Here are the things I’ve done in the attempt to fix this (not necessarily in the order shown): Even the Start menu and the Notification Area take a long while to respond to clicks. No matter the browser, websites open slowly and applications take 30 seconds or more to open. A few (2-3) days after a reboot, both Internet browsing and Windows Explorer start getting very sluggish.
My Windows 7 computer has had an annoying issue in recent months. You will also find the most recent content as well as expandable illustrations, easier Click here to access an up-to-date online version