My computer has been struggling and seems to have finally failed
I have a computer that worked well for several years. Over the last year or so, it's been freezing up a bit, and over the last couple weeks I have been experiencing severe issues with the pc.
The main issue is that in the middle of me performing basic tasks, like using Google Docs, or watching youtube, or even more complex tasks, like editing in premiere pro or playing more intense video games, it will freeze up. I still hear all the audio that's playing and can hear my friends on discord, but the displays freeze until I hold the power switch and the pc shuts off.
Now, I can't even turn on the pc. The fans spin, but display has no signal. I have over 500gb very important information on there.
I dusted out the inside, individually tested each ram stick, and now I don't know what to do.
Is this a good question?
If the drive is still alive your data will be safe, but of course it is backup right?
Do you have another computer you could check the drive in?
Before we do anything please tell us the exact model of your computer, what SSD or HDD model and brand, video in slot or on mainboard, motherboard, RAM . . . in other words full specifications.
Dusted out? But how?
by mike