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My setup (just one month lifespan);
1) EQ14 (Dual 2.5G LAN)
2) TEAMGROUP MP44L 1TB (system disk) in the PCIe x1 slot
3) Lexar NM790 4TB (data disk) in the x4 slot
4) Win11 with latest system and driver updates
Both SSDs have full length silicone thermal pads, I removed the factory provided tiny pads.
The past days my EQ14 started shutting down when I launch WinRAR and start a compression or decompression on the data disk (PCIe x4). There is no blue screen, the Mini PC just shuts down. The PC is new, only one month old and recently started having this issue.
It can’t be thermal issues, both SSDs never throttled even after continous transfering of 2TB of data. The core temperatures using stress tests never go over 80 C, and the fan goes up to 2300 RPM.
Both Nvme drives report no SMART issues. Both are new. Both pass full drive sector test and the file system in not corrupt.
When I launch WinRAR sometimes almost immediately sometimes after a few seconds the PC switches off (no blue screen, no relevant Windows warning/error logs, apart from the obvious “unexpected shutdown”).
I did not chnage anything in the BIOS, I do not use any overclocking/overvoltage etc software. Mini PC has unobstructed airflow.
The PC idles with core temps around 42-44 C, fan 1540 RPM and Nvme drives idle around 41 C.