>>10605651>it gave me a nice fireworks show out of the rear ventsMy 1000W PSU is 10+ years old. While tinkering I've had no such thing happen yet but I will now be wary, thank you
>>10605762Given how the memory is being used just fine in safe mode, I really sincerely doubt that it's the problem. It's getting late and I'm comfy in bed, but I can tell you now that I'll be putting all of this advice to use tomorrow and/or whenever I get a flash drive. It is appreciated.