So I’ll preface this by saying my computer was in storage for three years. Prior to this, it was working perfectly fine as I used it on a regular basis before moving, but since moving I was hesitant to set it up until I resolved issues with wiring in the new house (breaker tripped easily and I didn’t want to short/fry my PC).
After removing it from storage and cleaning all the dust and grime w/ isopropyl alcohol, I let it dry, then eventually set it up after buying a new mouse and keyboard. Ran all the updates that had released during the hiatus, only to encounter numerous BSOD errors at random points.
“irql_not_less_or_equal” was the most common, but I also had “pfn_list_corrupt”, “memory_management”, “irql_gt_zero_at_system_service”, and “page_fault_in_nonpaged_area”. One of the instances of the last one, the file mentioned was ntfs.sys.
I ran chkdsk, the DISM cleanup, looked over every driver in device manager, checked the event viewer and reliability monitor, ran a memory diagnostic to check the RAM, and everything seemed to point towards corrupt system files, especially when the ntfs.sys error appeared last. I decided to bite the bullet and just reinstall Windows fresh since all my data was on secondary drives anyway, not the SSD that Windows was on, it just meant I’d have to reinstall applications which was a small price to pay imo. After the fresh Windows install, I let all the updates run, then installed my programs one by one, only installing the ones I knew I would be using and forgoing anything I didn’t feel was necessary at the time, and went to bed. Next day, everything seemed fine. Not a single crash overnight, nor any during the entire day I used it. The second day, however, the BSOD errors returned. The first IRQL, and the page fault error, at different points.
I’m genuinely not sure what else to do at this point. I assume it isn’t corrupt Windows files if the fresh install didn’t fix it, but if it isn’t the hardware, how would I identify what driver could be the problem? Literally the only new components are the keyboard (Corsair K70) and mouse (Logitech G502). Everything else is exactly the same as it was before it was in storage, where it worked perfectly fine.
If providing any logs or further information helps, please let me know. I’m fairly tech savvy, so I’m at a loss and didn’t know where else to ask for help.
After removing it from storage and cleaning all the dust and grime w/ isopropyl alcohol, I let it dry, then eventually set it up after buying a new mouse and keyboard. Ran all the updates that had released during the hiatus, only to encounter numerous BSOD errors at random points.
“irql_not_less_or_equal” was the most common, but I also had “pfn_list_corrupt”, “memory_management”, “irql_gt_zero_at_system_service”, and “page_fault_in_nonpaged_area”. One of the instances of the last one, the file mentioned was ntfs.sys.
I ran chkdsk, the DISM cleanup, looked over every driver in device manager, checked the event viewer and reliability monitor, ran a memory diagnostic to check the RAM, and everything seemed to point towards corrupt system files, especially when the ntfs.sys error appeared last. I decided to bite the bullet and just reinstall Windows fresh since all my data was on secondary drives anyway, not the SSD that Windows was on, it just meant I’d have to reinstall applications which was a small price to pay imo. After the fresh Windows install, I let all the updates run, then installed my programs one by one, only installing the ones I knew I would be using and forgoing anything I didn’t feel was necessary at the time, and went to bed. Next day, everything seemed fine. Not a single crash overnight, nor any during the entire day I used it. The second day, however, the BSOD errors returned. The first IRQL, and the page fault error, at different points.
I’m genuinely not sure what else to do at this point. I assume it isn’t corrupt Windows files if the fresh install didn’t fix it, but if it isn’t the hardware, how would I identify what driver could be the problem? Literally the only new components are the keyboard (Corsair K70) and mouse (Logitech G502). Everything else is exactly the same as it was before it was in storage, where it worked perfectly fine.
If providing any logs or further information helps, please let me know. I’m fairly tech savvy, so I’m at a loss and didn’t know where else to ask for help.