Question Constant BSOD's when only installing to any Internal HDD

Nov 29, 2024
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System Configuration:
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home 24H2
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D
  • 4060ti 16GB
  • TEAM T-FORCE DELTA 16GB DDR5-6000MHZ
  • MSI PRO X870-P Wifi
  • ROCKSOUL 850W PSU
  • 1TB WD BLUE SN580 SERIES (PCIE GEN4) NVME M.2 SSD
  • 1TB WD CAVIAR BLUE HDD 3.5" SATAIII 7200RPM 6.0 GB/s

Minidumps: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1og7hneyco5aeug/Dumps.zip/file


I just got this brand new Custom Configuration PC from CyberPowerPC about 2 weeks ago, I started getting constant BSOD's and after numerous amounts of testing and diagnosing, I managed to get the BSOD's to stop completely after removing my HDD. I chalked it up to a faulty HDD, put an old HDD in that I know works and it did the same thing after installing games from steam to my HDD. I can install to my NVME just fine and have been for days with no BSOD, also, if I just have any HDD plugged into my Sata ports inside my PC it will cause other issues as well, I have had Firefox crash on me multiple times when it's plugged in but not in use in anyway. I am at a complete loss and utterly defeated, I have tried everything to fix this issue.

This issue happens every single time without fail every time I installed something to my HDD from steam, it can take up to a few hours to BSOD or 10 minutes, it's random. I plugged my HDD into a USB 3.0 Port using a SATA to USB cable and it managed to install all of Hitman 3, took 3 hours, no BSOD. So at this point the only thing I can think of doing is either moving to Linux, which I plan to do next month after I buy a second NVME for space and install it on there, put the HDD back into the PC and if it crashes on Linux, it has to be a faulty motherboard (At least that's all I can think of).

Things I have tried:
  • Reinstalled Windows Twice
  • Installed all Drivers known to my Motherboard and NVME and HDD (All Drivers from Bios Website)
  • Bios is up to date to the latest Stable Version (Only other version is Beta versions that add support for the new Ryzen 9 CPUs)
  • Tried running Driver Verifier for days, didn't BSOD at all.
  • Changed the Sata Cable with a new one
  • Changed the HDD (Tried 2 of them)
  • Plugged the HDD into a different Sata Port
  • Ran Memtest86 (4 Passes)
  • Ran Memtest86+ (9 Passes)
  • Ran Chkdsk (No Errors)
  • Nothing Overclocked, EXPO is OFF
  • Bios are set at Default Settings
In conclusion, my Motherboard might be defective but am looking for anyone that has any other ideas how I can fix this without having to send it back to CyberpowerPC and have no PC for a month while they fix it which is my worst nightmare right now as I need this PC for work. I might even just never use a HDD in my PC and only use NVME's (Hoping a second NVME wont have the same issue).
 
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