Having Problems Clean Installing Windows 8.1 - Blue Screen

[korkotyan]

Hello, I built a computer about 7-8 months ago, specs:
CPU: i7 4790k
motherboard: Asus gryphon Z97
GPU: EVGA gtx 770
SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
RAM: Corsair vengeance 2x8GB 1866MHz (though running at 1333MHz for some reason, is set to X.M.P)

I would very appreciate it if you could read the whole thing, there are important details.

I bought windows 8 64 bit OEM about 7-8 months ago, and since format the ssd about half a dozen times, I format the drive because of blue screen problems, two of them were BSODs in a loop.

In this period I had a sort of stable install that lasted about 6 months, by sort of I mean it had a blue screen once a month and recently ended up with the blue screen in a loop. I know the cpu and gpu are fine because I finished Watch Dogs.

Have to mention that with the sort of stable install, when the blue screen loop occurred, it booted into safe mode and had no problems of whatsoever, so my thinking was driver problems. I decided to clean install windows 8.1 AGAIN, but now I experienced a new problem, while installation error code 0x8007025D accrued. I used a bootable usb drive which worked fine on my laptop 2 weeks ago(same windows installation).

In addition I installed windows 7 immediately after I finished building the computer while I was waiting for windows 8 to come in the mail, just to test that everything worked correctly before installing windows 8, everything worked fine.

Here are some of the blue screen errors in addition to installation error I mentioned earlier(error code 0x8007025D):

MEMORY_MANAGMENT
KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE
DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL


Please could someone help me I am considering even to send it to the computer store to install the OS, thanks for any help.

 

[MarkW]

Are you going into your SSD software and secure erasing the boot partition before re-installing Windows 8? Or do you just keep installing it over the top of the previous installs?

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi

Are you over clocking since you have a K CPU ?
If so remove all over clocking

Have you tested ram modules with memtest86 ?

What psu do you have?
Test voltage of 12V and 5V lines under light load and heavy load
Tolerance is +-5%

Will it run stably without the gtx 770 just the integrated Intel CPU ?

See if Samsung have a SSD diagnostic tool

Are you using latest asus or Intel motherboard chipset drivers ?

Best of luck
Mike Barnes

 

[korkotyan]

Are you going into your SSD software and secure erasing the boot partition before re-installing Windows 8? Or do you just keep installing it over the top of the previous installs?

Thanks for helping, I format the drive in the process of Windows installation. Do you think the problem is in the SSD?

 

[korkotyan]

Hi

Are you over clocking since you have a K CPU ?
If so remove all over clocking

Have you tested ram modules with memtest86 ?

What psu do you have?
Test voltage of 12V and 5V lines under light load and heavy load
Tolerance is +-5%

Will it run stably without the gtx 770 just the integrated Intel CPU ?

See if Samsung have a SSD diagnostic tool

Are you using latest asus or Intel motherboard chipset drivers ?

Best of luck
Mike Barnes

Thanks for helping,

I did not overclock all this time because of that problem.

I had the Seasonic 850W gold, and at first I thought the problem is in the power supply so Seasonic sent me an 860W Platinum.

How do I test the Voltage I format the drive and can not reinstall Windows as I mentioned (error code 0x8007025D while installation)

 

[mbarnes86]

Testing voltage requires a voltmeter or multimeter
Usually set to 20 volts dc range
Open case
Find a spare molex connector
Also called a peripheral plug

See picture here
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

Red to black 5.0 v
Yellow to black 12 v
Tolerance 5% light and heavy loads

Once hardware has been tested
Use software to wipe mbr or first cylinder or start of SSD to ensure clean install
Remove any real HDD to ensure that does not get erased

Mbr wizard is one product you could use
Get old free version 3 unless current version 4 has trial option

Alternatively use Samsung secure erase to clear SSD before re installing

If you have any real spinning HDD test it using manufacturers bootable diagnostics in case bad HDD stopping windows install

Leave disconnected any real spinning HDD while installing windows

Also check SSD firmware up to date

Are you using mbr or gpt partitioning ?

No need for gpt partitioning unless over 2 TB boot disk

Best of luck
Mike Barnes

 

[korkotyan]

Testing voltage requires a voltmeter or multimeter
Usually set to 20 volts dc range
Open case
Find a spare molex connector
Also called a peripheral plug

See picture here
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

Red to black 5.0 v
Yellow to black 12 v
Tolerance 5% light and heavy loads

Once hardware has been tested
Use software to wipe mbr or first cylinder or start of SSD to ensure clean install
Remove any real HDD to ensure that does not get erased

Mbr wizard is one product you could use
Get old free version 3 unless current version 4 has trial option

Alternatively use Samsung secure erase to clear SSD before re installing

If you have any real spinning HDD test it using manufacturers bootable diagnostics in case bad HDD stopping windows install

Leave disconnected any real spinning HDD while installing windows

Also check SSD firmware up to date

Are you using mbr or gpt partitioning ?

No need for gpt partitioning unless over 2 TB boot disk

Best of luck
Mike Barnes

I do not think I will be checking voltages with a voltmeter since I might somehow damage the hardware, but I remembered that the bios has a voltage monitor is it fine to use this instead.
I can not use any of this software because I format the drive.
And regarding mbr or gpt partitioning I do not know what windows sets by default.
But can partitioning be really the problem, I did boot into safe mode successfully.

 

[mbarnes86]

If you can get it to start up there are a variety of programs which can look at voltage without going into bios.
Example speedfan

Accuracy is unknown but easier than opening case to measure voltage

If windows 8 or 7 will not install on modern PC problem could be :-
hardware fault :- hard disk , ram
Or bios setting
or corrupt or damaged disk(s)
Or malware such as root kit on boot disk
( which is why start of hard disk mbr/ gpt needs to be erased)

It helps to test as much as possible in advance
and simplify eg remove gtx 770 gpu card and extra HDD
while installing windows
Then install motherboard chipset drivers
Then test thoroughly before adding back HDD and gpu one at a time

Regards
Mike Barnes

 

[korkotyan]

If you can get it to start up there are a variety of programs which can look at voltage without going into bios.
Example speedfan

Accuracy is unknown but easier than opening case to measure voltage

If windows 8 or 7 will not install on modern PC problem could be :-
hardware fault :- hard disk , ram
Or bios setting
or corrupt or damaged disk(s)
Or malware such as root kit on boot disk
( which is why start of hard disk mbr/ gpt needs to be erased)

It helps to test as much as possible in advance
and simplify eg remove gtx 770 gpu card and extra HDD
while installing windows
Then install motherboard chipset drivers
Then test thoroughly before adding back HDD and gpu one at a time

Regards
Mike Barnes

I know the problems can be in RAM, SSD, motherboard, or even windows 8 not agreeing with some of the hardware.
I just want some steps figuring out where the problem lies.