- May 29, 2011
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I've been having issues with my computer for about a month now where I get several blue screens a day. First let me list my system specs...
So here my attempt to describe the issue, It started while using Windows 7. When I turn on my PC for the first time for the day (after its been off for 8-14 hours) It will attempt to boot up normally, get to the Windows loading screen with the logo and then it crashes with a blue screen that usually shows errors for either MEMORY MANAGEMENT or PFN LIST CORRUPT. It blue screens and attempts to reboot multiple times sometimes once or twice other times upwards of 9-10 times, eventually it will boot though. Once the machine starts it is usually fairly stable, you can even restart without any errors, however every once in a while it will blue screen when opening a web page, playing a game, or just performing any task.
What I've attempted to do to find the problem and fix it...
Testing...
Attempts to fix...
None of this has worked, none of it has helped my determine the cause. I cant remove the CMOS battery because its hidden under the TUF armor on the MoBo, so i cant try that.
I will upload my dump files from the most recent windows install tomorrow as soon as Memtest86+ is done running. I've read them with the windows debugging tools, but I haven't been able to determine anything useful from them, so maybe someone else can.
Any suggestions and solutions are welcome, thank you for the help.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504)
MoBo: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131821)
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144)
GPU: EVGA SC+ GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130771)
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series 128GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192)
HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 500GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181)
PSU: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006)
So here my attempt to describe the issue, It started while using Windows 7. When I turn on my PC for the first time for the day (after its been off for 8-14 hours) It will attempt to boot up normally, get to the Windows loading screen with the logo and then it crashes with a blue screen that usually shows errors for either MEMORY MANAGEMENT or PFN LIST CORRUPT. It blue screens and attempts to reboot multiple times sometimes once or twice other times upwards of 9-10 times, eventually it will boot though. Once the machine starts it is usually fairly stable, you can even restart without any errors, however every once in a while it will blue screen when opening a web page, playing a game, or just performing any task.
What I've attempted to do to find the problem and fix it...
Testing...
I've run Memtest86+ Several times over night, allowing about 8 passes and a total of 10 hours, and have received absolutely no errors. I'm running it again right now its been 10 hours and made 9 passes, and I plan on letting it run all night and into tomorrow (so between 24-48 hours).
I've also checked both hard drives. I've used Samsung Magician to check my SSD (the one the OS is installed on) and the drive reads a good. I've also used Seagate tools to run tests on my HDD. Neither of these drives show any errors.
I've run Hot CPU Tester to check my CPU and received no error.
I've checked my PSU in the bios and the 12V rail is reading a solid 12 Volts, and the 5V rail is holding a solid 5.0(something) Volts.
Most interestingly i ran driver verifier and upon restarting my machine it repeatedly crashed at the password screen pointing to the Nvidia driver as the reason. I poped out my GTX 680 and put in my old GTS 250 and this allowed me to login without crashing. However later I started experiencing crashes again.
Attempts to fix...
I re-installed my OS replacing Windows 7 with Windows 8.1 (Because I had a copy and wanted to give it a second chance) shortly after the BSODs continued. After deciding it might be a driver issue, I tried re-installing Windows 8.1 and didn't install any driver but crashed almost immediately, leading me to believe it was hardware related.
Unplugged my HDD in case it was conflicting with my SSD.
Swapped the slots of my RAM.
Flashed my BIOS to the latest version (Flashed it again later in case something went wrong the first time).
Changed my memory settings in my BIOS to the present X.M.P.
None of this has worked, none of it has helped my determine the cause. I cant remove the CMOS battery because its hidden under the TUF armor on the MoBo, so i cant try that.
I will upload my dump files from the most recent windows install tomorrow as soon as Memtest86+ is done running. I've read them with the windows debugging tools, but I haven't been able to determine anything useful from them, so maybe someone else can.
Any suggestions and solutions are welcome, thank you for the help.
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