Hello everyone,
I have been running into several different BSODs over the past weeks and need help in getting to the bottom of it. My system is self-build in April 2023 and has been running smoothly until a few weeks ago when this started. I have not removed or added any hardware at any time. Windows updates and NVIDIA drivers are always up-to-date.
BSODs I have run into:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
something with WATCHDOG
"Boot failure detected" when waking up from sleep mode. This happened only once. I chose "Load optimized defaults and boot" after googling it and it booted up again.
I am getting one of the first 3 at random for every few hours I use the PC. In BlueScreenView all have ntoskrnl.exe + a different code at the top but nothing else marked. The WATCHDOG one I got twice at the start of the windows installation from a USB boot media which is why I have not tried re-installing Windows again. Frankly I am a bit scared to try again so now I am trying to fix this without reinstalling. In the past when running into BSODs, simply reinstalling Windows has been my go-to fix as this has always removed the problems and I am always traveling light with all important data in the cloud and not many apps on my pc.
What I have done so far:
Minidumps & Info
CPU: Intel Core i7 13700
CPU cooler: ENDORFY Fortis 5 Dual Fan
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X
Ram: Slots 2+4: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 - 32GB - CL32 - Dual Channel (2 pcs) - Intel XMP
SSD/HDD: 2TB Kingston KC3000 NVME M.2 SSD
GPU: 24GB Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W - 80 PLUS Gold
Chassis: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX Midi Tower
OS: Windows 11 Home 24H2
Monitor: Displayport: LG 43UD79-B 107,98 cm (42,51 Zoll) UHD 4K IPS Monitor
HDMI: BenQ XL2411Z (24 Zoll) Monitor
All items were bought new in late April 2023 and put together by myself.
I have uploaded a zip from the Synapsis File Collection App that includes the last 10 minidumps. Two of which happened while I was putting this post together. I had more but lost them because windows was only saving 5 at a time and by the time I found out several were already gone. The WATCHDOG ones did not produce a minidump file. If there is anything else I can give you that will help please let me know.
Thanks for any help.
I have been running into several different BSODs over the past weeks and need help in getting to the bottom of it. My system is self-build in April 2023 and has been running smoothly until a few weeks ago when this started. I have not removed or added any hardware at any time. Windows updates and NVIDIA drivers are always up-to-date.
BSODs I have run into:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
something with WATCHDOG
"Boot failure detected" when waking up from sleep mode. This happened only once. I chose "Load optimized defaults and boot" after googling it and it booted up again.
I am getting one of the first 3 at random for every few hours I use the PC. In BlueScreenView all have ntoskrnl.exe + a different code at the top but nothing else marked. The WATCHDOG one I got twice at the start of the windows installation from a USB boot media which is why I have not tried re-installing Windows again. Frankly I am a bit scared to try again so now I am trying to fix this without reinstalling. In the past when running into BSODs, simply reinstalling Windows has been my go-to fix as this has always removed the problems and I am always traveling light with all important data in the cloud and not many apps on my pc.
What I have done so far:
- Tried reinstalling Windows via USB, got the WATCHDOG errors before actual installation process started
- MemTest86 - No Errors
- Windows System File Checker - No Errors / Corrupted Files
- Windows Memory Diagnostic - No Errors
- Used Gigabyte Control Center to update all Motherboard drivers as well as the BIOS
Minidumps & Info
CPU: Intel Core i7 13700
CPU cooler: ENDORFY Fortis 5 Dual Fan
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 GAMING X
Ram: Slots 2+4: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 - 32GB - CL32 - Dual Channel (2 pcs) - Intel XMP
SSD/HDD: 2TB Kingston KC3000 NVME M.2 SSD
GPU: 24GB Palit GeForce RTX 4090 GameRock
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W - 80 PLUS Gold
Chassis: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX Midi Tower
OS: Windows 11 Home 24H2
Monitor: Displayport: LG 43UD79-B 107,98 cm (42,51 Zoll) UHD 4K IPS Monitor
HDMI: BenQ XL2411Z (24 Zoll) Monitor
All items were bought new in late April 2023 and put together by myself.
I have uploaded a zip from the Synapsis File Collection App that includes the last 10 minidumps. Two of which happened while I was putting this post together. I had more but lost them because windows was only saving 5 at a time and by the time I found out several were already gone. The WATCHDOG ones did not produce a minidump file. If there is anything else I can give you that will help please let me know.
Thanks for any help.
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