Huge numbers of random blue screens.

[imported_Tick]

I keep getting random BSOD's for no apparent reason. I've gotten a huge variety, and they usually only flash for a second then I get a reboot. Any hints?

 

[daniel49]

obvious suspects are any new progams you have installed.
Any new hardware you have installed.
Virus/malware/adware
Bad memory...run memtest
Power supply
How long have you had the problems?
Also you can set it so it gives you a bluescreen ( which gives you an error message) instead of a reboot

 

[imported_Tick]

No new hardware, I think I've gotten all the malware off my system, my power supply is fine, memory is fine, I ran memtest, the only thing I can think of is installing Oblivion, and the problems do coincide with that, but it doesn't seems bloody likely. I mean, it's a game developed by a huge company. What are the chances it's causing theses problems?

 

[Zugzwang152]

using latest video and chipset drivers?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
using latest video and chipset drivers?

Yes.

 

[imported_Tick]

Bumpo.

 

[JSFLY]

post your system specs

are you overclocking?

how are your temps?

how long have your system been fine before this started happeneing?

tried a clear cmos?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: JSFLY
post your system specs

are you overclocking?

how are your temps?

how long have your system been fine before this started happeneing?

tried a clear cmos?

Fx-55
7800 GT
A8N-SLI with latest BIOS
480 Watt Antec Neopower

Yes, I am overclocking, but lowering clocks doesn't help.
My temps are at -22 for CPU, 40-ish for case, 57-ish for video card
Why would a CMOS clear help?

Also, I have discovered it only blue screens withing the first 20 seconds of boot. After that, it never happens. Also, the issues has been present for a week, exactly the amount of time I have had Oblivion installed....

 

[Cdeck]

it appears driver related, re-install the os and use newly downloaded drivers.

 

[dclive]

I'd suggest reading the dump and seeing if that tells you anything before doing something so drastic as reinstalling the OS - for all we know, it's just a single bad driver that is the problem, and replacing it will fix the entire issue.

Turn off auto-reboot when the machine crashes.

Confirm you've done ALL Microsoft updates. Confirm you've completely stopped overclocking your PC.

If, after doing that, you still get memorydumps, send them to me (see my .sig) with the latest MPS Reports .cab file. Send me a few dumps made AFTER you do the above.

 

[nweaver]

does oblivion use that craptastic starsomethingorother copy protection?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: nweaver
does oblivion use that craptastic starsomethingorother copy protection?

Not that I've seen.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: dclive
I'd suggest reading the dump and seeing if that tells you anything before doing something so drastic as reinstalling the OS - for all we know, it's just a single bad driver that is the problem, and replacing it will fix the entire issue.

Turn off auto-reboot when the machine crashes.

Confirm you've done ALL Microsoft updates. Confirm you've completely stopped overclocking your PC.

If, after doing that, you still get memorydumps, send them to me (see my .sig) with the latest MPS Reports .cab file. Send me a few dumps made AFTER you do the above.

How do I turn off auto-reboot?
What am I looking for in the memory dump, and how do I get it? What is an MPS report? I will try clocking back again to see if that fixxes it. I think I have all the updates, but I'll check.

Edit: WAAaaiittt a minute.... I've been having another driver related issue. Every once in a while, when I restart, my system looses it's resolution settings, or drops a monitor. Also, I've had some occasional random freezing. Yet, I'm using the latest video drivers, and I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times, both with and without driver cleaner. Any hints?

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Cdeck
it appears driver related, re-install the os and use newly downloaded drivers.

I made this thread because I'm trying to AVOID a reinstall.

 

[JSFLY]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: JSFLY
post your system specs

are you overclocking?

how are your temps?

how long have your system been fine before this started happeneing?

tried a clear cmos?

Why would a CMOS clear help?

When your out of ideas, sometimes a cmos clear does the trick. Even if it doesnt, takes 5 minutes and no harm done.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: JSFLY

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: JSFLY
post your system specs

are you overclocking?

how are your temps?

how long have your system been fine before this started happeneing?

tried a clear cmos?

Why would a CMOS clear help?

When your out of ideas, sometimes a cmos clear does the trick. Even if it doesnt, takes 5 minutes and no harm done.

Actually, it does, because I have to remember to sellect several non-standard BIOS options.

 

[JSFLY]

lol

if you cant take the time to memorize or write down a few bios options.....

actually no comment

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: JSFLY
lol

if you cant take the time to memorize or write down a few bios options.....

actually no comment

My point was that it's not harmless.

 

[doan]

start with a few hours of memtest to eliminate memory and P/S issues

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: dclive
I'd suggest reading the dump and seeing if that tells you anything before doing something so drastic as reinstalling the OS - for all we know, it's just a single bad driver that is the problem, and replacing it will fix the entire issue.

Turn off auto-reboot when the machine crashes.

Confirm you've done ALL Microsoft updates. Confirm you've completely stopped overclocking your PC.

If, after doing that, you still get memorydumps, send them to me (see my .sig) with the latest MPS Reports .cab file. Send me a few dumps made AFTER you do the above.

How do I turn off auto-reboot?
What am I looking for in the memory dump, and how do I get it? What is an MPS report? I will try clocking back again to see if that fixxes it. I think I have all the updates, but I'll check.

Edit: WAAaaiittt a minute.... I've been having another driver related issue. Every once in a while, when I restart, my system looses it's resolution settings, or drops a monitor. Also, I've had some occasional random freezing. Yet, I'm using the latest video drivers, and I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times, both with and without driver cleaner. Any hints?

Memory dumps are in c:\windows\minidump. They will tell why your machine crashed, and guessing isn't required. The only question is if the person reading it can dig deep enough to figure it out; sometimes I can, sometimes I can't, particularly with just a minidump rather than a full/kernel dump.

MPSReports link is in my .sig. Please run it, and send the .cab with your dumps done _after_ you clock normally and got ALL MS updates.

Autoreboot can be turned off by right-clicking on My Computer / Properties / Advanced / Startup-Recovery options.