Facing alot of bsod lately..

[wAnxTa]

yo people .. i am facing a big problem please help me .. am facing blue screen of death alot these days like in every 15 - 20 mins i also reinstalled my os but still no luck .. now i will tell u what happened in the past, after few months of using my computer i faced a display problem for the first time in which the screen was totally blank and there was nothing on it and the monitor's light kept blinking saying no signal is available well it was the first time so i didnt know what to do so i just turned off the power and turned it on again, it worked fine and i was relieved but after few days again i faced the same problem and this time restarting computer didnt work then what i did is remove my graphics card and put it back again and it worked then afterwards i faced this problem several times and i did the same ,removing my graphics card and putting it back again and every time i did that i sweared at my mobo so hard and still i do coz i just hate this motherboard i cant wait to break it .. okay now from a few days i started to face this problem again (blank screen) and this time removing graphics card and placing it back again didnt work damnn u must've seen my face when it didnt work for me i called a friend of mine and told him about the problem he said remove your ram ,clean it and place it back again .. i did that and it worked but another day same thing again then i again removed the ram and placed it back but it didnt workkkkk then i called my friend again and he said that my ram is faulty , i told him i just bought it 3 or 4 months back how can it be expired in such a short time .. well removing ram and placing it back again didnt work so i did alot of thing like removing graphics card cleaned it put it back again removed ram cleaned it and tested both of the sticks one by one to check which one is faulty but both of them worked fine then i put both of the sticks back and turned on my computer it started fine but after that day i am facing blue screen of death alot like after 20 - 25 mins and sometimes in 10 - 15 mins and now the problem is i dont want to buy new ram or motherboard because i was thinking of buying core i5 in the near future and for that i will have to buy different ram and a different motherboard not with a lga775 chipset .. and the most i can do is either buy a new motherboard or new ram sticks i cant buy both and if i have to buy them both i am screwed no core i5 for me in the near future so guys what should i do ?
I am very scared because i bought this pc myself all the stuff with my own money and i just turned 17 :P

Thanks mateys ..

[Ali Tayyab]

1. There is an error code on the blue screen u need to note that down

2. Get a program called memtest from www.memtest86.com
Burn this to a disc and let it run the "long" test. See if it comes up with any errors. Let it run for a couple of hours

3. Next up are the hard disks. Get a program called "Sea tools" from seagate's website. Get the DOS/ Self contained version as your OS is already shoddy. Again let it test both disks

4. Finally if both of these turn out to be okay, we'll need to look at the error code generated and the program that caused it to happen.

The error code i've already told you about
The program you find out by:
Right click MY Computer -> Manage -> Event viewer ->
First check system that applications to see what caused the error (you will see a red "cross")

Please next time rather narrating, right in bullets. and please do not use ".." they are very distracting

[nazareth]

If he has a Seagate drive, that's the problem right there. Just my opinion.

[towelie]

I had a similar problem, a long time ago, and it was caused by a screw shorting the motherboard. Take your MB out of the case, place it on a desk and run it for a while. Try to reproduce the BSOD.

My second guess is a faulty PSU, but then again, I'm always suspicious of PSUs so try to borrow one from a friend before spending money on a new one.

[wAnxTa]

but i bought this psu in january and started using it in feb .. is it possible that it can be faulty ?
and btw if hdd is the problem i was about to buy one in a few days maybe i should buy it today should i get seagate 1 tb ? is it fine ?

[Ali Tayyab]

Originally Posted by wAnxTa

but i bought this psu in january and started using it in feb .. is it possible that it can be faulty ?
and btw if hdd is the problem i was about to buy one in a few days maybe i should buy it today should i get seagate 1 tb ? is it fine ?

Again rather than jumping to conclusion or blindingly firing in the dark, test stuff out.
1. note error code
2. test ram
3. test hdd
4. Note program that causes the error

[wAnxTa]

i tested hdd using seatools the results were fine .. now i am going to test my ram but how to do 1 and 4 ?

[Ali Tayyab]

Originally Posted by wAnxTa

i tested hdd using seatools the results were fine .. now i am going to test my ram but how to do 1 and 4 ?

Ram? if u have problem with all sticks in place. that is the place to start.
let it run for atleast 3 long tests.
if u do get a problem, than test one stick at a time.

and remember to note down the blue screen error code (the stop code) and the program or windows component that causes the error

[wAnxTa]

i did that ram test and it said pass complete no errors btw should i check both sticks individually or together ?



EDIT : This test took 1 hour to complete and it said pass complete and i thought the scan is complete and now by googling i found a message by a random guy "memtest has to be run +12 hours to scan the ram for errors" is it true ? and if yes should i check both sticks individually or together ?

[Ali Tayyab]

that is the ideal situation, but if you are getting bsod's this often an error should come up in a couple of goes.

As u get the error when the sticks are in together, that is the way to start off. Might have to get back to this if nothing else turns up.

A better idea is to get the error code (stop code on blue screen) and the faulting app/ os component from event viewer. If nothing turns up there we can look at other possibilities


PS: you did run the "Long" test?


PPS: Run Hardware monitor (from cpuid.com) and check your voltages as well

[wAnxTa]

check voltages yourself ali if they are fine or not . i dont know much about them ..
and btw there is a software called teamviewer, people can share desktops with it
what if i share my desktop and u can check whatever u want to . like in event viewer and any other thing u want to check .

[Ali Tayyab]

Most of the voltages look okay. Won't remote desktop be able to do the same.
The problem is that most of the time i access the internet from a portable device thus might not be able to use this.

You have done a lot already. Only need information regarding the error (blue screen and event viewer) and back ground programs etc.

Also is it one particular thing that causes this (internet access, listening to music, playing games) or it happens randomly.


Beyond that you will need to run stuff on your machine to figure things out.

[wAnxTa]

it happens randomly. sometimes in the middle of a game and sometimes when i am installing a game and sometimes when i am just browsing around ..

[Ali Tayyab]

Okay then please provide the other bits of information:

1. The error code i've already told you about

2. The program you find out by:
Right click MY Computer -> Manage -> Event viewer ->
First check system that applications to see what caused the error (you will see a red "cross")

3. Background programs:
a. Anti Virus
b. Torrent clients
c. Instant messengers
d. Other stuff

Then you can run
a. speedfan (link in my signature) -> goto SMART status ->online analysis
b. Prime95 or OCCT (link in my signature)

[wAnxTa]

ali i used prime95 and it f'ked up my windows and harddisk. After restarting it said windows cannot be started and when i try to reinstall windows i cant see the partitions of my 80 gb hdd ..