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Test for a day or 2, then do this. If you get problems before that time is up, move on straight away.
Part 2: Cause of bluescreen code 124
How to Fix Blue screen code 124
These are listed as possibles. Tell me what you have already done/tested/updated etc. I would run chkdsk next.
OVERHEATING
OVERCLOCKING
BIOS UPDATE
OTHER BUGS
DIRT AND DUST
This link defines the error this way.
"Stop 0x124 minidumps contain very little practical information, and it is therefore necessary to approach the problem as a case of hardware in an unknown state of distress."
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...d-df20dfb5aa5b
Run chkdsk as per OPTION TWO & upload the log. Then test.
Drive Error Checking in Windows 10
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Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
516352 file records processed.
File verification completed.
Phase duration (File record verification): 1.57 seconds.
3693 large file records processed.
Phase duration (Orphan file record recovery): 0.00 milliseconds.
0 bad file records processed.
Phase duration (Bad file record checking): 0.61 milliseconds.
Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
287 reparse records processed.
696358 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
Phase duration (Index verification): 3.93 seconds.
0 unindexed files scanned.
Phase duration (Orphan reconnection): 408.94 milliseconds.
0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
Phase duration (Orphan recovery to lost and found): 74.02 milliseconds.
287 reparse records processed.
Phase duration (Reparse point and Object ID verification): 2.88 milliseconds.
Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Cleaning up 3613 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 3613 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 3613 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
Phase duration (Security descriptor verification): 19.37 milliseconds.
90004 data files processed.
Phase duration (Data attribute verification): 0.63 milliseconds.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37770176 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
Phase duration (USN journal verification): 45.06 milliseconds.
Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
243568639 KB total disk space.
71687708 KB in 297705 files.
181780 KB in 90005 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
631103 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
171068048 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
60892159 total allocation units on disk.
42767012 allocation units available on disk.
Total duration: 6.11 seconds (6113 ms).
Internal Info:
00 e1 07 00 85 ea 05 00 be b3 0a 00 00 00 00 00 ................
8e 00 00 00 91 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
Very good, now to finish off.
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