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Sick PC, multiple faults. Software or hardware?
Hello and thanks for having me
To cut a long story short my computer is now a brick, or potato etc etc
It's stuck in a continuous blue screen death loop.
I'm getting multiple fault messages, to name a few :
Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart"
IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL
PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA (Wdf01000.sys)
SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED
storport.sys
ACPI.sys
I didn't record them all as there seems to be a new one on each boot. I think at this stage that my motherboard is faulty, I hope I'm wrong and you guys can suggest something windows related. Here's what I've done :
First step I took was to attempt to restore windows to a restore point before the last windows update (On 2nd March), before I can even select the date the machine brings up a fresh fault/blue screen, I can't proceed. (That's if I'm lucky enough to get as far as the recovery console)
I started looking at hardware, as the case is small (Corsair 380t) and the GPU is in the way, I started there. Removed GPU and ran computer on the onboard graphics (Same issue) Removed and reseated ram (Same blue screens), tried individual sticks of ram in each slot (Same issue). Cleared CMOS by bridging the pins (Did not resolve the issue), removed battery wire and plugged back in. (It's clearing ok but still getting blue screen loop)
I completely unplugged it's Samsung Evo SSD (This is where windows is installed) and I'm still getting blue screen loop?
I've tried a fresh install of windows via the same method as the first install, via USB drive. Won't work, blue screen loop. Plugged in my USB DVD drive with a DVD copy of windows 8.1, the drive is picked up in the bios perfect but once the message to click any button to load/install windows appears, when I hit a button it fires me back to the Asus boot logo and then blue screen loop.
Hopefully my spec's are viewable. The bios runs perfect, but the second I exit it it's blue screens all the way.
Power supply is a EVGA Supernova 650 W Gs Gold 80+ Modular. Hopefully the rest of my spec comes up, if not I'll post after.
Edit: To confirm, the PC ran perfectly for a few weeks without issue. There was no new software added around the time of problems arising. Also I can't get into windows at all, anything outside of the bios and I get blue screen on a loop.
Many thanks in advance
Last edited by sparky; 06 Mar 2016 at 13:55. Reason: Update