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Integrated Graphics has nothing to do with the motherboard, unless it was a SoC motherboard [System on a Chip, i.e. processor came with the motherboard and is non-removable], and everything to do with the CPU. What CPU do you have?
I keep saying to research the black screen with cursor because it will tell you what driver is the issue when you come across the right thread discussing it. Please research this specific issue until you find a thread that tells what driver it is you need to uninstall in safe mode within the Windows 8 forums (eightforums.com). You need a base from where to start and this issue is that base.
When you have time, please take a screenshot of the advanced power options menu ( Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings -> change advanced power settings, then click "change settings that are currently unavailable" if it's displayed at the top of the advanced window) You'll need to take multiple screenshots since the options window is small. (screenshots are taken via win key + PRT SCRN)
The bad block error on the SSD is a bit concerning, especially if chkdsk isn't recognizing it. This is a separate issue however and not the cause of your screen issues. Does the SSD manufacturer offer a drive scanning tool for the SSD? If not, the best way (at least with a HDD, so you'll need to verify via some searching whether this would be appropriate for an SSD) to fix disk health errors, especially when chkdsk fails to fix an issue, is to either utilize fdisk in a *nix OS or to boot up a second device with Hiren's BootCD and use one of the HDD DOS programs that scans every sector, and if a bad block is found, tries to repair it. If repair is not possible, it attempts to recover the information contained within the block, then marks the block as bad so no information is written to it again.
- Google something to the effect of "how to fix SSD bad block"
SFC and DISM will only fix problems with Windows itself. DISM is able to check parity of the backups of all system files that are contained within the WinSxS folder, and if a parity isn't found (i.e. the file is corrupt), it downloads the correct replacement from Windows Update via TrustedInstaller. SFC (System File Checker) scans the Windows directory for corrupt system files and if any are found that don't match parity, replaces them with their backups stored within the WinSxS folder. This alone demonstrates your issue is not Windows 10, but is either a driver problem (your issue), a third party software issue (not your problem), or a hardware issue (most likely not your problem).
- Sometimes wonky issues can be fixed by cleaning the component store [the WinSxS folder), so run the following from an admin prompt, then restart: dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
I'm baffled why you paid for Windows 10, unless you didn't have a valid product key for Win 7/8/8.1, as Windows 10 is a free upgrade for the 1st year of release to Windows 7/8/8.1 users who have a valid product key for those windows editions; or wanted Pro when the prior edition of Windows would only allow a free upgrade to the home edition.
Drivers from Microsoft generally will suffice, however they're almost always generic drivers and often do not contain files other than drivers (i.e. for Nvidia, it would only install the display driver, not the other 4 drivers that are usually installed if you download the driver package directly from Nvidia, or for AMD it wouldn't install the Catalyst Control Center). Drivers from Windows Update are also, almost always, dated and more often times than not, not the most recent version from the hardware manufacturer. Certain manufacturers, such as RealTek and Synaptics rely more heavily upon OEMs to provide updated drivers they've customized to the the specific hardware implementation they sold. Most of the time, drivers from Windows Update for non-critical systems, i.e. peripherals, will usually suffice; however, system critical drivers, such as display drivers, should always be pulled directly from the hardware manufacturer's site, and never from Windows Update.
also speedfan came back saying no erros. I'm going to try memtest outside the OS again, I'm getting a lot more errors inside my event viewer. tried the kingston SSD tool, unable to see my drive. my CPU is an intel q6600 C2Q.
I'm also adding my dx diagnostics, i don't know if that'll be any help, but i did notice it doesn't fully show my motherboard specs. also I'm totally not sure what I'm looking at on the smart readings. Also I'm not used to posting to forums since I usually resolve my issues from others solutions.
Last edited by scotto1682; 28 Nov 2015 at 15:25.