Okay i've been getting the dreaded blue screen of death. Its completely random i've gotten it being online,just booting up at very first screen, at windows screen. while sometimes it wont do it at all. I've format'd my harddrive twice saved what i couldnt reinstall in my partition moved that stuff back. got one blue screen prior to that. I fix computers and this one has me embarassingly stumpped. My thoughts of what it could be is a possible wrong setting in the CMOS, or a hardware issue. I had replaced my mainboard once prior when I had this problem and it fixed it. However the new board could of got struck by lighting i suspose. I dont believe a lighting strike would cause it to be a random blue screen though. Any ideas?
2007-01-26 15:57:29 · 3 answers · asked by Casanova 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I have very good ESD. No one one has been in my pc. The files i partitioned were music files i've downloaded from cd's etc. other partitioned files are my writings. I have one stick of ram in it.
2007-01-27 04:55:59 · update #1
You mentioned you replaced your mainboard once prior and it fixed it. Ever stop and think just maybe it could be the same problem? Id try switching it out... but thats me.
2007-01-27 13:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by sugrdady03 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have more than one stick of RAM remove all except one. Try each stick by itself. Download memtest and create a floppy to start and test memory with.
Use the latest BIOs version and drivers. Make sure windows is updated. Are all drivers WHQL?
Start in Safe Mode and see if it runs stable with minimal drivers.
Scan for viruses
When BSOD write down error code and look it up on internet.
Even small discharge of static electricity can damage CPU, RAM, drives or MOBO if not using ESD protection. Did anyone work inside of this pc before the BSOD's started?
You stated,
"I've format'd my harddrive twice saved what i couldnt reinstall in my partition moved that stuff back."
Will pc run without moving saved "stuff" back. What programs can you not reinstall? or is it just data files? After reformat run pc with minimal Windows install , maybe 3rd party drivers are problem?
2007-01-27 00:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have the error code on the blue screen? That might help narrow it down. Also, try disconnecting any USB devices you have connected - I've seen those cause odd blue screens.
2007-01-27 00:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by hallmike1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋