BSOD Crashes after power outage


  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #1

    BSOD Crashes after power outage


    About a month ago, the power went out in the neighborhood. When the power came back on, my computer was really messed up; freezes, blue screens, etc. After an hour or two, I found that one of my memory sticks was damaged. I was finally able to boot into windows and work for a little while. Problem is I still get the blue screens randomly and much too frequently (essentially each session I use the computer, I get at least 1 BSOD). I had windows 7 installed for a full year with virtually no problems on this system.

    I have done a clean reinstall of the full retail version of windows 7 x64 professional.
    Abit kn9s motherboard
    Athlon 64 x2 4200

    Thank you in advance for all your help!
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    dgrec3 said:
    About a month ago, the power went out in the neighborhood. When the power came back on, my computer was really messed up; freezes, blue screens, etc. After an hour or two, I found that one of my memory sticks was damaged. I was finally able to boot into windows and work for a little while. Problem is I still get the blue screens randomly and much too frequently (essentially each session I use the computer, I get at least 1 BSOD). I had windows 7 installed for a full year with virtually no problems on this system.

    I have done a clean reinstall of the full retail version of windows 7 x64 professional.
    Abit kn9s motherboard
    Athlon 64 x2 4200

    Thank you in advance for all your help!
    Your causes are all over the map so like you I suspect hardware. I do notice that many of them refer to video driver/card/power.

    I would run memtest, sfc /scannow, and replace your video driver as described below

    Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder or another ISO burning program. Boot from the CD, and leave it running for at least 5 or 6 passes.


    Just remember, any time Memtest reports errors, it can be either bad RAM or a bad motherboard slot. Test the sticks individually, and if you find a good one, test it in all slots.

    SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

    When upgrading your graphic driver you MUST remove all traces of the current driver. In order to do that we recommend using Guru3D - Driver Sweeper

    When it is removed then download and install the fresh copy.

    Let us know if you need help


    ken J
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the quick response, Ken. SFC and Memtest came out clean. Replaced the video driver and have been up and running for over a day with no problems. Hopefully that was the trick and I won't have to bother you (or anybody else) again.

    Thanks again!
    Dan
      My Computer


 

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