Solved BSOD after taking in PC to repair shop

gregrocker · Oct 26, 2011

I had a chat with Jonathan about this and we agree the next pursuit should be a Power Supply.

The post makes me think PSU because it seems to get much worse when a video card is installed, although BSODs exist with only onboard graphics too. I'm guessing the increased power draw of the video card is putting it farther over the edge.

Other than that, motherboard would be my next guess, but if I had to recommend a purchase, it would be PSU first.

Ferny84 · Oct 26, 2011

I switched my m power supply last Thursday, it's still having problems.

I just ordered a new motherboard, i'll post after i've installed it.

Dave76 · Oct 30, 2011

The "BOOTMGR is CORRUPT CHECKSUM DOES NOT EQUAL" error may be due to BIOS/CMOS corruption or boot files.

Have you tried clearing the CMOS again?
How To Clear CMOS
You might need to get a new CMOS battery.

Also try:

How to Run a Startup Repair in Windows 7
Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

What have you done since the memtest86+ test with +1 million errors?

If you have reset your BIOS, are the RAM settings at default?

What are your DRAM and CPU/NB voltages set at now?

Ferny84 · Nov 1, 2011

Dave76 said:
The "BOOTMGR is CORRUPT CHECKSUM DOES NOT EQUAL" error may be due to BIOS/CMOS corruption or boot files.

Have you tried clearing the CMOS again?
How To Clear CMOS
You might need to get a new CMOS battery.

Also try:

How to Run a Startup Repair in Windows 7
Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

What have you done since the memtest86+ test with +1 million errors?

If you have reset your BIOS, are the RAM settings at default?

What are your DRAM and CPU/NB voltages set at now?

Yes I have tried clearing the CMOS.

I have not changed the CMOS battery though...are they the same as watch batteries?

I could make a quick visit to my local store and buy one.

Dave76 · Nov 2, 2011

The most common is CR2032.

Shut down your system and unplug it from the wall, then take out the battery from the motherboard and check the number on it to be sure.

Ferny84 · Nov 2, 2011

I bought a new battery, installed it, turned on my PC and after about 30 mins it crashed.

Do I have to clear the CMOS after installing a new battery?

Ferny84 · Nov 2, 2011

I decided to try memtest+ again this morning...check out what happened:

Bad memory? - YouTube

Dave76 · Nov 3, 2011

Go to your BIOS and change the CPU/NB voltage to 'Manual' and 1.200v, and the DRAM voltage to manual and 1.560V.

Run memtest86+ again, for 7 full passes, if you get an error you can stop the test and let us know what happened.

Be sure you are running memtest86+ and not memtest+.

Ferny84 · Nov 4, 2011

I changed the values, ran memtest+ and no problems.

Been using the PC all day and not a single BSOD.

I'll be gaming on it tomorrow, if it doesn't crash I guess it's fixed?

I'll let you guys know!

Golden · Nov 4, 2011

Ferny84 said:
I changed the values, ran memtest+ and no problems.

See Dave's recommendation run MEMTEST86+ : download it here:

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

Regards,
Golden

Dave76 · Nov 4, 2011

Ferny84 said:
I changed the values, ran memtest+ and no problems.

Been using the PC all day and not a single BSOD.

I'll be gaming on it tomorrow, if it doesn't crash I guess it's fixed?

I'll let you guys know!

Good news, let us know how it's running.

Ferny84 · Nov 4, 2011

Argh, it was running fine so I decided to put the lid back on and move it back to my desk in the other room.

Got a BSOD as soon as it logged into Windows 7...but this time it showed nothing but the error code:

I'm on the pc right now and no errors so far.

Ferny84 · Nov 4, 2011

I'm running memtest86+ and errors popped up within 10 minutes.

Restarted and tried running memtest86+ again, no errors, so far it's been 2 hours.

It looks like the memory errors are random...which confuse me.

I'll be buying new memory and a motherboard tonight, just to see what exactly the problem is...

Should I install the new memory first and see if it works or try installing the motherboard and memory at the same time?

Ferny84 · Nov 5, 2011

UPDATE:

I bought some new memory, plugged it in and tried out a few games, it crashed a few times so I decided to install a new motherboard.

It's been running for a few hours now no problems.

I'll post tomorrow night to let you guys know if it crashed at all.

Dave76 · Nov 6, 2011

What memory and what motherboard did you buy?
Give model numbers and any other info you have.

Memtest86+ and any other memory test can pass one time and have errors the next, this is very common for RAM.
When you get any errors it means there is a problem with either settings, the RAM or motherboard. If it passes the next time and you haven't changed anything you will still have issues 95% of the time.

Did you try the voltage settings that were recommended on the previous motherboard and RAM?

STOP 0x000000F7: DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER
Usual causes: Device driver, Malware

Cause
A driver overran a stack-based buffer (or local variable) in a way that would have overwritten the function's return address and jumped back to an arbitrary address when the function returned.

This is the classic "buffer overrun" hacking attack. The system has been brought down to prevent a malicious user from gaining complete control of it.

What anti-virus are you using?
Run a full system scan with your current A-V program.

Download and run Malwarebytes, be sure to update it before running.

Let us know the results of the virus scans.

Ferny84 · Nov 6, 2011

Dave76 said:
What memory and what motherboard did you buy?
Give model numbers and any other info you have.

Memtest86+ and any other memory test can pass one time and have errors the next, this is very common for RAM.
When you get any errors it means there is a problem with either settings, the RAM or motherboard. If it passes the next time and you haven't changed anything you will still have issues 95% of the time.

Did you try the voltage settings that were recommended on the previous motherboard and RAM?

STOP 0x000000F7: DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER
Usual causes: Device driver, Malware

Cause
A driver overran a stack-based buffer (or local variable) in a way that would have overwritten the function's return address and jumped back to an arbitrary address when the function returned.

This is the classic "buffer overrun" hacking attack. The system has been brought down to prevent a malicious user from gaining complete control of it.

Click to expand...

What anti-virus are you using?
Run a full system scan with your current A-V program.

Download and run Malwarebytes, be sure to update it before running.

Let us know the results of the virus scans.

The motherboard is : Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

The memory is Patriot..something cheap.

I tried the voltages you posted earlier and they didn't work.

I use Microsoft Security Essentials and yes I have ran a full system scan, not quick scan.

Dave76 · Nov 6, 2011

What is the memory model number?

Download and run Malwarebytes(<link), be sure to update it before running.

Ferny84 · Nov 6, 2011

Dave76 said:
What is the memory model number?

Download and run Malwarebytes(<link), be sure to update it before running.

PSD34G1333K
Patriot Memory

Ferny84 · Nov 6, 2011

Here is what I got from running Malware Bytes:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.2.1300
Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal download

Database version: 8099

Windows 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514

06/11/2011 4:01:34 PM
mbam-log-2011-11-06 (16-01-34).txt

Scan type: Full scan (C:\|)
Objects scanned: 263637
Time elapsed: 15 minute(s), 44 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Dave76 · Nov 7, 2011

Good to know your system is clean, no malware.

Have you had a crash since you changed the motherboard?

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