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Chronic BSOD after SSD, RAM install
Hi guys,
I have an ASUS N53SV-XV1 that has been suffering chronic BSODs after an SSD and RAM upgrade. The problem is happening at random and the machine been going BSOD at least once an hour.
The SSD is a Crucial M4 and has the newest firmware available (000F). I did a clean install of Win7 after installing the SSD and the problem seems unaffected. I did a 6+ pass test on the RAM and there were no errors. Please help!
Here are the specs on the machine:
Make and Model
ASUS N53SV-XV1
Display
15.6-inch LED-backlit Full HD display (1920 x 1080)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M with 1GB DDR3 VRAM and NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Processor
Type : 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM
Speed : 2.0 GHz (with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.9 GHz)
Cache : 3 MB L3
Chipset
Intel® HM65
Memory
Corsair 8GB (2x 4GB) 1333mhz PC3-10666 204-pin DDR3 SODIMM
NOTE: I ran Memtest 6+ passes and it came back clean (no errors).
Storage
Crucial M4 SSD 256GB, 2.5" SATA
Optical Drive
Super Multi DVD drive
Communication
LAN : 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
WLAN : Integrated 802.11 b/g/n (@2.4GHz)
Bluetooth
Built-in Bluetooth™ 2.1
Audio
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower®
Built-in Speakers And Microphone
SonicFocus
(Realtek High Definition Audio)
Interface
1 x USB 3.0 ports
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Line-in Jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
Power
Output : 19 V DC, 6.3 A, 120 W (Quad Core) / 4.74 A , 90 W (Dual Core)
Input : 100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal