Windows 7: Constant BSOD (BCCode f4) after clean installation

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Doesn't matter what I am doing at the time, I get the same BSOD a few minutes after startup. This is after formatting my drive and then installing Windows 7. I have tried several clean installs afterwards, hoping that maybe something just went wrong during installation process. The first time it happens, every windows install attempt, is after I've selected my network type and it's setting that up.

I'm at a loss here, the PC was running more or less fine before the format. I tried to get my chipset driver installed, but there's not enough time. The bluescreen happens like clockwork. It does not seem to be happening in safe mode with networking, which is the only way I have enough time to type this and upload my diagnostic report.

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Suggested WD diagnostic program done, and passed. All positive results.

Ran CrystalDiskInfo, screenshot attatched.


Chkdsk gave me these results, but only from an elevated command prompt. (On a regular command prompt, the window would close presumably as soon as it was done, which I don't remember being normal)
I scheduled scan/fix on reboot, which did not seem to fix anything. I also gave it a second try while doing it from the drive properties, no fix.

I wasn't able to use the normal SeaTools, because when I tried to install .net framework in non-safe mode windows would BSOD immediately upon trying to install it. That's the only time I've seen it vary from being around 3 minutes, I tried several times for the same result.
SeaTools for DOS was a success though, and I passed both the short-test and the long-test.

Seatools for windows is the one that runs for short and long passes.

Please test the hard drive with seatools for DOS and let us know the results.

No, when I created a bootable disc with SeaTools for DOS and loaded from it, I was able to do both short and long tests. The long test took perhaps 2 hours. Not sure how to prove it, but there's no reason for me to lie about it.


EDIT: Here, from the SeaTool for DOS guide:

Ok.

Did you make any changes to your computer recently? Like hardware parts etc.?

Nope, none. Just a reformat. The Windows 7 disc I used is different than my usual one, but it has worked on several other PCs before just fine. And when I first encountered the BSODs, I set my BIOS to failsafe defaults so it can't be anything I messed with there for overclocking on my previous windows installation.

I see. Is anything overclocked at the moment?

No, everything is set to default.

How does the computer work in safe mode?

You'll need to stay in there for a few hours and see if it crashes or blue screens.