BSOD After Clean Install, 0x50, 0x0A,0x0D,0x101

kully213 · 18 Nov 2012

hello people, first time on this forum so please be patient, ok basically
about 3months ago my PC was working perfectly for months and months, and it started to slow a bit so i decided to reinstall windows 7 professional 64bit.

the install completed successfully from a usb stick, and windows loaded fine, untill installing a few updates it started BSODing with nothing installed on it except google chrome and flash, i didnt even install the mobo drivers.

and now i keep getting hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe i read online, it sed replace the hal.dll file using the recovery console but thats for windows xp. i got a weird feeling that its something small and stupid, because whocrashed says its something to do with the operation system.

koolkat77 · 18 Nov 2012

Hi and welcome to SevenForums

ntoskrnl.exe is not the true cause of a crash. A number of your blue screens were caused by Avast! antivirus. I see that you have AVG installed as well. These antiviruses can cause BSOD-s on some systems. Please uninstall them and use Microsoft Security Essentials and the Free version of malware bytes.

Recommended antivirus program for Windows 7 based on stability compared to others:-

Do not start the free trial of Malware Bytes; remember to deselect that option when prompted.

Run a full scan with both (separately) once downloaded, installed and updated.

Run the System File Checker that scans the of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible:

Click on the
Type CMD on Search
Left click and Run as Administrator
Type SFC /scannow

Full tutorial here:

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Run Disk Check on your hard disk for file system errors and bad sectors on it:

Disk Check

Check for a newer BIOS version:

Code:

BIOS Version/Date	Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 1701, 02/10/2008

See if the system is stable or not.

Then take memtest. Run for 8 passes and test each stick in a know good slot for an additional 6 passes.

The goal is to test all the RAM sticks and all the motherboard slots.

Check your motherboard manual to ensure the RAM sticks are in the recommended motherboard slots. Some motherboards have very specific slots required for the number of RAM sticks installed.

If you get errors, stop the test and continue with the next step.

1. Remove all but one stick of RAM from your computer (this will be RAM stick #1), and run Memtest86 again, for 7 passes.
Be sure to note the RAM stick, use a piece of tape with a number, and note the motherboard slot.
If this stick passes the test then go to step #3.

2. If RAM stick #1 has errors, repeat the test with RAM stick #2 in the same motherboard slot.
If RAM stick #2 passes, this indicates that RAM stick #1 may be bad. If you want to be absolutely sure, re-test RAM stick #1 in another known good slot.
If RAM stick #2 has errors, this indicates another possible bad RAM stick, a possible motherboard slot failure or inadequate settings.
3. Test the next stick of RAM (stick #2) in the next motherboard slot.
If this RAM stick has errors repeat step #2 using a known good stick if possible, or another stick.
If this RAM stick has no errors and both sticks failed in slot#1, test RAM stick #1 in this slot.
4. If you find a stick that passes the test, test it in all the other motherboard slots.

If Part 2 testing shows errors, and all tests in Part 3 show errors, you will need to test the RAM sticks in another computer and/or test other RAM in your computer to identify the problem.

In this way, you can identify whether it is a bad stick of RAM, a bad motherboard, or incompatibility between the sticks.

Errors are sometimes found after 8 passes.

Do this test overnight, before going to bed.

Let us know the results.

kully213 · 20 Nov 2012

hey thanks for a indepth reply, but the thing is i got bsods even before i installed any antivirus software even malwarebytes, but my issue has gone from bad to worse, my pc doesnt even start now, it goes to the windows logo and freezes, so i tried to install windows from a usb and after the loading finishes i get a bsod of 0x0a.

i thought it was my sata controllers before when i had windows working so i disabled them but that didnt fix it so i used a ide drive, same thing.

there was a slight problem with me cpu tho, one of the pins was bentish, so i straightened it, i knw its dumb to do that but i am short of cash so i had, but it worked tho, now i just reapplied thermal paste and turned the stock fan the other way around

koolkat77 · 20 Nov 2012

I see. You may test the ram if you have time.

If you have a SSD, update the firmware.

Upload a screenshot of your hard disk using crystal disk info:

Test your hard drive:

Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure

kully213 · 21 Nov 2012

lol i dont have a ssd and i cant take a screenshot of crystal disk because i cant even get into windows or reinstall it, tested ram before with memtest was fine no errors, tested it for about 2hours

koolkat77 · 21 Nov 2012

2 hours? how many passes? Sometimes errors are found after 8 passes.
STOP 0x101: CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT troubleshtg

kully213 · 21 Nov 2012

not sure really all i knw is that i wanted to do it longer, but i kept blue screening so i couldnt do a extensive test, just waiting for thermal paste, then gonna refit the heatsink, then try and reinstall windows if it doesnt bluescreen after loading the files

koolkat77 · 21 Nov 2012

Good luck. Let us know how it went.
Go through the other link in my post above.

kully213 · 21 Nov 2012

i will thanks, i read that post, i did just downgrade my bios from the latest 1804 to 1701, am gna upgrade it back to 1804 to see if it fixes the problem

koolkat77 · 21 Nov 2012

Okay :)
How old is this computer btw?