AutoFailover


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #1

    AutoFailover


    So for the past day or two, I've encountered some serious issues with my desktop.


    First problems were BSOD - giving the error "IRQL Not Less or Equal". These would happen sporadically and I could never pinpoint the cause of the BSOD. I am able to access the minidump files if needed. Sometimes I could go several weeks without a BSOD and sometimes I'd have several in one day.

    I updated drivers for video card and NIC and after about a little over a week of no BSODs, this occurs...


    My screen flickered and I heard a click from my tower and I lost my second monitor (just went blank). I was in a program at the time of crash. I'm not able to say what the program was due to it being a pre-beta release and I'm bound by the NDA. I wasn't able to ctrl+alt+delete - had to perform a hard reset.



    I couldn't even boot into Windows -it took me to the StartUp Repair and tried to run through its self-correcting tool but wasn't able to fix any problems. It then gave me the option of running a restore (I had no restore options), command prompt, etc or shut down or restart.

    Here's what I've done so far -

    Downloaded a copy of Windows PE on another computer and burned the .iso onto a dvd. Used that to boot into PE and remove the nvscv64.dll file from the Windows\System32 folder and placed it in a new folder on the desktop.

    Removed PE dvd from drive and rebooted computer - Windows failed to load again. Tried another reboot and the bios failed to recognize the keyboard. Tried 3 more times to reboot but got stuck at the BIOS with the keyboard failure - tried using two different keyboards: A Logitech G15 and a generic Dell keyboard I found lying around.

    Tried rotating USB ports - still not recognized

    Reset the BIOS using jumper pin on mobo - now gives me CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded.






    Here's the full work up:

    Problem Event Name: StartupRepairOffline
    Problem Signature 01: 6.1.7600.16385
    Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7600.16385
    Problem Signature 03: unknown
    Problem Signature 04: 21200800
    Problem Signature 05: AutoFailover
    Problem Signature 06: 4
    Problem Signature 07: NoRootCause
    OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
    Locale ID: 1033







    After letting the computer sit for a while I was able to finally get past the POST screen. I was then able to go back into Windows PE (XP edition).


    I moved all of my Nvidia drivers to a new folder through Windows PE - tried booting up again and I still get a strange setup on my POST screen - green dots everywhere! But it's ordered patterns of green dots/pixels. And of course, Windows screen loads and then fails tries StartUp repair and reboots.


    So, today I went to Worst Buy and bought a new video card (Nvidia 560GTX Ti) - This time I get no crazy green dots all over my screen and I can select the boot menu. I try going for my regular hard drive (I have 4 in my computer right now - I don't know why) but it kicks me back to the Startup Repair screen which fails and reboots itself.


    I let it reboot and then select the boot menu again and choose the same hard drive. But this time, I select "Windows 7 (recovered)" - the third option.


    My choices at the boot menu are:
    Windows 7
    Windows 7 (recovered)
    Windows 7 (recovered) - this is the one I go with


    So, after selecting the third option - I can actually get to my login screen for Windows - I enter my password but it's running off of an old hard drive with a Windows installation.



    So, right now, I do have functionality with my desktop but it's not running off the hard drive I want it to. My regular C: drive has now been pushed down to H:


    I'm dreading having to reinstall a copy of Windows on my preferred hard drive. But right now, I can't get past the Startup Repair.


    Any suggestions?
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  2. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #2

    Check for malware first. Download this;

    Malwarebytes

    and run a FULL scan. If it finds anything post the log here.

    Regards....Mike Connor
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Mike Connor said:
    Check for malware first. Download this;

    Malwarebytes

    and run a FULL scan. If it finds anything post the log here.

    Regards....Mike Connor

    I'll give the Malwarebytes a try - but I've already ran SuperAntiSpyware and AVG in safemode during the BSOD phase and found nothing more than tracking cookies.
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I ran the full scan and 0 infections for the entire hdd.
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  5. Posts : 2,039
    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #5

    Steve4 said:
    I ran the full scan and 0 infections for the entire hdd.

    In that case it sounds like a hardware problem, most likely caused by overheating. Any obvious correlation to ambient temperatures you can think of?

    The fact that it comes back after sitting for a while would tend to strengthen that hypothesis.

    Otherwise I have nothing useful to contribute at the moment.

    Regards....Mike Connor
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Pro x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Mike Connor said:
    Steve4 said:
    I ran the full scan and 0 infections for the entire hdd.

    In that case it sounds like a hardware problem, most likely caused by overheating. Any obvious correlation to ambient temperatures you can think of?

    The fact that it comes back after sitting for a while would tend to strengthen that hypothesis.

    Otherwise I have nothing useful to contribute at the moment.

    Regards....Mike Connor

    Hmm... I've never had heating issues in the past. My CPU temp typically hovers between 37 and 41 degrees Celcius. I have an Antec Server Tower that stands a little over two feet tall - and I have plenty of good airflow.

    I've backed up my important files and I think I'm just gonna go with a fresh install.
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