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BSOD problems, now computer won't even boot
Ok, so I've had my computer for one year, since Feb 2010. I had BSOD problems from soon after I got my comp. But they were few and far between so I ignored them. They steadily got worse. Soon it was almost guaranteed that anytime I opened a Youtube video or game, it would crash. Then it started to crash on bootup after previous crashes. Then it would randomly crash, even if I was just in a Word document.
Finally I was fed up and I couldn't find a solution. Since it was still under warranty, I sent in my video card, RAM, and hard drive to be exchanged. I figured that it was a hardware problem and it was probably one of these three. My HD had passed some tests and looked fine, but I wasn't taking any chances. My RAM failed memtests, but neither stick failed or passed consistently so I sent both in.
Now, finally, I have my new parts in and things were looking good. But yesterday during a game it blue screened, the blue screened again during the reboot. Second reboot worked.
Today, it blue screened during the same game. Then it wouldn't boot into Windows despite five attempts, crashing at various points during startup. One time the reboot button didn't even work and I had to manually turn off the computer. Finally I got into Safe Mode w/ Networking, and all seems to be fine. I've tried using a registry cleaner, as I read that might solve the problem. Didn't work. Installed latest BIOS, didn't work.
I'm really at a loss for what it could be. I have:
Windows 7 64 bit
ATI Radeon 5670 HD w/ latest drivers (only about 2 weeks old)
Asus M4A78LT-M LE motherboard
4 gigs RAM
600w power supply
Please let me know if you need anything else!
Edit: It just crashed again, now it won't boot. Freezes every boot; can't even get into safe mode or Windows. It even freezes as soon as I get into BIOS.
Edit x2: Now it won't boot at all. Just turns on and has a black screen. Nothing. Extremely worried/upset. I'm posting from an older computer.
Last edited by ironbmike; 09 Feb 2011 at 23:31.