Random blue screens all day long!

Hi!

My computer suddenly started blue screening like crazy about 2 weeks ago. Some of the blue screens aren't even in the MiniDump because I get impatient and turn the computer off before it creates another log. The error is different almost everytime as you can see in the MiniDumps, which made this really hard to research the problem!

Also around four times so far the computer won't even boot up after a blue screen, only the fans and lights turn on... I painstakingly found that I have to remove the cmos battery for about 10 seconds, then put it back in and power up to fix this (not sure if related).

I'll get the blue screens when the computer is sitting idle, when I'm playing games, or even while windows is trying to load.

Any suggestions besides reformatting? I bought the computer 2nd hand and it never came with a Windows 7 CD, although I could get one if it's required. Also uploaded dxdiag for system specs

Thank you!
Welland.

Well, it seems I'm not the only one with this problem! I read through multiple threads and started trying things on my own. Seems a lot of people with this issue are running Asus mobos with AMD CPU.

My motherboard: http://ca.asus.com/en/Motherboards/A...78TE/#download

I downloaded the latest update (M4A78T-E BIOS 3503) and used the AsusUpdater to flash the bios. SO far so good... although I've only been able to test for about 4 hours. For now, I think the other users could use help more than me. Good luck!

Bah, unfortunately it didn't work. The computer has been freezing a lot today. I read another thread where the screen gets all distorted and makes a strange sound. That's exactly what mine does! I still think there is some correlation between the asus motherboards and this problem...
Any ideas?

The most recent crashes point to hardware problems. One indicates a graphics card based crash.

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• Monitor temperatures during the following tests.
  
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  • Speccy - System Information - Free Download will monitor all hardware temperatures.
  • HWiNFO, HWiNFO32 & HWiNFO64 - Hardware Information and Analysis Tools can be inaccurate for CPU temperatures, but is a good program for GPU temperature monitoring.
  
  
  • Use FurMark: VGA Stress Test, Graphics Card and GPU Stability Test, Burn-in Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net to test the graphics card GPU. Let it run until the GPU temperatures even out or until the GPU temperatures reach a dangerous level (you can find the max temperature for your card on either the nVidia or AMD sites; if you are not sure, ask us). The goal is to get a steady temperature, find out if the GPU is overheating, or to see if there are any artifacts present in the test itself: look for strange pixelated patterns on the screen or colors that do not look like they belong. Then use the |MG| Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116 Download to test your graphics card memory. Let the memory test run for at least seven passes; the more the better.
    
    
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1. Download the drivers you want for your display card(s)
2. Click Start Menu
3. Click Control Panel
4. Click Uninstall a program
5. For NVIDIA:
   • Uninstall the NVIDIA Graphics Driver (this should uninstall all NVIDIA software and drivers)
   • Restart your computer
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        • Right click the adapter
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        • Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
        
        
        Alternatively:
        
        1. Login as an adminstrative user
        2. Click Start Menu
        3. Click Control Panel
        4. Click Hardware and Sound
        5. Click Device Manager (the last link under Devices and Printers)
        6. Expand Display adapters
        7. Do the following for each adapter (in case you have multiple display cards)
           
           • Right click the adapter
           • Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
           • Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
   • Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
   • Install the driver you selected for the display cards once Windows starts

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Hi,

After months of researching and my computer crashing, I finally figured it out! Something so simple: My mobo has 4 RAM slots, and I have 2x 2GB sticks. I had been placing the ram in the same coloured slots: 1 & 2 or 3 & 4. I ended up trying slots #2 & 4 (when counting from the CPU). Voila! No more blue screens! After months and months of my computer crashing 10 times a day... I'm so relieved. Posting my solution in case someone else has the same problem as me, it's something worth trying.

That could mean you have motherboard, CPU, or RAM problems. Could also just be a settings issue. If you are happy with the solution, though, then I will not argue.

I agree, I'm fairly certain it is the motherboard. I read at least 30 threads about the exact same problems that I was having, and what did they all have in common? Asus motherboards. I almost think it's some design flaw...

But! For now it's fixed, and in the future I will try another brand of mobo. TY