Windows 7: Multiple blue screens when playing / after closing games. No minidumps

MisaMagee · 30 Sep 2012

Sorry about that, I did the quick test. My new RAM came in so I'm going to try to do some of the things that usually blue screen my computer just to be positive that it wasn't the old RAM. After that I'll flash my BIOS.

Dave76 · 01 Oct 2012

What RAM did you get?
Remember to post details, can't help very much if I don't know what you are doing.

If you have any issues run the long HDD test.

Let us know the results with the new RAM.

MisaMagee · 06 Oct 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave76

What RAM did you get?
Remember to post details, can't help very much if I don't know what you are doing.

If you have any issues run the long HDD test.

Let us know the results with the new RAM.

This is the new RAM I got Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-1333C9D-16GAO

I just got a bluescreen yesterday so I think it's pretty safe to say the issue is not RAM related. I'll continue doing the other tests / flashing my BIOS and posting the results today. Thanks again so much for your help.

MisaMagee · 06 Oct 2012

I flashed my BIOS today but the computer will hang on Initializing USB Controllers if I have any USB devices plugged in. The computer will boot properly if I unplug every since one of my USB devices but then I'll boot into Linux since my keyboard is unplugged and I'm not able to scroll down on my boot menu. I'm working on finding a solution to this so I can boot into windows and see if flashing the BIOS solved my problem.

Dave76 · 07 Oct 2012

How many USB devices do you have?
List all of them.
One of these could be causing problems.
You can test them one at a time, or all plugged in and remove one at a time, to find the culprit.

MisaMagee · 07 Oct 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave76

How many USB devices do you have?
List all of them.
One of these could be causing problems.
You can test them one at a time, or all plugged in and remove one at a time, to find the culprit.

I have my mouse, keyboard, microphone and a usb hub.
Edit:
The computer will boot as long as the keyboard is unlugged. I was able to plug the keyboard into my USB hub, select window 7 and boot. After that I had to plug the keyboard back into the back of the computer to type in my password to log into windows. I'm working on getting a USB to PS/2 adapter now, hopefully this will fix things. Now that I've flashed my BIOS I'll try doing things that caused blue screens in the past and post the results.

Dave76 · 08 Oct 2012

Good plan.

I have seen keyboards and mice cause many different BSoDs, they are hard to diagnose.

You need to test with a new or different keyboard, yours may work for a while but could cause more problems.