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BSOD - seems absolutely random ): BCCode 101/124.
Hi all,
Thanks for taking the time to look at my BSOD problems.
I'm unable to figure this out (thought it would be easy to diagnose with BlueScreenView but nope it just points at ntoskrnl which is like... yeah totally useful). My key suspects are:
1. my graphics card (a ASUS Radeon HD 6850, its only ~1 year old and I don't OC it)
2. the slot for the graphics card on my mobo
(but maybe its neither, who knows, hopefully you can help me out!)
The reason is because some of the crashes (actually quite a number) have not been captured, i.e. what really happens is that random squares / bars will appear on my screen and the computer strangles itself until I reboot it. Sometimes the reboot will fail and it will get stuck at the "Starting Windows" screen without the spinning windows logo thingy happening (but the words are visible). Or worse still, it might just get stuck at my mobo loading screen.
I'll usually try to fix it by opening up my case and pushing the gfx card properly. Recently I even tried to add a few cable ties to prop up the card just in case its a loose connection with the mobo, but it still crashed.
It has been happening quite often recently - enough that I'm getting annoyed by it. Also, would want to RMA it as soon as possible if its really true that the gfx card is dying on me.
Thanks for your help!