Screen Turns to Static

myoblastic · 17 Mar 2015

I have had two BSOD's so far where the screen turns to static and it registers as BSOD. Static meaning like stereotypical old tv's rainbow lines running across the screen.

The first BSOD it went to static and then restarted on it's own, giving me the 'Windows encountered a problem' on restart

The second BSOD it went to static and I had to manually restart.

Graphics card is a refurbished sapphire radeon hd 7870, probably has something to do with it.

Need help pinpointing what exactly is wrong, thanks!

Golden · 18 Mar 2015

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KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR (7a)
The requested page of kernel data could not be read in.  Typically caused by
a bad block in the paging file or disk controller error. Also see
KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR.

Debugging Details:
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ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000185 - The I/O device reported an I/O error.

DISK_HARDWARE_ERROR: There was error with disk hardware

Backup all data immediately, then test the Samsung SSD and WD HDD using the DOS version of the LONG test of SeaTools as described here:
SeaTools for DOS and Windows - How to Use

There is a very strong probability you will need to replace the disk/s. If you are lucky it might just be the SATA cables. Lets see what the test tells us.

myoblastic · 18 Mar 2015

Golden said:

Backup all data immediately, then test the Samsung SSD and WD HDD using the DOS version of the LONG test of SeaTools as described here:
SeaTools for DOS and Windows - How to Use

There is a very strong probability you will need to replace the disk/s. If you are lucky it might just be the SATA cables. Lets see what the test tells us.

When I booted to the SeaTools DOS it said scanning for controllers, then no controller detected, then no hard drives detected.

Golden · 18 Mar 2015

In the BIOS you need to change to IDE...its explained in the tutorial.

myoblastic · 18 Mar 2015

Golden said:

In the BIOS you need to change to IDE...its explained in the tutorial.

Oops, sorry for not reading the whole thing. I ran the test and it said both disks PASSED, should I run it again to make sure or does that narrow down the problems?

Golden · 19 Mar 2015

Did it pass when running the DOS version?

myoblastic · 19 Mar 2015

Yes, unless the DOS version isn't the one where you boot into it from a USB drive.