Random BSODs While Not Playing Games or Surfing Internet

axe0 said:

Neither of those are in the logs for a long time.

Could you explain to me what the connection between the kernelbas.dll cause and the BSODs is?

Again: Could you make a screenshot of the partition manager, this makes that part more clear.
I have no idea how your partitions look like and thus have no idea what you're talking about with the DIAGS partition - OEM reserved?

When you clean reinstall the OS, you can format your whole drive and install, the install process will create the partitions it needs.

Honestly, I have no idea anymore. I thought reinstalling would fix my problems (my BSODs have subsided tremendously) but it just introduced more it seems. I mention the "KERNELBASE.DLL" because it involves the Kernel, and I'm wondering if it has some connection to the BSODs in general. I'm just trying to provide as much info as I can when I try something mentioned here.

@axe0, after reading everything you and the others have posted, I deleted the RECOVERY partition and got back some features I had lost through the previous reinstall by the retailer I went through to first diagnose my BSOD problem. I have some partitions still on my PC that have "OEM Reserved" in them and I read that "DIAGS" is what contains the ePSA for Dell PCs, so I'm nervous to touch any of those other partitions because I may mess up my PC more than it already is. I will provide you my partition.There's four sections:

1) DIAGS partition
2) An MSR partition
3) C:/ partition
4) RECOVERY partition

I ran the tests on the HDD and they still came back fine. My memory also tested fine last time I ran it, so I'm really at a loss on what the heck is wrong! I've narrowed it down to my drivers or one of the softwares needed to run my AlienFX program. However, I'm not advanced enough to diagnose this myself so I can only guess.

I have included the information about my HDD too through SeaTools. Don't know if it will help.

At this point, I'm willing to do another clean reinstall but I just need to know whether or not I should delete any of the other partitions or just leave them? Based on the readings provided, deleting the RECOVERY will help regain F8 options and wipe the C:/ drive completely clean. Anything else?

Uummm, a BIOS update?

I have read that if anything happens during the update (for instance, with my luck, another BSOD) I can have a "bricked" motherboard and have zero chance of recovery. Do I have to do a BIOS update? What does that even do anyway?

axe0 said:

If a BIOS update goes wrong you have a bricked mainboard yes, but if you have a mainboard with dual BIOS then you could recover from it.

Yes, you have to do the BIOS update, it contains improvements (as always) which may make your system more stable.

I'm very ignorant when it comes to the hardware of a computer. How can I tell if I have a mainboard with dual BIOS?

Also, to update, I fixed the problem involving KERNELBASE.DLL, and you were right. After some research, it is a DLL that is used for compatibility in certain games. Nowadays, its function is replaced by "nt.dll" or something.

Well, I tested downloading another game (APB: Reloaded, 5.3GB) and everything went find. I have yet to test their actual function during playing games, but I feel that the PC is now back to an acceptable operation level. If anything else happens I'll just make another thread. At least now I got back my F8 options and the ability to dump BSODs.

Thank you @axe0, @ICIT2LOL, and all others involved. Once again, you have both brought my PC back to a working state AND have made me even more knowledgeable on the subject.