BSOD while installing Windows 7, error WHEA 0x00000124

Windows really needs to be installed on the system it will be running on or one of the same model. Otherwise you could run into stability issues.

OH those magic words

I don't have another MB with Skylake

Been plowing thru event log
keeps reporting processor 2 event id's 18/19,
sometimes doesn't even report it, then states a problem with processor 3
in my ignorance coz im not a BSOD expert, would that imply a voltage problem??

Roy

midvik said:

@ICIT2LOL Yes, it can be used 3 times so there is one more left.

@Ranger4 CPU is seated well (i tried reseating it twice with new thermal paste), checked it and the temperature is max 40C. I don't have another MB with Skylake seat to try it on and i don't have the money to buy another one just to test, therefore i did all the tests on all components for that long. I don't see how can faulty HW endure those tests for that long and remain cool and without errors..

When you say it's seated with new thermal paste, do you mean there is paste between the CPU & the motherboard socket. There should not be any paste in that area at all, the paste should only be between the CPU & the heat sink.

@ICIT2LOL Yes, it can be used 3 times so there is one more left.

Ok so it is a retail copy I did not know that because I did ask what media you were using back in post #7 but I think you may ave misunderstood what info I was after.

So in that case the activation code is tied to the other board because you installed the system onto the SSD using that motherboard and I am assuming because you only transferred to SSD to the new machine the code is not actually activated on that motherboard or were you asked to activate it on the new machine??

@ICIT2LOL I may have missunderstood you, sry. I think activation is not a problem here, it can work for several days without activation as long as it's installed and works, right? And no, it didn't ask me for activation again, just on laptop 1st time. On PC when it goes to safe mode, in system options it says "Windows is activated".

Ok mate as long as it is working - having said that do not be surprised if they message you still because in the past they have messaged me up to a month after installing their softwares - admittedly mainly Office issues though.

Now when checking the CPU out mate if the pins are bent in that socket then usually the CPU will not function because of the very close tolerances of the distance between each one in the rows. If there are some bent though and this is what I have one in the past with AMD CPUs which have the pins on the CPU itself is to straighten them VERY gently with a plastic credit card back to alignment. The card edge is usually good enough to attain the straight line that is needed.
The thermal compound well you will find there are many preferences on how toapply this and the thig to remember is not to apply too much.
My method of doing this is to clean the two surfaces thoroughly with whatever you find is best I use Arctic Silver cleaners (and Arctic Silver 5 compound) to do this process. The compound I spread with a gloved (vinyl glove) finger to all the surface area of those two surfaces and then a rice grain sized spot of compound on the CPU this I find allows the compound spot to bleed out across the entire surfaces of the CPU and heat spreader on the cooling device.
These are the products I use Arctic Silver Incorporated - ArctiClean & Arctic Silver Incorporated - Arctic Silver 5 they are a little more expensive than most but you get what you pay for

But the choice is yours and I am sure the others may suggest other methods the choice is yours.