BSOD After Clean Install, 0x50, 0x0A,0x0D,0x101

[kully213]

hello people, first time on this forum so please be patient, ok basically
about 3months ago my PC was working perfectly for months and months, and it started to slow a bit so i decided to reinstall windows 7 professional 64bit.

the install completed successfully from a usb stick, and windows loaded fine, untill installing a few updates it started BSODing with nothing installed on it except google chrome and flash, i didnt even install the mobo drivers.

and now i keep getting hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe i read online, it sed replace the hal.dll file using the recovery console but thats for windows xp. i got a weird feeling that its something small and stupid, because whocrashed says its something to do with the operation system.

 

[koolkat77]

Hi and welcome to SevenForums

ntoskrnl.exe is not the true cause of a crash. A number of your blue screens were caused by Avast! antivirus. I see that you have AVG installed as well. These antiviruses can cause BSOD-s on some systems. Please uninstall them and use Microsoft Security Essentials and the Free version of malware bytes.

• avast! Uninstall Utility | Download aswClear for avast! Removal
• AVG | Download tools and utilities

Recommended antivirus program for Windows 7 based on stability compared to others:-

• Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows
• Microsoft Security Essentials Download | Free Spyware Protection
• Malwarebytes - The Free version
• http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/206705-good-free-system-security-combination.html

:warn: Do not start the free trial of Malware Bytes; remember to deselect that option when prompted.

Run a full scan with both (separately) once downloaded, installed and updated.

Run the System File Checker that scans the of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible:

• Click on the rb:
• Type CMD on Search
• Left click and Run as Administrator
• Type SFC /scannow

Full tutorial here:

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Run Disk Check on your hard disk for file system errors and bad sectors on it:

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

Check for a newer BIOS version:

BIOS Version/Date	Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS M2N-SLI DELUXE ACPI BIOS Revision 1701, [COLOR="Red"]02/10/2008[/COLOR]

See if the system is stable or not.​

Then take memtest. Run for 8 passes and test each stick in a know good slot for an additional 6 passes.

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html
• Guide to using Memtest86+ - Geeks to Go Forums

The goal is to test all the RAM sticks and all the motherboard slots.

Check your motherboard manual to ensure the RAM sticks are in the recommended motherboard slots. Some motherboards have very specific slots required for the number of RAM sticks installed.

If you get errors, stop the test and continue with the next step.

1. Remove all but one stick of RAM from your computer (this will be RAM stick #1), and run Memtest86 again, for 7 passes.
Be sure to note the RAM stick, use a piece of tape with a number, and note the motherboard slot.
If this stick passes the test then go to step #3.

2. If RAM stick #1 has errors, repeat the test with RAM stick #2 in the same motherboard slot.
If RAM stick #2 passes, this indicates that RAM stick #1 may be bad. If you want to be absolutely sure, re-test RAM stick #1 in another known good slot.
If RAM stick #2 has errors, this indicates another possible bad RAM stick, a possible motherboard slot failure or inadequate settings.
3. Test the next stick of RAM (stick #2) in the next motherboard slot.
If this RAM stick has errors repeat step #2 using a known good stick if possible, or another stick.
If this RAM stick has no errors and both sticks failed in slot#1, test RAM stick #1 in this slot.
4. If you find a stick that passes the test, test it in all the other motherboard slots.

If Part 2 testing shows errors, and all tests in Part 3 show errors, you will need to test the RAM sticks in another computer and/or test other RAM in your computer to identify the problem.

In this way, you can identify whether it is a bad stick of RAM, a bad motherboard, or incompatibility between the sticks.

:tip: Errors are sometimes found after 8 passes.
:tip: Do this test overnight, before going to bed.

Let us know the results.

 

[kully213]

hey thanks for a indepth reply, but the thing is i got bsods even before i installed any antivirus software even malwarebytes, but my issue has gone from bad to worse, my pc doesnt even start now, it goes to the windows logo and freezes, so i tried to install windows from a usb and after the loading finishes i get a bsod of 0x0a.

i thought it was my sata controllers before when i had windows working so i disabled them but that didnt fix it so i used a ide drive, same thing.

there was a slight problem with me cpu tho, one of the pins was bentish, so i straightened it, i knw its dumb to do that but i am short of cash so i had, but it worked tho, now i just reapplied thermal paste and turned the stock fan the other way around

 

[koolkat77]

I see. You may test the ram if you have time.

:tip: If you have a SSD, update the firmware.

Upload a screenshot of your hard disk using crystal disk info:

• CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World
• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Test your hard drive:

• Hard Drive Diagnostic Procedure

 

[kully213]

lol i dont have a ssd and i cant take a screenshot of crystal disk because i cant even get into windows or reinstall it, tested ram before with memtest was fine no errors, tested it for about 2hours

 

[koolkat77]

2 hours? how many passes? Sometimes errors are found after 8 passes.
http://www.sevenforums.com/crash-lo...0x101-clock_watchdog_timeout-troubleshtg.html

 

[kully213]

not sure really all i knw is that i wanted to do it longer, but i kept blue screening so i couldnt do a extensive test, just waiting for thermal paste, then gonna refit the heatsink, then try and reinstall windows if it doesnt bluescreen after loading the files

 

[koolkat77]

Good luck. Let us know how it went.
Go through the other link in my post above.

 

[kully213]

i will thanks, i read that post, i did just downgrade my bios from the latest 1804 to 1701, am gna upgrade it back to 1804 to see if it fixes the problem

 

[koolkat77]

Okay
How old is this computer btw?

 

[kully213]

hmmmm about 5years, was going solid tho, have only overclocked it to 3.3 on a zalman flower cooler, then went back to stock and went to stock speeds

 

[koolkat77]

You should revert to factory clocks of any hardware..while troubleshooting.

 

[kully213]

update

ok so now i finally got my pc booting to windows, i thought maybe it was my graphics card ati HD 4870 521mb, but its not coz i ran furmark for about 4 hours and i got now bluescreen, but as soon as i get back to stop it and i go to youtube and watch a video i get a bsod, i run whocrashed and it says its a hal.dll error, so i think i should replace this file, but everything tells me to do using the xp way but yh i am sooo f****** confused

by the way the bsod has a weird noise with it

 

[kully213]

all clocks are stock by the way at 3Ghz

 

[koolkat77]

Can you swap the CPU?

 

[kully213]

Cant swap cpu, only have 1

 

[koolkat77]

Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-hardware-stress-test-prime95.html

CPU - Stress Test Using IntelBurnTest

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/220743-cpu-stress-test-using-intelburntest.html

Monitor your temps with Speccy during these tests

• Speccy - System Information - Free Download

 

[kully213]

Koool will do those today and get back to you with results, fingers crossed

 

[kully213]

Ok i downloaded wat u suggested except for speccy, i run intel burn test for more than 2minutes n cpu temp jumps to 70c but the first time i ran it it sed it failed after 227.22 seconds and failed again with the same time.

Using pc now and its fine, wen i watch youtube videos temp goes to about 50c.

Just ran prime95 and i get a error o worker 2 saying fatal error rou ding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4 is my cpu a bit faulty or worn out coz worker 2 is fine, and highest temps were 69c on a sto k cooler

 

[koolkat77]

Probably you should: How-To: Properly Apply Thermal Paste and Install a CPU | Maximum PC