BSOD at random times, then cannot boot into windows

ollieoblivious

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Hi, I'm new around here, but I've been having a problem for a while that I cannot for the life of me figure out.

Every now and then, my computer BSODs, then restarts, but then it cannot boot into the drive that windows is installed in. It says that there is a broken windows installation and that I should use the Windows install disk to repair it. Thing is, I don't have a windows install disk because I'm using an .iso provided by my school.

Anyway, after waiting some time or unplugging/plugging back the hard drive, it randomly successfully boots into windows again. I can't think of any reason why this would be...is this a software or hardware problem?

My setup is Win7 on an SSD and Ubuntu on a standard hard disk, with Grub as my boot loader.

I also looked in minidumps and there aren't any crash logs from when my computer BSOD'd, which is even weirder. Any hints?

Here's my system info, too.

Thanks for the help!
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Win 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Hello ollieoblivious and welcome to Sevenforums.

* How does your computer act in safe-mode?
* Does it boot Ubuntu just fine?
* When did this start happening?
* Have you installed anything new recently? (e.g. drivers, hardware or software).

Best Regards,
Frederik.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Brewed
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
Memory
Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz
Sound Card
Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays
ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800
Screen Resolution
ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800]
Hard Drives
500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2
PSU
Corsair 750W Power Supply
Case
Coolermaster CM Scout
Cooling
Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced
Internet Speed
[↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL]
Other Info
- ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking
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