Constant shutdowns and restarts before log in

[oldtimmy]

Hello, can anyone help me im going crazy i been at this for over 6 hrs. I just built a new computer and did all the updates but i beleve it problem lies with the graphic card driver. It happen this morning when i updated just geting random crashes. Now i cant log in. I went to safemode, repair, deubbing, restore, activate when the system worked at a earlier time, and window cd repair disk. All of them get the same results once window files are done down loading it crashes. Repair and safe mode blue screens error 0x0000007e and 0x0000001e but before the blue screen i saw that safe mode crahes when it hits window\system32\Drivers\atipcie.sys

but the weird part i took my harddrive from the new computer and plug it into a my old one and it does the same thing???? i'm at a lost how can i stop these random shut down and earse the driver?

spec
OS window 7 64bit ultimate CPU AMD Phenom 3x
Motherboard ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
Memory DDR 3 PC3 10660 1333MHZ
Graphics Card(s) XFX ATI RADEON 5830 256 BIT 1GB
Hard Drives 1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 3.5 SATA PSU CORSAIR TX650 W


any help would be awesome

 

[oldtimmy]

bump found out if i let it sit for a bit i can get enough min to get insafe mode before turning off.......could i get get rid of window\system32\Drivers\atipcie.sys in that amount of time say 1-4 mins

 

[oldtimmy]

bump again

sigh i dont understand y it keep shutting off or restarting everytime it does a system repair or safe mode along with anything etc.... and it does it for 3 different computer the hard drive

 

[parabellum]

Assuming you plugged everything in properly then use an Ubuntu live cd to get all your data (if any) off the HDD then Hitachi's Drive Fitness test to see if the HDD is corrupted. I'd also use the built in GPU instead of the dedicated GPU to rule that out.

 

[oldtimmy]

Assuming you plugged everything in properly then use an Ubuntu live cd to get all your data (if any) off the HDD then Hitachi's Drive Fitness test to see if the HDD is corrupted. I'd also use the built in GPU instead of the dedicated GPU to rule that out.

i keeps freezing up when ubuntu loads, but i am using the intergrated gpu

 

[oldtimmy]

would dban work?

 

[parabellum]

Possibly, but the fault could be either hardware or software. I'm leaning towards hardware now.

 

[oldtimmy]

well i unhook hard drive and cdrom and sometimes the bio screen freezes up? is it the ram maybe? or do ineed to update bios? it seems like when everytime i try to use ubuntu or winow 7 repair disk it freezes

 

[parabellum]

Run Memtest86 as a boot disc:

Memtest86.com - Memory Diagnostic

and then run the Drive Fitness .iso:

http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/downloads/dft32_v416_b00.iso

You'll need to burn both to CD and then boot off them. I'd leave the video card out for this and use the inbuilt GPU. Post the results of both these tests. If it still freezes it might be the motherboard.

 

[oldtimmy]

ugh it might the mobo......it keeps freezing during the memory diagnostic....it does indicate theirs a hardware issue, but could it be just the RAM thou? doesn't RAM causes freezing too?

 

[parabellum]

Take out the sticks of RAM and test them individually in the first slot. Then test the HDD. If its still freezing I'd RMA the RAM. If that doesn't do it, RMA the motherboard.

 

[oldtimmy]

ok im still noobish but i have only a 4gb ram stick and when i try to test it on its own without harddrive bios comes up saying "please insert media and boot" how do i test the hdd??? sorry for the late reply sunday football games

 

[parabellum]

If you only have one stick of RAM, leave it in place, connect the HDD and run the Drive Fitness Test. The HDD may also be a problem.

 

[oldtimmy]

i tried with the hdd it cuases the test to freezes, well i been running the ram by its self and its not done yet no frezes so thats a good sign so far...but theirs crazy amount of errors.

 

[parabellum]

well i been running the ram by its self and its not done yet no frezes so thats a good sign so far...but theirs crazy amount of errors

If the RAM has errors its faulty. I'd plug in the HDD, and then run the DFT to make sure the HDD is fine. Then, RMA the RAM.

 

[oldtimmy]

well i been running the ram by its self and its not done yet no frezes so thats a good sign so far...but theirs crazy amount of errors

If the RAM has errors its faulty. I'd plug in the HDD, and then run the DFT to make sure the HDD is fine. Then, RMA the RAM.

The HDD still has the window\system32\Drivers\atipcie.sys causing it to freeze and still need to get rid of that i guess i can hook it up to another computer???

But i to make sure i wouild i know if its just the RAM and not the mobo either??? but i appreciate all the help you been given thanks a lot

 

[parabellum]

If you need to delete that file, use an Ubuntu live cd to boot and delete it (if you can boot) otherwise, boot the fitness test like memtest and let it run. Your HDD may have bad sectors. I'd return the RAM. I don't think its the motherboard (yet).

 

[oldtimmy]

so once i get the new ram and it still acts up then its the mobo?

 

[parabellum]

Or the HDD. So run the DFT boot disc. That will rule out the HDD.

 

[oldtimmy]

HDD is fine, just the RAM as far as i know