Windows 7 freezes, started randomly

[Surgikill]

Its booted again and Im on the web. When it freezes next time i am going to check my mobos diagnostic readout, if there is any. Maybe that will help us.

 

[Surgikill]

Alright when it froze status led posted 03 which means initialize bios . No idea why it would do that while running. Faulty motherboard maybe?

 

[Surgikill]

It also shows 2 with nothing after it. There is no statement for that in the motherboard manual.

 

[Surgikill]

The freezes are also occuring more often with the old video driver. I am sick of this. The previous system I had worked like a charm. I really do not want to think its the motherboard because its going to cost me 20 nucks to ship it plus 30 bucks in gas. ANY driver suggestions people?

 

[Surgikill]

Alright its definitely a driver/bios conflict. I just uninstalled the old evga driver and installed a new one. during the install it was using the windows vga driver with no conflicts. When it rebooted and started using the nvidia driver it froze about 30 secs after login and the debug led posted 4 which means "check battery power and cmos"

 

[Surgikill]

I am in safemode and no freezes. Definitely a driver/software issue. Now that we know what is going on and have narrowed the spectrum, does anybody have suggestions?

 

[Surgikill]

Alright before I hit the sack I tried booting it up regularly with the nvidia drivers uninstalled and it froze within the first minute. I can assume its not the nvidia drivers because they were not on the system so it has to be some other driver. Maybe audio but I don't have one installed, just stock. So now we nit pick. Any driver suggestions would be great but im going to bed right now.

 

[Surgikill]

Alright guys it froze last night for the first time in a while. The cpu fan was running, although it is not plugged into the cpu fan header because it is physically impossible to reach it. One odd thing was that after I had reassembled my computer and plugged all my peripherals in it would not start. It said bootmgr is missing press ctrl alt del to restart. I unplugged my webcam headset and external drive and then it booted. After that it froze during the night while downloading a game from steam. The system runs fine in safe mode which leads me to believe its a driver issue I just have no idea what the issue could be. I am currently in contact with evga and I am asking them about the motherboard problems.

Any ideas?

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
I am enclosing information from a web site who I obtain allot of my info from for you to look into pertaining to the problem with "Bootmgr is missing"...Hope it helps:


- How-To Geek,

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
Sorry, it appears it did not post correctly...So if you can, go to google, type in Bootmgr is missing and look for the web site "HowtoGeek"...In their search box type in Bootmgr is missing and it will give you good information that could very well help your situation...

P.S... I will be unavailable for the next few hours...

 

[Surgikill]

I have contacted evga and they are telling me to rma my motherboard for a replacement. This is the second time. It costs like 30 bucks for each shipment. And I was able to boot after i removed some of my peripherals. Maybe its the motherboard and I will be all set when I it is done.

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKIll,
Before I send the moterboard back to them, I would of tried that last bit of info I sent you...After that, I think it would of been a fair assesment to then give the current motherboard it's last rights and then proceed with a newer one...Keep us posted.

 

[Surgikill]

I tried that and it still froze. I don't believe it is a metherboard issue though because it works fine in safe mode. Any suggestions ?

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
I give you allot of credit for all you have done and tried...

When you say it works fine in Safe Mode, then I believe the focus is then limited to a hardware issue. The memtest86 ruled out a few things as did other methods applied so I am kind of at a loss as to what to do next. I can't personally rule in or out the motherboard at this point but the idea that we are probably down to that being the culprit is looking more like it is than not if you know what I mean. Unless someone else can suggest anything else, I cannot be of anymore assistance. Sorry.

 

[Surgikill]

Sorry but shouldn't it be limited to a software issue? Safe mode doesn't load certain drivers. It is more stable than it was while it was freezing but it still freezes. I will wait and see.

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
Can you look and see if anything is showing in your Device Manager as a problem and post back...Thanks

 

[Surgikill]

Nothing is showing in my device manager as an issue. They are happening less frequently now. I am back in safe mode.

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
Okay...The reason I wanted you to look in Safe Mode was because usually if something shows up there it's hardware related and if it does but does not in Safe Mode than it's not hardware.

Anyways, at your convience, can you do the following:

1. Go to start, run and type in the box msinfo32
2. On the left side click on the plus sign next to Components
3. Then click on Problem devices

We are looking for listed items that are installed that may have a problem.

 

[Surgikill]

Alright two things show up. The first is my wireless card and the reason is that it is disabled. The second is a security processor loader drive and it says that it may not be working properly, is disabled, or does not have all its drivers installed. We may have found the culprit.

 

[Master Green]

Hi SurgiKill,
Okay..Let's hold onto that info while we do a little more searching. Can you please try the following:

1. Go to start, run and type: sigverif (press enter).
2. Click start on the box that pops up and give it a few minutes to display any unsigned drivers it finds.
3. You can either posts back what it finds by doing a copy/paste trick or just note how many for now it finds.
4. Then go to your control panel, click on the system icon.
5. Click on the tab that says Hardware
6. You will see where it now says Driver signing
7. Click on that and see if the box warn is checked and a little check mark is in the box at the bottom next to "make this action the system default" and if so,
8. Next to that driver signing tab you can click on the windows update tab and there you will see 3 boxes. The one I would like you to put the check mark in is If my device needs a driver go to windows update without asking me - click ok.
9. Reboot your computer and let's see if the drivers needed will do so on it's own.

P.S... I will be away from my computer for a couple of hours, so if you post back soon there will be a little delay before I can post back.