Windows 10: BSD's are pretty constant over the past few weeks...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Not sure why I didn't get a notification for this one but very informational. I thought I was in the clear but left the room with a video playing on Facebook and then it cut off. I finished making my protein shake and came back to find the computer was trying to reboot so I suppose I got the BSoD and it did it's check so was rebooting when I walked back in.

So your saying you see that my memory modules are mismatched? I have 8 slots. I've checked and double checked to make sure they were all seated properly but mismatched? I have two sets of 4 by different companies but they are the same specs. I don't have the case open right now but I double and triple checked when I was upgrading my system from 16 to 32 for my graphics work. It's strange that all of a sudden this is coming up and all these BSoD are happening as I upgraded my memory like a week after getting my computer and that was a year ago. *sarc

On the sfc /scannow there were no integrity violations found! Off to do the dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

 

Here are both tests:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.192]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15

Image Version: 10.0.16299.192

[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

 

Please refer to the manual for your motherboard. There are detailed instructions and recommendations on the memory.

Here is the main set of guidelines:

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:
• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.
• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

 

IIRC I did refer the manual.

I can tell you one thing, when doing the chkdsk /x /f /r upon reboot it was stuck at 12% for an hour. Are SSD's stable? It was on my C drive and that's my SSD, 1 terabyte.

 

It's normal for chkdsk with the f or r commands to advance to the low teens until completion.
The hard drive on this computer is 750 GB and it took 4 hours.
It depends on the size of the drive and the detected problems with orphaned files, changes to the volume bitmap, MFT, etc.

 

Being at 12% for an hour is not uncommon for the chkdsk /x /f /r command. It can take several hours to complete the test on older HDDs.

 

Hmm but all my drives are fairly new, esp the SSD which is less than a year old. Of course in computer world that's ancient! lmao

 

OK, I finished the Chkdsk and got the report following the instructions for saving out the Chkdisk and Wininit reports. It's in some weird format with the .evtx extension. Can I upload that here for some knowledgeable soul to look over since my situation and help is being offered hear, makes sense rather than having multiple threads to be bouncing back and forth too...

 

The chkdsk report in event view is typically txt. Not sure that the evtx can be opened and read with default software. On event viewer see if there is another tab that may display the results in txt.
Isn't there a friendly and a xml view?

 

I was told to upload a link to the files via the Dropbox so here it is...

Dropbox - LocaleMetaData

Oh and the HDTune .... not sure what tabs on that I'm supposed to test and show screen shots of. There are so many and I got confused.

 

For HD Tune please test all drives and post 3 images for each drive:
Health (SMART)
Benchmark
Full error scan

 

OK, here are the health reports:

 

Also, upon reviewing my whole HD array I found this little bit. Not sure why it's there unless it's for booting purposes... There is a partition with nothing and no space. Seems odd to me...

 

I was REALLY hoping the Chkdsk scan and repair did some good but nope. Had a BSoD just now. I was actually running the HD Tune Full Error Scan on the Hitachi drive because of the notation at the bottom of it's Health scan (see above).

Seems to happen when I'm doing allot on line. If I've only got one tab or maybe two open in Firefox I'm fine but when I have 4 or more open that's when it seems to set off the BSoD... just an observation.. probably not the cause but something I notice...

 

For each BSOD please post a new zip for troubleshooting.
log collector v2-beta08.zip

Download and install the minitool partition wizard > post an image into the thread:
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