Windows 10: BSODs when using Pot Player & Black Screens when gaming

freetacos · Dec 13, 2015

Hi everyone,

I recently built a computer and am having a few issues. The most recent problems (BSODs - MEMORY_MODULE, IRQL) came while watching videos through Pot Player, which I had just installed.

While not a BSOD, my computer monitor has gone black a number of times while playing even low-intensity games. The computer itself stays on, but my only choice is to reboot. I have monitored temperatures of both the CPU and GPU, and they both stay fairly low (CPU- 35-40C, GPU 45C). I am not OCing. For reference, my outputs are HDMI to monitor, DisplayPort to A/V Receiver, and optical to receiver.

I believe I have the latest BIOS firmware, graphics drivers, etc. I ran 2 passes of memtest without error. I'm worried that there might be a hardware issue, but I don't know where to start.

I can't add a 2nd system spec to my profile, so here are the particulars for this computer:

AMD FX-8350
Cooler Master Hyper EVO 212
MSI 970 Gaming MB
Power Cooler R9 380 4GB
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600
2x External 2TB WD MyBook HDs
Crucial MX100 SSD 500GB
Corsair CX600
Rosewill Stryker M Case

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

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Fernando_847 · Dec 13, 2015

Windows 10 BSOD help

Update:

It BSOD again. Same thing as before, Im playing Path of Exile, then alt tab to chrome. when i alt tab back to the game the screen freezes in a black window. Then i ctrl alt del to kill the game process, and BSOD.

minidump: 122715-5796-01.dmp

deontadaniels · Dec 13, 2015

I can't go to my home screen On my Xbox one

When I turn the game on I will see the green screen saying Xbox goes black for a few n straight to the game if I take the game out it's just a black screen

Moved from Health & Band

axe0 · Dec 16, 2015

Warning Programs that claim to update your drivers install either the wrong or corrupted drivers.
If you have installed any driver with Driver Booster 3, please remove them as it may cause trouble.

Diagnostic Test

RAM TEST

Run MemTest86+ - Test RAM - Windows 10 Forums

Note

MemTest86+ needs to be run for at least 8 passes for conclusive results. Set it running before you go to bed and leave it overnight. We're looking for zero errors here. Even a single error will indicate RAM failure.

Please update your network drivers
Driver Reference Table - athwnx.sys
Code: ffffd000`287eb418 fffff800`46632426Unable to load image \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\athwnx.sys, Win32 error 0n2 *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for athwnx.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for athwnx.sys athwnx+0x182426 0: kd> lmvm athwnx start end module name fffff800`464b0000 fffff800`468d0000 athwnx T (no symbols) Loaded symbol image file: athwnx.sys Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\athwnx.sys Image name: athwnx.sys Timestamp: Mon Apr 27 04:56:55 2015 (553DA577) CheckSum: 0040C98A ImageSize: 00420000 Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4[/quote]