Windows 10: Unknow program opening and closing, updated BIOS boot drive got wipe, many, many BSOD....

nknow program opening and closing, updated BIOS boot drive got wipe, many, many BSOD. installed windows several times So, as stated I have a unknow program opeing and closing, which interuptes anything you are doing. here are all of the BSOD stops I have had over the last few weeks after updating and reverting bios. In no order: IRQL Not less or equal Kernel mode heap corruption system thread exception not handled page fault in nonpaged area apc index mismatched system service exception critical process died irql gt zero at system service kernel security check failure dpc watchdog violati

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Alienware Area 51 m15x BIOS Update Released

If you were among the group of people experiencing overheating issues with your Alienware Area 51 m15x laptop, then there are some good news for you. A new BIOS update, version X29b P3A30 is now available. The update allegedly allows VGA fans to increase up to 5400 rpm and thus better cool the GPU. To obtain the new BIOS, you'll need to email the m15x support line (L: Area51_m15x@alienware.com). In reply you should receive a link to the BIOS .zip archive. Once you download the small file, Alienware recommends to follow the steps described in the Read full story marker.



Open Nero Ultra Edition, click Backup, and then click “Burn Image to Disc.” Next, select the file “m15x_x29b.iso from the unzipped folder.

• Plug your AC adapter in
• Disconnect all third-party peripherals
• Don’t turn off the computer or restart it during the update
• Don’t eject your DVD/Blu-ray drive during the update.

Steps:

• Open BIOS by tapping F12 during boot
• Set BIOS to boot from your CD-ROM drive first
• Save and exit
• Upon reboot, the BIOS flash update will proceed
• Click “Yes” through the prompts
• Restart

Source: LAPTOP Magazine

 

Cannot boot or reinstall windows, or wipe drive

Hi anelson0528,

I'm Paul, a Microsoft Community Member. I hope I can help you with your concern.

Please try to use Diskpart to wipe the Disk drive. Refer to the steps below.

1. During the Windows 10 setup, press Shift + F10 keyboard shortcut to open Command Prompt.

2. When Command Prompt opens, enter diskpart and press Enter.

3. Now enter list disk and press Enter.

A list of all available hard drives will appear. You need to select the disk that you want to wipe.

4. Enter select disk 0 and press Enter.

5. Enter clean and press Enter.

6. Optional: Use convert gtp or convert mbr command to convert your drive to the desired type.

7. Enter exit and press Enter.

Close Command Prompt and try to install Windows 10 again.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.

 

BSoD & boot order changes by itself in BIOS

Two issues happening at random times:

1. BSoD
   
2. "An operating system wasn't found" during startup. When I look into the BIOS, sometimes the boot priority changed by itself to the drive with no OS (Samsung SSD 850 Pro 512GB) , sometimes the hard drive with OS completely disappears (Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 NVMe)
   

Troubleshooting tried so far:

1. No dump file created after BSoD
   
2. chkdsk
   
3. MemTest86
   
4. Latest BIOS flashed
   
5. Latest drivers (GPU, WiFi etc.)
   
6. Samsung Magician SSD management utility
   
7. BIOS battery voltage is 3.2v
   
8. Screws/cables not loose
   
9. Formatted hard drive before reinstalling OS
   
10. No overclocking
    

Config:
Both Win 10 and Win 11 tried, OS is installed on the M.2 NVMe, Gigabyte B250-HD3, NVIDIA 1050 Ti, Intel i5-7500