BSOD and Startup.nsh

Coltontb20

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Hey guys! So I've done my searching for the problem on the computer physically and now I'm here for the virtual side searching for help. But anyways, let's get to the problem!

So a few days ago this randomly occurred. I turned on my screen in the morning and saw the dreadful "Startup.nsh." I then proceeded here to ask the question about it, shown here, http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2505517/type-startup-nsh-issue.html . Just read the first message in case you click it. But now after tracking down the issue and the bypass, I have more information to tell you that deserves and entire different thread and question.

So when I turn on the computer, usually my keyboard lights up like normal. It doesn't. Then the MSI logo shows itself on the screen for about 2 seconds and then onto the next screen. "Startup.nsh" and I can't press any keys to skip it which explains why the keyboard isn't lighting up... :/ So I did some tinkering around with the system and found that this is a bypass which somehow could be the problem.

After seeing the "Startup.nsh" screen, I turn off my computer, take out the one stick of Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1866 RAM stick of the DIMM, turn the computer one for about 7 seconds, nothing pops up (which is fine and is supposed to happen because there's no RAM in it). I then proceed to turn it off again. Put the RAM back in. Turn the computer on. Then it say's "There's been a change in CPU or RAM would you like to enter setup (BIOS) or continue to load with the previous data." Again my keyboard light isn't on and I can't press F1 or F2 or anything to continue. SO then I turn it off again. Then back on. And it gives me the same enter BIOS or continue to load previous data. But now my keyboards light is on and I can press what I need to! So I go in to BIOS, move my primary boot drive (my one and only HDD) to secondary and then back to primary. Then I click save configurations and reboot. The PC reboots. MSI screen. THEN THE BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS LOGO!! :D it boots up!!

"Okay, great so why are you posting this?" Because every time I do this process, it end's up in the BSOD -___-. How? Basically it's inevitable. I let the PC sit there for 15-30 minutes not using it at all and... BSOD... It gives me this and says to look it up which I have and have found no answer, "Kernel_Data_Inpage_Error." And is stuck on 0% forever. http://tinypic.com/r/2q0ksiq/8
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So I turn off the PC. Turn it back on. MSI logo. And again.... "Startup.nsh"...

WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!?

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT I'M SELLING IT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS....
 
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Because it should not need to boot to a EFI shell. Normally it should pass right through BIOS without EFI shell, just the logo and onto the next boot sequence. EFI shell pretty much never appears unless there is a problem, the user told it to, or it is a prototype device.
x) So your BIOS is problematic (unless you pressed something by accident to get into EFI shell). Install a new version of Windows (assuming your keyboard works and you know how to chainload) on a random HDD not the original one, then update the BIOS. That's about it.
 

Coltontb20

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How could it be problematic?
 
Because it should not need to boot to a EFI shell. Normally it should pass right through BIOS without EFI shell, just the logo and onto the next boot sequence. EFI shell pretty much never appears unless there is a problem, the user told it to, or it is a prototype device.
 
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