BSOD "Windows 8.1 has found Critical Structure Corruption Ntfs"

DarkyTheDerp · May 29, 2016

So I'm very confused on this, I'll try to give as much as detail as I can but I'm what I'd consider to be a novice with computers. Now with that being said I was recently playing a game, called SMITE talking to a few friends on Skype. Then suddenly out of no where I received this BSOD problem. Ironically this happened at the end of the game itself. I've been looking for solutions on how to fix this but it seemed like there is no real surefire way to solve this. Now I do not know if this would be the issue itself or it's only strictly hardware related, but after a little bit more digging through the web. I found out how to go to the event log's. So after a little bit of digging, I found that there was a corrupt file in SMITE itself, so after verifying it. It obtained the corrupted file and repaired it. Now this only happened when I played on SMITE, could this possibly be a SMITE issue? If someone could help me figure out how this issue happened that would be wonderful.

kanewolf · May 29, 2016

What do the SMART parameters for your hard drive say? I would be inclined to think failing hard drive.

DarkyTheDerp · May 29, 2016

kanewolf :

What exactly do you mean by that? Where would I get the SMART parameters from?

kanewolf · May 29, 2016

CrystalDiskInfo is my choice of software -- http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html But there are plenty of others. I would recommend you Google SMART disk drive and start by reading WIKIPEDIA -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.

DarkyTheDerp · May 29, 2016

kanewolf :

Ok so I'll download this software I suppose, afterwards how would I go about sharing the statistics with you?

DarkyTheDerp · May 29, 2016

Well never mind. I figured it out for myself. Apparently my status is good. And there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it...

kanewolf · May 29, 2016

OK, if the hard drive is good, then you might want to check your RAM for stability. Since everything that get written to the disk has to pass through the RAM. I recommend MEMTEST -- http://www.memtest86.com/ for testing RAM for stability. If your disk and RAM checkout good then you can be more confident that you won't corrupt any MORE data.

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

kanewolf :

Ok. Sorry for the late reply, I've finally figured out how to do the ram test. It's going through it right now. But I'm not sure what I'm looking at. I'll take pictures in the end but right now it saying 1983 errors. It's been 5 minutes and it's through pass 1/4 what does this mean? Also if your wondering what ram stick it is its a PC3 10600 ddr3 xml 666mhz cosair

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

Also is a Mem86 ram test suppose to take so long? I'm at 2h and 33m and it's on the 2/4 pass...Also I have 5000 errors or close, that's not good is it...

kanewolf · May 30, 2016

Yeah, MEMTEST takes A LONG time. BUT if you have 1000+ errors, I think we have our corruption suspect!!!

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

kanewolf :

That is so odd though...if it was this bad, wouldn't I have way more severe issues, this is the first blue screen in a long time. Also does this count for both ram sticks. And what should I do know that I know the issue. Simply replace them?

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

Also should I avoid using my PC until I get new ram sticks? I have a spare laptop that works pretty well.

kanewolf · May 30, 2016

To determine which (if only 1) RAM stick, you would have to power off, take out 1 stick and re-run MEMTEST. If it runs clean for a few hours then power off again and swap the RAM sticks. You may not have to get a new computer, just new RAM...

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

I figured I'd simply have to get new ram. But wouldn't I have to get a new bundle anyways? I might end up doing that anyways. I mean for all I know the pair is whack. Save me the time and simply get a new 2 pair. I only have 8 gb's of ram anyways. Maybe upgrade to a 16. I planned on designing anyways and that's pretty extensive I hear.

kanewolf · May 30, 2016

DarkyTheDerp :

That is definitely the quicker way to go. 16GB RAM is down under $60 (even $50). Just get a matched set of 2 x 8GB and be done.

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

Well awesome. Thank you very much in terms for all the support and help you've been. I already found a same branded 16 GB pair of 2.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-2x8GB-Desktop-Memory/dp/B006EWUO22?ie=UTF8&keywords=ram%20sticks&qid=1464625229&ref_=sr_1_1&s=pc&sr=1-1
Seems pretty good with rating and decent priced. Well again I thank you for all the help and I hope you have a good day!

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

Bagh- I know I just thanked you and all and sent you on your way but I do have one quick question.
Do you know any vital things I should look for when replacing my ram sticks? Any highlights or notes?

kanewolf · May 30, 2016

I always check the motherboard manufacturer's specs to make sure the board will support the RAM. If you look and the manufacturer's specs say 8GB MAX and there are two DIMM slots, then that board only supports 4GB DIMMs. Verify the RAM voltage supported by the motherboard and purchase RAM that meets those requirements.

Verify that you won't have any interference issues with your CPU cooler with those tall DIMMs.

DarkyTheDerp · May 30, 2016

Ahh I see- Is there a way to check my motherboard via software? To see how much it could support up for so I can be sure it'll support the 16GB of ram I'm looking at.

kanewolf · May 30, 2016

Do you not know the model and manufacturer of your motherboard?

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