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NeilV

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Please can someone help me? I've just purchased a 2nd hand Asus P8Z68-V Pro and an i5-2500K (separately)

I was hoping to swap it into my system & let windows 7 sort it out. Needless to say that didn't work. I've tried removing other components to get to the root of the problem, I am now down to MOBO, CPU, 4 x 4Gb RAM (2 of which were fine in my old MOBO, all of which passed ram check) Sata DVD drive & an XFX 7870 GPU. With a bootable windows install DVD in the drive & MOBO set to defaults, I am still getting the 124 hardware error after it loads all of the windows files & attempts set up.

I know I should have a hard drive to install windows on to but because I can't boot up, I can't see which of my drives I can afford to wipe. I do still have 2 sata cables plugged in to the slots on the MOBO but with nothing on the other end (because it was so difficult to get them into the angled plugs) would this cause the error or is the MOBO just duff?

Sorry, I couldn't see how to add to my thread without posting it as an answer which implied a solution;

Thanks for both of your suggestions, I have used the RAM check whilst all RAM was inserted, do you really think I should remove some in that case? I have looked in the BIOS and couldn't find out how to switch to onboard graphics, I'm pretty sure that I haven't used the Marvel SATA sockets, in fact I think I disabled them in the BIOS. I have disconnected all HDD/SSDs ATM & just have the DVD connected to one of the 3 Gb Sata connectors. Have been trying to boot from the Win7 install disc. Does anyone know if have sata cables plugged in to the MOBO but with nothing on the other end could cause a problem?
 
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Flyfisherman

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Hi,

BCCode: 124 0x00000124
The WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR bug check has a value of 0x00000124. This bug check indicates
that a fatal hardware error has occurred. This bug check uses the error data that is provided by the
Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA).
The problem is: it is Not very well explained at Microsoft either, so not much to tell about it and it is virtually impossible by just using this particular error code to know where to start.
Fortunately - see below:

Please take a look at this guide for the error code:
Windows SevenForums: Windows 7: Stop 0x124 - what it means and what to try

Best regards from Sweden
 
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I suggest before You start following the guide above that You do the following:

1. Remove the graphics card and use the inbuilt grapchics port on the Mobo: either DVI or HDMI

2. Remove all but one RAM stick, which is to be placed in the memory slot A2 which is the second memory slot from the CPU according to the Asus P8Z68-V Pro manual -

3. Remove all hard drives if multiple and only have two units connected: one HDD and one DVD

4. Use the mobos inbuilt mem-check via its special feature: MemOK! Manual page 16/146 (1-4).
Location of this MemOK! switch is in the manual page 33/146 (2-15).
MemOK! switch
Installing DIMMs that are
incompatible
with the motherboard may cause system
boot failure, and the DRAM_LED near the MemOK! switch lights continuously. Press
and hold the MemOK! switch until the DRAM_LED starts blinking to begin automatic
memory compatibility tuning for successful boot
Click to expand...

5. Make sure that Your boot drive is connected to one of Intel SATA ports 10 or 11 and Not in one of Marvell
sata port. Marvell sata ports is primarily for storage devices.
Manual page 20/146 (2-2)

6. Best regards from Sweden

 
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Thank you!
 
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