- Aug 28, 2017
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Problem: My computer kept getting blue screens, but it always booted to windows after a quick restart. Yesterday night it blue screened and could not boot to BIOS at all, it doesn't even get a signal through to the monitor.
History: When my computer was working, I ran windows memory diagnosis and the program said there is a hardware problem. I didnt read much into it, so I dont have info from the diagnosis. The blue screens started occurring when I started playing a demanding game (Mass Effect Andromeda). I am guessing that due to the weather (its summer right now and its really hot) and the large amount of dust inside the computer, something fried.
Details:
- The error message from when windows blue screened was usually "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED" (If I remember correctly).
- next to one of the ram sticks, there was this dark-ish dust looking powder on the side closest to two capacitors (blown up capacitor maybe?).
What I did in order:
1. I removed both ram sticks and tried each one individually in each slot, no luck there.
2. I tried pressing the reset button in my mother board, no luck there either.
3. Thinking that maybe the RAM was at fault, I went out and bought a 4GB ram stick (same voltage as the ones I had and the same matching speed) and tried placing it in each of the ram slots, same problem.
4. I took out the battery from the mother board and put it back in, didn't help.
5. I believe its not: the video card (since since I plugged the DVI cable into the motherboard, still the same issue), the hard drive (I tried a different hard drive, same issue) or the RAM (since I bought new ram and it still didnt work).
Computer Specs:
Windows 10 64bit
Intel Core i7 3770 Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 8MB
MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR-3 1600 (two 4GB sticks)
Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 1329MHZ 4GB 7.0GHZ GDDR5
Bitfenix Shinobi XL XL-ATX Tower Case Black 5X5.25EXT 7X3.5INT PS2 ATX Bottom 4XUSB3.0 Audio
XFX 750W PRO750W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 62A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU
SAMSUNG 850 EVO SSD 1TB
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black
This (currently) broke college student appreciates any help!
History: When my computer was working, I ran windows memory diagnosis and the program said there is a hardware problem. I didnt read much into it, so I dont have info from the diagnosis. The blue screens started occurring when I started playing a demanding game (Mass Effect Andromeda). I am guessing that due to the weather (its summer right now and its really hot) and the large amount of dust inside the computer, something fried.
Details:
- The error message from when windows blue screened was usually "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED" (If I remember correctly).
- next to one of the ram sticks, there was this dark-ish dust looking powder on the side closest to two capacitors (blown up capacitor maybe?).
What I did in order:
1. I removed both ram sticks and tried each one individually in each slot, no luck there.
2. I tried pressing the reset button in my mother board, no luck there either.
3. Thinking that maybe the RAM was at fault, I went out and bought a 4GB ram stick (same voltage as the ones I had and the same matching speed) and tried placing it in each of the ram slots, same problem.
4. I took out the battery from the mother board and put it back in, didn't help.
5. I believe its not: the video card (since since I plugged the DVI cable into the motherboard, still the same issue), the hard drive (I tried a different hard drive, same issue) or the RAM (since I bought new ram and it still didnt work).
Computer Specs:
Windows 10 64bit
Intel Core i7 3770 Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 8MB
MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte DDR-3 1600 (two 4GB sticks)
Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 1329MHZ 4GB 7.0GHZ GDDR5
Bitfenix Shinobi XL XL-ATX Tower Case Black 5X5.25EXT 7X3.5INT PS2 ATX Bottom 4XUSB3.0 Audio
XFX 750W PRO750W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 62A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU
SAMSUNG 850 EVO SSD 1TB
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black
This (currently) broke college student appreciates any help!
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