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#1 Posted by iDarktread (1206 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

I've had my self-built computer for a little under a year now. Just this month, for the first time, I started to get the 'blue screen of death', which happened less than 5 times. I decided to delete/format and reinstall Windows 7 last week, yet once again today I got another blue screen error. Here is what the error read upon the computer restarting itself: 
 
 Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
  OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
  Locale ID: 1033


Additional information about the problem:
  BCCode: 3b
  BCP1: 00000000C0000005
  BCP2: FFFFF88004721817
  BCP3: FFFFF88007834900
  BCP4: 0000000000000000
  OS Version: 6_1_7600
  Service Pack: 0_0
  Product: 256_1


Files that help describe the problem:
  C:\Windows\Minidump\012911-18470-01.dmp
  C:\Users\Nicolas\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-44756-0.sysdata.xml


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Is this what hardware failure looks like, and are there ways to segregate to determine which piece of hardware is in fact failing? 

#2 Posted by wolf_blitzer85 (5178 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Is anything overclocked? Maybe a stick of ram could be failing too.

#3 Posted by CandleJakk (750 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

Looks similar to issues I had with my self build, not too long ago. First, check all your drivers are up to date, bearing in mind that the scanner program in Windows 7 misses some. (it missed mine, which caused a hardware failure), or it could be the other issue I had as well, which was one of the power rails in the PSU had fizzled out. So, check drivers, if that's not the problem, maybe get a cheap new PSU. (My replacement cost me £15). 
 
That's my two pence, though HitmanAgent47's may be worth more.

#4 Edited by iDarktread (1206 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago
@wolf_blitzer85: I don't believe that I've ever over-clocked, no. 
 
@CandleJakk I've just been using Windows 7 to auto-detect missing drivers. I'll try to find them on my own and see if it fixes the problem, thanks. 
 
Edit: Can I just say '@user' and it will actually be a message reply, without using the 'Reply' button?
#5 Posted by BigLemon (1022 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

yeah looks like classic component failure. maybe a bad Mobo?

#6 Posted by HitmanAgent47 (8577 posts) - 2 years, 4 months ago

So it's not the operating system, you ruled that out. Try a program called memtest86 and test the ram like three times in a row to rule that out. If it is that, then you can replace the ram, if it's not that, then maybe it's the mobo or something else.

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