Why did anyone move to windows.

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:16

So, I've just replaced my Mobo with a cheap one on ebay as I was having issues with it.

Welp, it fixed somethings and other things broke. Getting rather put off with gigabytes boards and asus ones...

I bluescreen'd twice today, and one bluescreen gave me another bluescreen after restart. It's amazing, I have a funny feeling it's windows mixed with some awful motherboards. But you get what you pay for, Gigs board was a B-grade from OC's and the asus was a 35 quid off ebay.

Anyway, Any ideas?

Digital X · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:17

What's the name of the motherboard, and did the seller state any defects it may have? Also full system specs would be good please

stulid · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:19

Fresh install?

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:20

The seller stated that two blue USB, USB 3's are not working. That's all he stated.

ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155/Socket H2, Intel (90-MIBFIA-G0EAY0VZ)

Intel I5- 3570K
16GB of DDR3 at 1333mhs (Cause it wont boot at 1866 mhz)
Windows 8.1 64bit.
SSD for windows boot.
780TI
860W Corsair AX PSU

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:20

stulid said:
Fresh install?

Yes sir, It would bluescreen like crazy and we had to wipe it clean and reinstall via disc.

P4Clock · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:21

Turn usb3 off in bios (test)
Run memtest bad ram is number one for bluescreen in my history
how lod is your PSU?
What SSD and how old?

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:22

P4Clock said:
Turn usb3 off in bios

But it is, There's nothing plugged into them or anything.... I stay clear of all the usb stuff. Even front USB 3's are off for my case.

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:23

P4Clock said:
Turn usb3 off in bios (test)
Run memtest bad ram is number one for bluescreen in my history

Memtest passes every time I push that button without fail.

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:27

I just want to know if it's the motherboard thats being the issue. I have a brand new gen 4 mobo and a devil intel coming 2mro.

However I can't sell a dead mobo, But if no one knows I'll skip it, Maybe make a coffee holder out of it.

P4Clock · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:27

Techen said:
Memtest passes every time I push that button without fail.

no. run memtest84 it takes about 8hrs not the memtest that your system may do

David Bisset · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:28

Techen said:
Memtest passes every time I push that button without fail.

Have you downloaded memtest86 or memtest86+, put them on a bootable CD and run it? That'd be the normal way of testing your memory. If you have then sorry, just sounded like maybe not from the above^^

Edit: Beaten to it, quick work P4Clock!

P4Clock · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:29

Techen said:
I just want to know if it's the motherboard thats being the issue. I have a brand new gen 4 mobo and a devil intel coming 2mro.

However I can't sell a dead mobo, But if no one knows I'll skip it, Maybe make a coffee holder out of it.

you need to find the problem, putting your old parts in a new system may damage your new parts.

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:31

I've ran memtest, It will ERROR if I run memory at 1600mhz or 1866mhz. But at 1333mhz which is what am running now, Memtest will not display errors.

I know that this can and most likely is the memory controller on the CPU and the ram is fine. I've run this ram in my friends system at 1866 with not one error on all or one chip at a time.

stulid · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:46

SSD OK? Latest firmware blah blah?

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 15:51

stulid said:
SSD OK? Latest firmware blah blah?

Yea, I found something about that in google. I updated the firmware quite awhile ago with the latest.

jamiehavok · 30 Jun 2014 at 16:06

i moved to windows because by about 1997 ish games stoped being made for dos

Ploppy2k3 · 30 Jun 2014 at 17:13

hmmmm the QUOTA_UNDERFLOW is disk related.

Have you got a different HDD/SSD you can try? it’s usually caused by the LBA being misreported or not allowed by the BIOS. Most new drives such as SSD's shouldn’t have this problem obviously but a dodge one can cause this.

i woudl try a new drive and check to make sure the BIOS has got the size 100% right.

David Bisset · 30 Jun 2014 at 17:36

Some possible BSOD-fixing techniques:

Run with minimum installed components to reduce things that can be the cause - one HDD, one stick RAM, no graphics card if you've got onboard graphics. Add one item at a time until you get the error. Note: That doesn't make that item the root of all problems, may be compatibility issue or PSU reaching the limit or something.

Are you running more than one anti-virus type program? If multiple, remove all but one. If just one try switching to a different one.

Are the correct drivers installed for each component? Especially USB drivers & graphics card drivers.

Is your RAM working properly? Test each stick individually in the socket you're going to put it in (fast way of checking each stick and socket, rather than trying each in each) then test again with all sticks in.

Is your processor stable? Try running a CPU test (prime95 perhaps? I'm very out of date)

Techen · 30 Jun 2014 at 19:38

Ploppy2k3 said:
hmmmm the QUOTA_UNDERFLOW is disk related.

Have you got a different HDD/SSD you can try? it’s usually caused by the LBA being misreported or not allowed by the BIOS. Most new drives such as SSD's shouldn’t have this problem obviously but a dodge one can cause this.

i woudl try a new drive and check to make sure the BIOS has got the size 100% right.

I have a HDD I've had for years, Lately been making some odd sounds but overall it's been fine. Could be a issue?

Ploppy2k3 · 30 Jun 2014 at 19:43

yup.

if the drive LBA (size) suddenly changes then windows will throw its toys from the pram. partitions can change but not the physical disk. also if the disk controller is u/s then anything in possible.