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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

I'd run CDI to check HD health:
https://osdn.net/projects/crystaldiskinfo/downloads/74080/CrystalDiskInfo8_9_0a.exe/

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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

I'd try resetting W10:
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/reset-windows-10-pc

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Narzack posted:

Do you know if there is a stress test for a motherboard or hard drive? I'm holding off on formatting and reinstalling windows, but i most likely will have to end up doing that

For CPU:
https://www.mersenne.org/download/
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Benchmarks/IntelBurnTest.shtml

For HD:
https://www.howtogeek.com/110689/how-to-stress-test-the-hard-drives-in-your-pc-or-server/

Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

I'd try using onboard video temporarily (if you have it). Also, try doing a complete format and then installing W10 again.



If you still get BSODs at that point it sounds like a hardware issue.

CDI and memtest are both very useful but passing them is not a 100% guarantee that the HD and RAM are good.

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