A variety of PC problems including blue screens and failure to boot

Question

I recently rebuilt my gaming PC.

I used the same hard drives and ram, but everything else is brand new.
I reinstalled windows and everything was great for about a month.

Recently, I had a BSOD which said something like IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL. I have had this error before so I did what I did then; remove a stick of ram, but there was a problem. The computer would not boot and the VGA_LED was on. Okay, what about the other one.

Now it boots, but I have had a variety of blue screens trying to get it to boot this way. 7e, 1e, and a KERNEL_APC_PENDING_DURING_EXIT.

I have tried booting into safe mode but I get blue screens there, too.

I have also tried just reinstalling but that freezes at the "starting windows" animation.

Here's a what BlueScreenView said: pastebin.com/UkcqE9FE

Specs: Asus M5A99FX PRO R 2.0 mobo AMD FX 8350 processor Corsair CX750 PSU Nvidia GTX 970 GPU 16 GB Signature RAM WD 320 GB blue HDD (OS) WD 2 TB green HDD

How do I resolve this issue?

What exactly is your question? You have not really provided any information that is helpful, at least information, that could generate a well documented explanation. — Ramhound, Jul 22 '15 at 14:05
Are you certain the hardware you bought is compatible with the motherboard you have? — Terry, Jul 22 '15 at 14:06
@Ramhound, my question is how can I get my computer back to working condition and what other information or tests can I get or preform? — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:11
@Terry yes, I am certain. My PC was working for several weeks, but now I cannot get it into working condition. I bought a new motherboard when I bought all of the new parts and I had an expert help me with my decision. — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:13
You have not provided the information required to explain how to solve your problem. — Ramhound, Jul 22 '15 at 14:15
@Ramhound, can you help me out with that? What other information should I give? I'm not really sure what else to give. — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:17
We've seen this behavior before, even though it worked for a small period of time. Check if you can upgrade your BIOS (should be possible from a bootable USB). — Terry, Jul 22 '15 at 14:17
You had multiple BSOD events, but you don't indicate, what you have done to determine the cause of those BSOD events.. You just giving us the vague overall description of the crash is not enough information to explain what actually is going on. — Ramhound, Jul 22 '15 at 14:23
@Ramhound, I would love to run some BSOD diagnostic or analysis tool, but I can't really get my PC to boot in any manner whatsoever. — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:28
You can extract the data files generated by the BSODs off your HDD and then determine the cause of the crashes. — Ramhound, Jul 22 '15 at 14:32
@Ramhound, Okay, I will get that after I try updating the BIOS, thanks. — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:34
Okay, so I updated the bios and no luck. I got a 1A blue screen when I tried booting into safe mode. I am going to try to see what I can get out of those BSOD files. — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 14:45
Here's a what BlueScreenView said:
http://pastebin.com/UkcqE9FE — William Papsco, Jul 22 '15 at 15:10
Have you tried running your computer without the graphics card? Could be that the drivers are out of date/incompatible. Its worth a go. Just pop the card out and try onboard graphics. — Rob Southwell, Jul 22 '15 at 15:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '15 at 21:58

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I replaced my one stick of "working" RAM with a stick from a friend and everything seemed to be back in working condition. My solution is, unfortunately, to shell out $60 for some new RAM. Thanks, guys.

answered Jul 22 '15 at 21:58

William Papsco

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A variety of PC problems including blue screens and failure to boot

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