Possible RAM issue?

EdShi

Member
Hi! Just wondering if this looks healthy? I keep getting BSOD crashes, etc. I'm assuming a memory problem; but that's as far as I get.
 
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SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Unfortunately the cooler is nowhere near suitable for the CPU.

Have you applied the recent microcode mitigations for the silicon degredation issue as that will have been greatly exacerbated due to insufficient cooling
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Well, I sort of did... this firm built it! :oops:
PCS are just a system integrator, they simply build what the customer orders, it's not down to them to alter anything, unless the customer seeks advice. The customer is expected to know that they're designing something suitable, or seek help if they're unsure.

If you read the previous link you'll see Intel never issued any recall, nor stopped sales, so PCS are contracted to continue selling parts as is any other partner.

That's just how the business world works.
 

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
The first thing I note in that output is that you have some USB attached devices that are having problems....
Code:
Unknown USB Device (Set Address Failed)    USB\VID_0000&PID_0004\6&25E038A6&0&3    43
Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)    USB\VID_0000&PID_0002\6&20397C5C&0&1    43
Unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)    USB\VID_0000&PID_0002\8&5E0C49F&0&2    43
I've no idea what devices those are but they are probably USB attached devices. It's possible however that these are internal devices using the USB architecture. The first thing to do then, is to disconnect ALL USB attached devices, reboot (to unload any drivers), and then see whether the BSODs continue.

I can also see something curious with your disk allocations. You system drive is the C: drive, as normal...
Code:
Windows Directory    C:\WINDOWS
System Directory    C:\WINDOWS\system32
Your C: drive has a partition size of 5.46TB...
Rich (BB code):
Drive    C:
Description    Local Fixed Disk
Compressed    No
File System    NTFS
Size    5.46 TB (6,001,157,730,304 bytes)
Free Space    4.78 TB (5,259,192,487,936 bytes)
Volume Name
Volume Serial Number    B224C4AA
But the drive containing the Windows partition structure (the Seagate FireCuda 530) has a Windows partition size of only 1.82TB
Rich (BB code):
Description    Disk drive
Manufacturer    (Standard disk drives)
Model    Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013
Bytes/Sector    512
Media Loaded    Yes
Media Type    Fixed hard disk
Partitions    3
SCSI Bus    0
SCSI Logical Unit    0
SCSI Port    1
SCSI Target ID    0
Sectors/Track    63
Size    1.82 TB (2,000,396,321,280 bytes)
Total Cylinders    243,201
Total Sectors    3,907,024,065
Total Tracks    62,016,255
Tracks/Cylinder    255
Partition    Disk #2, Partition #0
Partition Size    100.00 MB (104,857,600 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset    1,048,576 bytes
Partition    Disk #2, Partition #1
Partition Size    1.82 TB (1,999,611,363,328 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset    122,683,392 bytes
Partition    Disk #2, Partition #2
Partition Size    633.00 MB (663,748,608 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset    1,999,734,046,720 bytes
The 5.46TB drive which has the C drive letter is a Seagate Ironwolf Pro HDD...
Rich (BB code):
Manufacturer    (Standard disk drives)
Model    ST6000NE000-2KR101
Bytes/Sector    512
Media Loaded    Yes
Media Type    Fixed hard disk
Partitions    1
SCSI Bus    3
SCSI Logical Unit    0
SCSI Port    0
SCSI Target ID    0
Sectors/Track    63
Size    5.46 TB (6,001,172,513,280 bytes)
Total Cylinders    729,601
Total Sectors    11,721,040,065
Total Tracks    186,048,255
Tracks/Cylinder    255
Partition    Disk #1, Partition #0
Partition Size    5.46 TB (6,001,157,734,400 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset    16,777,216 bytes
But there is only a single partition on there, not the UEFI partition structure we expect from a system drive.

What has been going on with your drives and drive letters? It certainly seems as though you have been changing drive letters and drives? Have you?

I can't see where you posted you original spec but there are other inconsistencies in the drives and drive letters that Windows is reporting. You have a D drive for example, that appears not to match any actual physical volume....
Code:
Drive    D:
Description    Local Fixed Disk
Compressed    Not Available
File System    Not Available
Size    Not Available
Free Space    Not Available
Volume Name    Not Available
Volume Serial Number    Not Available
I'm at a loss to explain quite how you've done that?!

Please right-click on the Start icon and then click on Disk Management in the menu that pops up. Wait for that to populate and then drag the corner to enlarge the window until we can see all the drives graphically in the bottom pane. Post a screenshot of that display here.

Can you also re-post your FULL system spec again.
 
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EdShi

Member
@ubuysa Thanks very much, appreciate your looking at it. I'm not sure what I've to be honest; nothing radical, looking back on it. I reinstalled W11 a couple of weeks ago apropos these crashes, and every now and again (though rarely) an external drops out which changes the drive letters, but I can't think of much more. Both McAfee and Malwarebytes have already come up clean, and PCcleaner has run a coupe of deep scans.

Hopefully here's the information you need!

SYSTEM SPECS

Case - CORSAIR iCUE 4000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case
Processor (CPU) - Intel® Core™ i9 24-Core Processor i9-13900K (Up to 5.8GHz) 36MB Cache
Motherboard - GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING X AX (DDR5, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM) - 96GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5600MHz (2 x 48GB)
Graphics Card - 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 - HDMI, DP, LHR
Graphics Card Support Bracket - NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti AND ABOVE)
1st M.2 SSD Drive - 2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6900MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive - 2TB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7300MB/R, 6900MB/W)
1st Storage Drive - 6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE
2nd Storage Drive - 6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 256MB CACHE

RAID - RAID 0 (STRIPED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD)
External DVD/BLU-RAY Drive - 8x Slim USB 2.0 External DVD-RW
Memory Card Reader - USB 3.0 EXTERNAL SD/MICRO SD CARD READER
Power Supply - CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable - 1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling - CORSAIR H100x RGB Elite High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste - STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card - ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card - ONBOARD LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options - MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System - Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language - United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media - Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software - FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Browser - Firefox™
Monitor - AOC Q32V4 31.5" QHD Monitor - 2560 x 1440, 4MS, HDMI, DP

RAID Configuration:

Product Description - 6TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO
First Category - 1st Storage Drive
Second Category - 2nd Storage Drive
Configure RAID - N/A
Third Category - N/A
Fourth Category - YES
 

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SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
Both McAfee and Malwarebytes have already come up clean, and PCcleaner has run a coupe of deep scans.
Your windows is unquestionably fully borked

Don't install McAfee, and don't install PCCleaner, they're irrelevant apps from XP days, now nothing more than malware.

By clean installing it will sort out your drive arrangement also.

But the whole windows install is completely borked
 

EdShi

Member
Yo, @SpyderTracks I am fully seized with taking your advice (y) I'll get shot of those apps. True: they didn't do anything anyway. I assume 'borked' is the technical term ;) but, seriously, does that mean the reinstall I did, actually didn't? Blimey. I mean, if we can't rely on a clean install, then what can we rely on?*

*Apart from a Mac, presumably!
 

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
As above, that is a total mess. When you reinstalled Windows you got it horribly wrong and you've completely fouled up your whole disk setup. I'd advise the following....
  1. Backup all your user data to one (or both) of those external drives. Then disconnect these drives from the PC.
  2. Boot the Windows installation media (create installation media for the latest version from here).
  3. Click the big blue INSTALL button and select a Custom Install
  4. Delete all partitions on all drives so they all show only 'unallocated space'
  5. Select the first Firecuda 530 drive (so it's highlighted) and click the Next button, the installer will create the appropriate partition structure and install Windows.
  6. Run Windows Update repeatedly after installation - until no more updates are found.
Windows will then be properly installed on your first NVMe drive, as it was when you got it. All your other drives will be empty, as they were when you got it. You should use Disk Management to create whatever partition structure you want on those other three drives. You can then copy your user data back.
 
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