[SOLVED] Freshly installed Win10 BSOD'ing. FIX: motherboard or cpu issue.

[Pablo]

Hi BSOD gurus! Here I come once again in search of your wisdom
What I've already tried:

• Ran 9 passes of Memtest86 individually on each RAM stick. Not a single error.
• Updated LAN and video drivers to the latest I found.
• Updated every driver Snappy Driver Installer Origin offered.
• Updated BIOS.
• Disconnected HDD and ODD leaving only the new SSD connected.

Without further ado I leave in your hands this case:


Speccy snapshot

• A brief description of your problem
  • Installed Win10 on this old PC and even after updating every driver I could and doing a BIOS update, it still fails.
• System Manufacturer?
  • Assembled PC
• Laptop or Desktop?
  • Desktop
• Exact model number (if laptop, check label on bottom)
  • none
• OS ? (Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista)
  • 10 22H2
• x86 (32bit) or x64 (64bit)?
  • x64
• (Only for Vista, Windows 7) Service pack?
• What was original installed OS on system?
  • Super old Unix, never failed
• Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from retailer)?
  • If I get it to work, a retail version will be installed
• Age of system? (hardware)
  • 8 years, except for the SSD which is new.
• Age of OS installation?
  • A week
• Have you re-installed the OS?
  • yes
• CPU
  • Isn't all this in the Speccy snapshot...? Intel Pentium G2030
• RAM (brand, EXACTmodel, what slots are you using?)
  • 2 x Kingston ValueRAM DDR3 4Gb (8Gb total)
• Video Card
  • iGPU
• MotherBoard - (if NOT a laptop)
  • MSI H61M-P32/W8
• Power Supply - brand & wattage (if laptop, skip this one)
  • Generic 500W
• Is driver verifier enabled or disabled?
  • Did not use it.
• What security software are you using? (Firewall, antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, and so forth)
  • Windows Defender only
• Are you using proxy, vpn, ipfilters or similar software?
  • Nope
• Are you using Disk Image tools? (like daemon tools, alcohol 52% or 120%, virtual CloneDrive, roxio software)
  • Nope
• Are you currently under/overclocking? Are there overclocking software installed on your system?
  • Nope

NOTE: The sysnative Collection app hang waiting for SystemInfo to finish, even though it had already finished. I closed it and manually zipped the folder.

 

[ubuysa]

• Updated every driver Snappy Driver Installer Origin offered.

That could well be your problem. The only places you should source drivers is from the following:

• The PC/laptop vendor's website (especially important for laptops)
• Windows Update
• The motherboard vendor's website
• The specific hardware device vendor's website

Third-party driver search and install tools should be avoided like the plague, because you have no real idea whether you're being offered the right driver, nor what that driver contains.

 

[Pablo]

That could well be your problem. The only places you should source drivers is from the following....

Came to that app because it is an old mobo and the drivers on MSI's website are outdated. As for iGPU and Ethernet NIC I went to Intel's and Realtek's website respectively, Realtek's official web page does not list a driver for that NIC (8111 I believe it was) but unofficial realtek.cz does, and it's more recent than MSI's one.

Anyway it's worth noting that all these driver updates from sketchy sites did not solve the problem, and the problem existed prior to installing them.

 

[ubuysa]

Came to that app because it is an old mobo and the drivers on MSI's website are outdated. As for iGPU and Ethernet NIC I went to Intel's and Realtek's website respectively, Realtek's official web page does not list a driver for that NIC (8111 I believe it was) but unofficial realtek.cz does, and it's more recent than MSI's one.

Anyway it's worth noting that all these driver updates from sketchy sites did not solve the problem, and the problem existed prior to installing them.

If this is such an old build that vendors are not issuing updated drivers for Windows 10, then perhaps it's time to think about an upgrade?

 

[Pablo]

...perhaps it's time to think about an upgrade?

Many years ago that build should've been upgraded... but we are in a third world country and such luxury is not always available. We reuse and recycle stuff beyond imagination, until nothing usable is left... that is when we discard it and buy something...

Anyway, about the subject of this thread: Tested it with other known-good RAM and power supply, disabled onboard NIC and onboard audio through BIOS, disconnected everything except the SSD with Windows and the problem persisted. This is definitely a mobo / processor issue so i'm marking this as solved.

Thanks to everyone who had a look.