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ASUS Gundam z590 with bluescreen and corrupted Samsung drives during Windows installation.

ASUS Gundam z590 with bluescreen and corrupted Samsung drives during Windows installation.

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Fernan_Gamer
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10-13-2021, 02:53 PM
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My wife's computer kept showing a blue screen of death continuously, even without a hard drive connected. I attempted to fix it by swapping in new RAM modules (the problem continued), updating and resetting the BIOS, reformatting the SSD manually, and testing three different Samsung M.2 drives on the motherboard. I used two 1TB 980 Pro models, a 2TB 990 Pro, and a Kingston M.2 SSD. The only drive that worked was the Kingston one. All Samsung drives failed afterward, becoming corrupted and failing to boot until they were reformatted on another machine. Nearly every component is under a year old—this board has been functioning well for just over two years without any prior issues. The only possibility seems to be that the motherboard itself may have become damaged. My older sister's PC had the same issue, running an ASUS Z590-A board. I followed the same troubleshooting steps and ended up upgrading to a new CPU, RAM, and motherboard. In both cases, the only card that worked was the ASUS ROG White 3090, which my sister purchased on eBay about a year ago. I brought it home to test on her PC, and within a day the first blue screen appeared. It gradually worsened over the following week. A week later, her computer became completely unusable, immediately booting into Windows Recovery Mode. The 3090 is a Chinese variant of the card, not an American model. This seems to be the only link between the two motherboards in this situation. (By the way, I didn’t notice any problems with the graphics card—it passed stress tests.)

For the PC details, here’s what was installed: Intel i7-11700K, ASUS Z590 Gundam board, TeamForce 3600MHz, 16GB x2 (32GB), Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (installed in the main Gen4 slot with OS), Kingston 1TB SSD (mounted M.2), Seagate 1TB SATA SSD (connected and working), Asus TUF 3080OC, and a 1000W EVGA Gold PSU with a Kraken 240 LED display pump. All Lianli Uni fans are in a Lianli mesh 2 case.

Any assistance regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated.
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Fernan_Gamer
10-13-2021, 02:53 PM #1

My wife's computer kept showing a blue screen of death continuously, even without a hard drive connected. I attempted to fix it by swapping in new RAM modules (the problem continued), updating and resetting the BIOS, reformatting the SSD manually, and testing three different Samsung M.2 drives on the motherboard. I used two 1TB 980 Pro models, a 2TB 990 Pro, and a Kingston M.2 SSD. The only drive that worked was the Kingston one. All Samsung drives failed afterward, becoming corrupted and failing to boot until they were reformatted on another machine. Nearly every component is under a year old—this board has been functioning well for just over two years without any prior issues. The only possibility seems to be that the motherboard itself may have become damaged. My older sister's PC had the same issue, running an ASUS Z590-A board. I followed the same troubleshooting steps and ended up upgrading to a new CPU, RAM, and motherboard. In both cases, the only card that worked was the ASUS ROG White 3090, which my sister purchased on eBay about a year ago. I brought it home to test on her PC, and within a day the first blue screen appeared. It gradually worsened over the following week. A week later, her computer became completely unusable, immediately booting into Windows Recovery Mode. The 3090 is a Chinese variant of the card, not an American model. This seems to be the only link between the two motherboards in this situation. (By the way, I didn’t notice any problems with the graphics card—it passed stress tests.)

For the PC details, here’s what was installed: Intel i7-11700K, ASUS Z590 Gundam board, TeamForce 3600MHz, 16GB x2 (32GB), Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (installed in the main Gen4 slot with OS), Kingston 1TB SSD (mounted M.2), Seagate 1TB SATA SSD (connected and working), Asus TUF 3080OC, and a 1000W EVGA Gold PSU with a Kraken 240 LED display pump. All Lianli Uni fans are in a Lianli mesh 2 case.

Any assistance regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated.

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LuLuPlaysCraft
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10-21-2021, 02:43 AM
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I don’t know the Gundam board, but I recall that the Samsung SSDs faced problems due to faulty firmware, causing them to fail prematurely. Is the Kingston drive reliable? It would make sense to stick with it if it fixes the issue. It’s likely this unknown card contains unusual code, but it probably won’t damage a motherboard while still performing well. Just double-check: did you use a different PSU? That’s simple and can help resolve odd problems.
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LuLuPlaysCraft
10-21-2021, 02:43 AM #2

I don’t know the Gundam board, but I recall that the Samsung SSDs faced problems due to faulty firmware, causing them to fail prematurely. Is the Kingston drive reliable? It would make sense to stick with it if it fixes the issue. It’s likely this unknown card contains unusual code, but it probably won’t damage a motherboard while still performing well. Just double-check: did you use a different PSU? That’s simple and can help resolve odd problems.

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AnnaLovesCake
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10-21-2021, 09:01 AM
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i'm uncertain about the duration or stability on the kingston drive. it might be that kingston uses a different firmware compared to samsung. however, the samsung drive i purchased was brand new and its first plugin worked in this pc, so there should be no reason for similar behavior with a new drive. regarding the 990 pro, it's a 2tb model, while my kingston is only 1tb and about a quarter of the transfer speed. up to now, i haven't encountered any problems with the samsung drive. as for the graphics card, it was installed in the pc for roughly an hour during testing. after checking its firmware, everything appeared normal. however, a day later the pc displayed a blue screen, and each subsequent day it became more severe. eventually, the pc only booted into recovery mode over several weeks. my sister's pc experienced the same issues before we suspected the cpu was the culprit. we tested all other components, but even then the cpu seemed to function properly until we managed to get the pc running. concerning the psu, i don't have funds for a replacement right now, but it seems to be in good condition—it's a 1000wat unit and appears to be around a year and a half old.
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AnnaLovesCake
10-21-2021, 09:01 AM #3

i'm uncertain about the duration or stability on the kingston drive. it might be that kingston uses a different firmware compared to samsung. however, the samsung drive i purchased was brand new and its first plugin worked in this pc, so there should be no reason for similar behavior with a new drive. regarding the 990 pro, it's a 2tb model, while my kingston is only 1tb and about a quarter of the transfer speed. up to now, i haven't encountered any problems with the samsung drive. as for the graphics card, it was installed in the pc for roughly an hour during testing. after checking its firmware, everything appeared normal. however, a day later the pc displayed a blue screen, and each subsequent day it became more severe. eventually, the pc only booted into recovery mode over several weeks. my sister's pc experienced the same issues before we suspected the cpu was the culprit. we tested all other components, but even then the cpu seemed to function properly until we managed to get the pc running. concerning the psu, i don't have funds for a replacement right now, but it seems to be in good condition—it's a 1000wat unit and appears to be around a year and a half old.

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AnnKa03
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10-21-2021, 10:37 AM
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It appears the motherboard may have been the problem, leading to issues with the SSDs. I tested the CPU on a replacement board and it worked fine. My thought is that the Chinese GPU likely caused damage to the Gen 4 SSD slot since it was used in both affected systems. Lesson learned: avoid low-quality Chinese graphics cards. Stay cautious!
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AnnKa03
10-21-2021, 10:37 AM #4

It appears the motherboard may have been the problem, leading to issues with the SSDs. I tested the CPU on a replacement board and it worked fine. My thought is that the Chinese GPU likely caused damage to the Gen 4 SSD slot since it was used in both affected systems. Lesson learned: avoid low-quality Chinese graphics cards. Stay cautious!