multitude of BSODS
multitude of BSODS
Hey, I was using my computer normally until I noticed the Bluetooth wasn’t working. I opened Device Manager to look for solutions and found an error. I tried updating the drivers several times but nothing helped, so I turned off Bluetooth completely. The Event Viewer showed many CPU warning messages, which escalated things. Right after that, when I tried to launch a game, I saw my first blue screen—“IRQL_not_less_or_equal.” I managed to update the Intel Bluetooth driver for a while, but once I got into Windows, the same error appeared again.
When I booted a game, it crashed with “SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION” and other strange codes like “KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED.” After restarting, I tried Safe Mode, which worked temporarily. I booted into Windows Recovery and ran MemTest86, which completed all tests without issues. That made me think about reinstalling Windows. But when I connected my installation drive, the same blue screen appeared again.
After switching to a different graphics card and disconnecting my Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card, I finally managed to install Windows again. However, once I plugged in the new drive, the error returned—this time it was “page fault in nonpaged area.” I fixed it by setting a larger page file size.
Eventually, I reinstalled Windows from a USB drive on an Ubuntu system. But then I got another blue screen, this time with “IRQL_not_less_or_equal.” I checked the Event Viewer again and saw more CPU warnings plus new ones. I went into Safe Mode and found many driver errors—especially in audio, Bluetooth, and network devices. I decided to uninstall all the Bluetooth and audio drivers I had installed.
I also tried downloading drivers from my motherboard manufacturer’s site, including AMD chipset and Intel KillerLAN drivers. After a few attempts, the issues stopped. However, I still faced problems with “page fault in nonpaged area” after reinstalling.
Now I’m stuck trying to fix this mess. My PC specs are: Ryzen 9 5950X, 2x 32GB Corsair Vengeance 3200MHz, ASRock X570, PCIe Gen 4 motherboard, and a Samsung 970 EVO Plus (for Windows) with two 8TB Seagate Barracuda drives. I’m really confused and feel lost—can’t update drivers or boot into Safe Mode anymore. I’m not sure if I should take my motherboard and CPU to a repair shop just to be safe. Please help me out!