PC display remains blue; critical process terminated
PC display remains blue; critical process terminated
I assembled a fresh PC a few days back with the 9800x3d, 7900XTX, ncase T1 v2.5, 64GB T Cruiser 32, and 2TB Gen4x4 WD black. It was paired with my Corsair SF850 and ASROCK b650-I for lightning Wi-Fi. After installation, the system kept showing a blue screen repeatedly. I performed a factory reset five times, ran MemTest86 which passed, and executed a /sfc scannow on the SSD—both tests returned clean results. All connections, data and power, were verified. I loaded the default BIOS settings, which was the latest version. When trying to use WinDbg, it didn’t generate a minidump despite multiple blue screens (20-30 times). I noticed unusual memory errors that hadn’t appeared before, prompting me to run a full scan. These issues are attached for reference. This isn’t everything—there were likely hundreds of problems—but after restarting 20 times and clearing the drive, it worked. If you recognize any of these details, please let me know. Stop code CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED was logged.
After launching the system, the initial setup has completed its task. Before executing "SFC /SCANNOW," ensure you run "DISM /Online /Restorehealth" first. SFC relies on DISM images to repair the system. If your image is corrupted (which sometimes happens), SFC won't assist. Consider running the system without any adjustments, excluding PBO/CURVE optimization and EXPO. I usually enable EXPO and keep PBO/Curve Optimizer alone.
It seems to be AMD Adrenalin. After running DISM and chkdisk, followed by a /sfc scannow, everything checked out successfully—making sense since it had worked flawlessly as a storage device for about eight months. I plan to conduct some tests: factory reset, play games, restart repeatedly, then run the same checks again. It could also be that I reinstalled chipset drivers, as the prompts always ask for them and I’ve consistently clicked install.