dotCody1d ago

Windows refuses to boot. Cannot boot from USB. Rare fresh install screen but no USB input. PNP Driver Watchdog error BSOD

https://lemmy.world/post/44533190

Show threadScrubbles1d ago
Unplanned crash like all this tells me RAM. I would say disk, but if you can’t get to even a boot disk (which loads to ram) then I say ram. Watchdog too to me says ram because it sounds like it tried to write and failed. Run memtest and see what happens
Show threaddotCody1d ago

How do I perform a memtest when the pc will not boot?

Show threadteft1d ago
Download memtest86+ to a thumbdrive, boot from the thumbdrive and run the tests.
Show threadEvil_Shrubbery

We have been giving them this simple advice for 10 days now (they have several posts regarding this issue, you can look it up), they just disregard it.

(That and live-booting any OS from USB just for diagnostics.)

Mar 21 at 9:43amWeb
Show threadteft1d ago
We can only lead a user to the water hole. We can’t make them drink.
Show threadEvil_Shrubbery1d ago
Oh, the water hole of a water cooled PC can leak & cause such symptoms … we prob should not make them drink it tho.
Show threadEvil_Shrubbery11h ago
Zomg, they drank!!
Show threadteft11h ago

I will never understand people ignoring knowledgeable people that they specifically asked questions to but at least OP now has their answer.

Poor guy is now poor though if he has to replace ram.

Show threadEvil_Shrubbery11h ago

Yeah.

Tho it’s DDR4 & maybe only one of four sticks went to memory heaven (so they are left with 48GB).

Show threaddotCody21h ago
Yeah I just disregard it. Thanks so much.
Show threadEvil_Shrubbery20h ago

Sorry, I should have said downvote, it’s different :).

(I didn’t mean anything that bad by it, just that we do try to help & don’t really get feedback if it worked, which means we can’t help further/move from that point forward. Opening additional posts instead of finishing with what’s left in previous ones is more work for everyone, you included.)