G50v-a1 Bsod

Hi Everyone!

I got my G50V last Friday and since then ii have been having a not-too-nice problem, every now end then, i get a BSOD(Blue Screen of Death) and hard drive dump. At first it thought maybe it was because of my Raid 0 so I reverted back to no Raid (the problem was not solved, in fact it grew worst). Sometime i can play like 2 hours without any problems, sometime i can't even boot the computer completely(even in safe mode). I have the factory default Vista 64 bits, i did some updates via live update, but sometime i try installing an update and it crashes...I'll try formatting my way back to Raid 0 tonight (since im at work right now). I noticed that the Asus Republic of gamers logo always display twice at start-up now, things it didn't do before

I just wanna know if i am the only one with this issue and if not, anyone knows a possible fix or at least a reason? should i contact asus?

also, i forgot to mention since yesterday my windows doesnt detect my 2 hard drives(im currently not in raid) but my BIOS do.

 

What does the BSOD tell you? Vista's BSOD is usually informative... It's most likely your memory...

 

I nearly never have the time to read actually but i remember the first time it tells me something about i should update my BIOS or something like that (i need to get a picture of it later when i get home)

if the problem is my memory, i read in another forum there is a way to "downclock" it to 677 mhz? or do you have any other solution?)

 

Hmmm, no it's not your memory as you didn't get a memory address error, so don't downclock it. I got that BSOD error when I was overclocking my video card and once when I set my RAM timing incorrectly. Did you mess around with the BIOS settings at all? Did you maybe get a virus?

 

Actually, while thinking about it....i noticed there was some kind of a memory address (sorry i didn't think so earlier) something like "0x80...". Also, i didn't overclock it yet. i did mess a bit in the BIOS (to set up RAID and to turn off that annoying sound at startup) but even after using the "revert back to manufacturer's" option it still crashed.

 

I'm afraid you screwed it up when changed configuration to RAID_0.
Normally selecting RAID/NO RAID configuration precedes installation of OS and can't be changed later.
The way to fix the problem is to set RAID you want and after that restore OS from hidden partition
OR RMA it

 

Oh, the OP set disks to RAID 0 and then did not reinstall Vista? If you change any of your RAID settings you have to reformat/restore and reinstall everything again.

 

I think he got it in RAID-0 that changed to no RAID and after that installed updates (including SP1). Probably, we will never know the whole story

 

each time I changed from raid to "no-raid" i formatted/ reinstalled the complete OS, i'm actually not that idiot xD i might be reformatting yet again tonight but the really weird thing is the fact that i see the ASUS logo and some of the POST message twice at every startup...

 

Sorry, I did not know...
The easiest way is to RMA it

 

**** that means i won't be having my computer when i return to chool

 

Try some tests first. RAM should be the first thing you try, use memtest86+. Then make sure you're not overclocking or undervolting. You could also check the HDD. Reinstall is not such a bad idea. Run for a while without SP1, see if the problem disappears (might be a bad update).

You don't want to send in the computer for a software problem, so it's best to try isolating the cause if possible.

Although, in the US turnarounds are on the order of days, so you may still get it in time for school (I don't know when it starts for you).

See my Tips and Tricks (link in sig) for a few more details about what to do if you get unexplained BSODs.

 

so now im at home, i can try troubleshooting stuffs!

i got more than one BSOD and each time with a different error message so i was pretty confused, i'm now worried, i'm wondering if my "recovery disc" really is formatting....if that's not the case...then i am an idiot...i actually never used a recovery disk since i prefer installing everything by myself...i am now installing vista 32 bits (since it's the only OS i have in my hand at the moment) now im sure the drive is formatted , gonne run some tests after installing the drivers...if everything is okay my issue was probably what you guys said at the beginning and im sorry to be such a noob

 

Hope you now what to do and how to do.
Hope to learn that you are OK and back on track

 

If as you say you get a lot of different error messages then it's most likely the memory (especially if you don't overclock or undervolt).

Did you test the memory as I suggested?