Blue screening issues!

**615811** · September 18th, 2012, 11:48 AM

I'm joining because I have major blue screening issues with the computer I've built and can't find out for the life of me whats wrong, if anyone would be willing to help me, please message me back and either we can talk on here or even go on Skype. I've been getting stressed over this for ages now and I'm a major gamer and when I can't play games because my computer blue screens in the middle of them, its really frustrating. Thanks for the help.

**tony_j15** · September 18th, 2012, 02:09 PM

Welcome to TechIMO!

What error message is the blue screen giving you? It should tell you what file is causing the issue and a STOP error code.

**RobRich** · September 18th, 2012, 09:23 PM

Thread moved to technical support.

**615811** · September 19th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Sorry it took so long to reply...

I've been getting the damn "A Clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval" message and have no clue what it means...

Specs:

Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3
CPU: Intel i7-2600K 3.40GHz
Graphics card: GTX 580
PSU: Corsair GS800
RAM: ADATA 8GB (Can't remember the specifics)

I also recently attached a CPU cooler: Noctua NH-D14 but it was saying that message before that.

I've heard that changing the voltage to your CPU could help? Anyone know if this is legit or not something worth testing?

Also, I'm not that smart when it comes to computers, I know the basics but none of the technical stuff, so say everything in black and white please.

**Taxmancometh** · September 19th, 2012, 06:31 PM

What I know from BSOD is that they are indicative of a driver issue or a hardware issue.

**tony_j15** · September 19th, 2012, 07:58 PM

Thanks for getting back in touch, 615!

Changing the voltage would only help if you are overclocking your processor. In that case, it's a common OC error that should be fixed by undoing the overclock.

If you are not overclocking, things get more complicated. Here's a few other suggested fixes:

Reset your BIOS to factory defaults. (if you haven't messed with it you can skip this until last)

Update all your drivers. This problem can be caused by a part with outdated/corrupted/unavailable drivers.

Disable any power management software or profiles you have created.

run "SFC.EXE /SCANNOW" from command line. In Windows 7: start> search bar for "command">(command prompt will appear as a program) right click> run as administrator > type "SFC.EXE /SCANNOW" (there is a space between the "exe" and the "/"). It will tell you if it detects any integrity errors with your system.

**Chuckiechan** · September 20th, 2012, 12:49 PM

Nvidea has a new set of drivers out. Try installing them, but do a clean install.

I suspect a hardware problem... the info on blue screens is usually useless to most of us.

Also, after you put in the drivers, restart and note the time, then go into your event manager and see if any flags pop up before a crash.