I get blue screen errors after replacing my old monitor.

[Kristoffer]

Hello, I would really like to get this problem solved.

I get random Blue screens, just completely random, I dont get errors at start up.
I usually get errors when I am doing stuff, from music to games.
I know the problem is withhardware and such, I've had this computer for many years, ofcourse It's not the same on the inside or outside anymore, I bought entirely new computer parts this summer, I have a pretty over average budget spent on it.

Anyways, I KNOW the problem is with hardware, the Blue screen error is (0x000001A), which I've found out relates to hardware problems.

I have not installed any new components in my computer since I bought my new parts.

Except one thing I have not thought about, my monitor, since I've got a dual-screen setup, and one of the screens broke, and I needed a replacement anyways.

Now, I have re-installed Windows to try and fix the problem, nope, the problem still persists, haunting me.

The old screen used VGA, which was not the best, but it was ok, I had NO problem untill the monitor broke, and which I got myself a new monitor, (BenQ 24" LED RL2450HT).

This monitor, however, uses DVI instead of VGA, my main uses HDMI, which there is no problem with.

So the problem started occuring after I change from VGA to DVI.
Can you please help me with this?
Please, I have tried everything.

I have done SOOO much research on this, but all I find is someone that has had this problem, forgot the thread, has com back and said he fxed it without telling how!!
If any of you would have the slightest idea of how this is happening, please, tell me, this is hell.

My specs:
Grapthics card: ASUS Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77, Socket-1155
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz 16GB CL9
Processor: Intel® Core i7-3770K Processor
Power supply: XFX ProSeries XXX Edition 850W PSU

[RicheemxX]

Hi there and welcome to TIMO.

The blue screen error 0x000001A is generally related to memory errors, most likely a faulty memory module or in some cases bad video memory. I'd suggest downloading and running Memtest and see if it shows any issues. If it shows some errors then you'll want to test your memory one stick at a time.

A change up from using VGA or DVI wouldn't have any affect, its most likely just coincidence that it just started happening at the time you swapped monitors.

I am a bit curious though, you mention the old monitor running VGA, how was it connected since I'm assuming you have no VGA ports? Are you certain that monitor was dead? Also how do you know there aren't issues with the HDMI connection? Are you saying if you connect a monitor via HDMI only there are no Blue screen errors?

[Taxmancometh]

When running memtest I advise you to run it over night. I ran a quick scan and didn't find anything wrong, but I was still getting corrupted downloads so I let memtest run over night and found errors. That's where I tested one stick of RAM at a time taking 3-4 days.

[Kristoffer]

I used an adaptor from VGA to DVI for my old monitor.

[Kristoffer]

The old monitor was dead, yes, I know how something broken looks.
I am saying that I have two displays, the right and the left, the right one is the one with a HDMI cable connection, I am saying that this right monitor ive had for over a year now, no problems, so thats out of the question, the left monitor however, I replaced as stated in my post.

[JEROY]

The Monitor is considered accessories , and won't affect if anything but the correct resolutions .. Most probably a randomly defected memory ...
It could also be caused by a slowing hard disk .

[Kristoffer]

If this is any help detecting the problem, i went to the event viewer and this is when my computer crashed:

Faulting application name: lsm.exe, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bce9c
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000f3d18f6b
Faulting process id: 0x310
Faulting application start time: 0x01cda7d6f69c2456
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 05143815-13cd-11e2-a6f3-822eb4b27a6c


And this is not useful but there is also this error:
The previous system shutdown at 19:21:17 on ‎11.‎10.‎2012 was unexpected.


Although, the first error is in windows logs\application, and the second one is listed in "System"

[Kristoffer]

And could anyone please tell me how to "Test" my memory?
I would appreciate a link or something

[paul9]

Download Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool or Memtest86.com - Memory Diagnostic
Burn the ISO as a bootable disc.
The Official ImgBurn Website will help you do that.
Boot your PC from the CD or DVD you burned.

[Kristoffer]

Hey, thanks everyone, I think I got the problem sorted out, I ran the Memtest86 and found out that one of my RAM sticks were faulty.

I will check back if the problem persists

By the way I removed the faulty RAM stick, I still got 12 gigs of ram, so I wont be needing to buy another for a while

[paul9]

12 gigs is greedy. Send me 8 gigs for *ahem* permanent testing, and get by on 4 gigs like I currently do!
Seriously, remember what Taxman said about an overnight run of memtest, just to make sure. It is great if you quickly find a stick that is causing problems, but an intermittently problematic stick could cause weird, hard to trace errors. Worth trying, if you can.

[SteveyMcFly]

The blue screen of death? Didn't know it still exists

So let me get this straight - you removed a faulty RAM stick and you still have 12 giga of RAM? Where are you working, in NASA?If yes then I can visit you at Cape Canaveral, short drive from Ft Lauderdale where I live in ;p

Joking, I'm not going to invade your privacy. But going back to the topic, I had a similar problem about half a year ago. I resolved it in a similar manner, however, after I removed a faulty RAM stick my computer was as slow as if run by hamsters in a wheel.