I'm experiencing a blue screen error on my system labeled 'Watchdog_violation'. My setup includes an MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon motherboard, an Intel i7-7700k CPU, and an RX580 Sapphire GPU. I have one 1TB SSD, a 500GB HDD, and a 2TB HDD. Everything was running smoothly yesterday, but today, my computer began to blue screen. It posts for about a minute before crashing, attempts to restart, but ultimately shows no output. When I turn it off and then back on, it still doesn't post. If I let it sit off for a while, it repeats the posting, blue screening, and turning off cycle. I made sure all my drivers were updated just 8-12 hours ago. I'm not sure what's going wrong here.
3 Answers
Check the debug LEDs on your motherboard; they can indicate where the problem lies. Page 41 of your motherboard manual has details on these. If the VGA LED lights up, you might have a PCIe issue. Right now, it seems like you're having trouble getting power to the motherboard, so resetting the CMOS was a good move.
It sounds like you might need to reset the CMOS battery to see if that helps. Make sure to also check that all power cables are securely connected. If you're still having issues, consider removing any unnecessary devices and test your RAM with just one stick at a time. This might help you isolate what's causing the problem.
You should look into getting dump files for deeper analysis of the BSOD errors. If you can access Windows or Safe Mode, navigate to C:WindowsMinidump to find any crash logs. If you locate them, zip the folder and share it via a file hosting site like catbox.moe. If you don’t see any files, follow a guide to ensure your system is configured to create memory dumps.
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