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BSOD and MBAM malfunction

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Please run this and post the log, looks like your hard drive may be defective.

Disk Check
  • Click on Start then type cmd in the search box. A menu will pop up with cmd at the top, right click on it and select Run as Administrator. Another box will open, at the prompt type chkdsk /r and hit Enter. Note: you must include a space between the k and the /
  • You will then see the following message:
    chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
  • Type Y for yes, and hit Enter. Then reboot the computer.
  • chkdsk will start when Windows begins loading again. Let all 5 phases run and don't use or turn off the computer. (The chkdsk process may take an hour or more to finish, if it appears to freeze this is normal so do not interrupt it. On drives above 500GB it can take several hours.)
  • When the Disk Check is done, it will finish loading Windows.


When back at the desktop, follow this to find the log.

  • Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run box, type eventvwr.msc, and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
  • If prompted by the User Account Control, click on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).
  • In the left pane of Event Viewer, double click on Windows Logs to expand it, then left click once on Application then right click on Application and select Find.
  • Type wininit into the Find box and click on Find Next.
  • When the search completes you should see the log displayed in the central pane, close the Find window.
  • In the right hand pane click on Copy and select Copy details as text.
  • Come back to this thread and right click in the message box and select Paste, the log should appear.
  • Add any other information asked for and submit the post.

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