Blue screen on Windows logo

[Senatsu]

So, first things first; my system specs. 

 

Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Nvidia GTX 980

MB 1. : Asus Rampage Anniversary Edition 10

MB 2. : Asus x99 Gaming Strix

i7 - 5820k

32GB HyperX 2667MHz DDR4

2 monitors; 1 with HDMI, 1 with Display Port

 

Now, to the story.

 

 I turned my computer off one night. Got no errors, warnings, crashes, blue screens, or any other forms of malfunctions. Turned it on the next day, and it crashed right after the Windows 10 logo on a black screen. The screen went bright blue, and I was barely able to make out what looked like the beginning of the render process for the sad face smiley for BSOD screens, before the computer restarted. The blue screen was there for less than half a second.

Suffice to say there was no change after the 50th restart in this loop. The OS, naturally, attempts to start up a repair procedure every 2nd attempt, but that crashes before the screen is able to change from the message informing me of said procedure.

 

Troubleshooting this far:

 

- Reseated CPU

- Swapped out ram sticks and put them back in various configurations

- Removed all USB devices

- Attempted to start in safe boot

- Reverted all forms of overclocking

- Attempted to boot from a bootable USB stick

- Swapped motherboards

- Switched from AHCI to IDE in the storage configuration section

- No overheating

- Removed my SSD with the OS installed

- Disconnected my HDMI monitor and only used the Display Port monitor

- Disconnected my Display Port monitor and only used the HDMI monitor

- Removed all cables and put them back

- Flashed BIOS (which crashed mid-way, bricking the poor bastard (was at death's door anyway due to some bent CPU pins))

 

If I wasn't exhausted from all of life's little demons I would have taken a hammer to this thing. But alas, I have come here, to seek assistance as I'm at a complete loss.

 

- 

[limegorilla]

Have you tried reinstalling windows?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

If you're now trying to boot your Windows install off of a new motherboard (essentially, another system at this point), then chances are that it's going to bluescreen the instant it tries to boot Windows. All you can do now is salvage the data you have on the SSD by plugging it into another system as an external drive, then format and reinstall Windows.

[Senatsu]

Been trying to reinstall Windows through a bootable USB, but it just crashes before it's able to switch the screen from the Asus logo. To do this I most likely have to take it to a different computer, with an operating system already running.

 

Fortunately, the SSD only has the system on it, and some programs and drivers. Won't lose much.

[Senatsu]

Update time.

 

 

Got my new SSD, and created a fresh bootable. However, I'm still getting errors.

The bootable shows up as two options in the BIOS menu: one with a UEFI tag, and one without a tag.

When selecting the drive without the tag the screen displays a black background with the Windows 10 logo, and crashes to a bright blue screen for a fraction of a second before restarting. Throughout displaying the Q code "AE".

When selecting the drive with the UEFI tag the screen displays a black background with the Asus ROG logo, and crashes to a bright blue screen for a fraction of a second before restarting. Throughout displaying the 2 code "Ad" for a few seconds, then switching over to b1 before restarting.

 

Q code "AE" apparently stands for "Legacy Boot Event", and seems like it can occur due to anything from the CPU blowing up to a small breeze on a planet in another solar system. No clear answers as to why this would happen.

 

Q code "Ad" stands for "Ready to Boot Event" which is slightly more encouraging and supposedly indicates that the BIOS is handing over control to the OS. Considering I don't have an OS installed yet that's a bit odd, but I suppose it doesn't mean anything more than that it's attempting to load up the bootable in this instance.

Q code "b1" stands for "Runtime Set Virtual MAP End". I don't even want to begin imagining what that could mean.

 

Troubleshooting so far:

- Attempted to boot from every RAM chip I have in various configurations, in various slots.

- Attempted to use DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI.

- Removed my sound card

- Removed my mouse

- Switched to a completely barebones keyboard

 

Any further tips you guys can give me?