I recently bought, and built (with some help) a custom PC.
PC Components Here
http://hybrid-media.com/newpc/
I ran the PC with no problems all night. In the morning I wake to an unresponsive black screen. Hesitantly I forced shut-down.Upon attempting to reboot, windows loading screen appears, then I get a split second to see the mouse, then I get the following:
IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL
***STOP: 0x0000000A (0x7c90E430, 0x000000FF, 0x00000008, 0x80541890)
I cannot boot in safe mode
Note: if I remove the BIOS battery and allow it to reset, I am able to boot in what seems like safe mode…. grey windows interface. If i restart, safe mode then fails after that.
Since then I have tried:
Reset BIOS
Disconnected all USB/Firewire
Memtest (passed both sticks)
Switching/Swapping and using only one/two RAM Slots
checked RAM and video card for damage
Switching PCIe Video Card slot
Reformatted HDD and reinstalled windows
swapped SATA HDD with brand new SATA HDD
Trying Different SATA Mobo slots
Switching IDE cables
Removed new sound card
Disabled/Enabled BIOS onboard audio
I was planning to next try to boot using onboard video card… but it seems this Mobo does not have an onboard display input?
