Possible broken drive keeps crashing my pc, how do I fix this? Is it corrupted or physically broken?

Anonymous
2025-01-15T19:39:38+00:00

Hi, my pc has been giving me BSOD like 10 times a day for the past 10 or more days because of corrupted files or ram issues (I'm not sure), I tried checking for the drive integrity and this came out:

"Error Checking (Windows (C:)

Repair this drive

Windows found errors on this drive that need to be repaired. Close this dialog box, and then repair the drive."

So out of curiosity I tried doing the same to my other drive and came out with the same issue. How do I fix this? Do I need to reset my PC? Do I have to buy a new drive? Or do I need to perform a fresh install of windows 11?

Bsod errors I've been getting:

KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION

And other I can't remember now

They usually happen when I start my PC, and I'll get 5 or 10 of them one after the other before my PC starts working "properly"

After I manage I get through the bsod errors my PC seems to run just fine for some time before giving me more errors (usually 3-4 hours)

I can provide dump files if explained how to do so

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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David-M 126.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2025-01-20T13:18:53+00:00

Glad to help.

Best regards.

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  1. David-M 126.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-01-15T20:11:23+00:00

    Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

    Please share the minidump files.

    These files are in "C:\Windows\Minidump".

    (If you don't have a "Minidump" folder, check if it is in the plural "Minidumps".)

    Copy any files you have to your desktop and store them in a ZIP file. Then, upload the ZIP file to the cloud (OneDrive), choose to share it, and get the link.

    Post the link to the ZIP file here so I can have a look.

    I await your reply. Click on the "Reply" button below my reply.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T20:29:34+00:00

    Hi David, Is this okay? I've never done it before

    https://1drv.ms/u/c/8ab767f01ddad96d/EWjgrcDXZ2VOv-QWNoXLuu4BBT4JHM8KEgd9B\_ukQptW\_w?e=BtpVh

    I also have more dump files if you need them

    Edit: I forgot to mention that since the last bsod (20 minutes ago) my PC won't detect any audio output source, no matter what I plug in

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  3. David-M 126.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-01-15T20:41:05+00:00

    Thanks.

    The minidump does not mention any driver. Only a generic system file.

    If you have more minidump files, please share them. Sometimes, it may be necessary to analyze multiple minidumps to identify the cause of the problem.

    I await your reply. Click on the "Reply" button below my reply.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-15T20:50:21+00:00

    Here, this link contains multiple dump files including the one from before (because I couldn't remove it)

    https://1drv.ms/u/c/8ab767f01ddad96d/EbTCwvz7L6BOr1F83tldtukBRExgym5IFMplRBra5wGH6Q?e=RkOlZa

    As I'm texting this from a mobile phone my pc crashed again even if I wasn't touching it and I didn't have anything running.

    Also since it mentions a generic system file, would restarting my PC work? If so, should I reinstall windows 11 from the cloud or from my PC?

    Thank you

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