BSOD evidence reference

Memory, storage, and thermal evidence

Evaluate hardware only when stop patterns, health data, and controlled tests support that branch.

Evidence to preserve

  • 1
    Check for a consistent hardware pattern
  • 2
    Preserve test results and temperatures
  • 3
    Change one variable before retesting

How to use this reference safely

Start with the exact affected operation and collect the evidence above before selecting a repair branch. Change one relevant variable at a time, repeat the same operation, and preserve any changed result.

Official source: Microsoft bug check code reference
A stop code, parameter, or named module is evidence to correlate; it does not by itself prove a single cause.

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