After a power outage, I started to receive stop errors involving nvstor.sys (an nvidia-related file). I ran through dozens of different errors from "No boot device available" to "disc read error has occurred".
I eventually used DBAN to wipe the drive clean (which ran in to a few non-fatal errors along the way). Now, when I try to put a fresh install of windows on the drive, it takes ~5-10 minutes until the installation shows up (just black screen is show for a while) and eventually it gives me the same, original stop error!
I'm not the most tech-literate person when it comes to hardware, so I don't want to go out and buy something unnecessary if the problem is elsewhere.
I know it's a long shot, but I was hoping the power outage may have just screwed up the bios or partition table (which is where my knowledge starts to fade in terms of software issues).
I eventually used DBAN to wipe the drive clean (which ran in to a few non-fatal errors along the way). Now, when I try to put a fresh install of windows on the drive, it takes ~5-10 minutes until the installation shows up (just black screen is show for a while) and eventually it gives me the same, original stop error!
I'm not the most tech-literate person when it comes to hardware, so I don't want to go out and buy something unnecessary if the problem is elsewhere.
I know it's a long shot, but I was hoping the power outage may have just screwed up the bios or partition table (which is where my knowledge starts to fade in terms of software issues).