Alienware M17xR2
OEM Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Bought this laptop for about 1 year.
Had both 4870s in XF replaced about half a year ago.
No Overclocking done, except with the built in Turbo mode by Alienware
Had the BSOD when playing The Witcher 2 yesterday, no problem playing before that. Had this BSOD ever since yesterday after about 10min of playing
Tried looking through the web, cant find any cause or solution.
Stop 0x124 - what it means and what to try
BC124 is a hardware error, your CPU is blamed.
You should test itInformationRun Prime 95 again to test your CPU. Carefully the instructions in this tutorial: CPU - Stress Test with Prime95. Run 3 separate tests, one on each of the settings (Blend, Small FFTs, Large FFTs). Post back with your results.InformationPlease remove any CD virtualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%. They use a driver, found in your dmp, sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs. Use this SPTD uninstaller when you're done: DuplexSecure - Downloads
You can use MagicDisc as an alternative.
Please remove McAfee using their Uninstall Tool and use Microsoft Security Essentials
Code:******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124) A fatal hardware error has occurred. Parameter 1 identifies the type of error source that reported the error. Parameter 2 holds the address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure that describes the error conditon. Arguments: Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception Arg2: fffffa800a70a028, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure. Arg3: 00000000f2000000, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value. Arg4: 0000000000010005, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value. Debugging Details: ------------------ BUGCHECK_STR: 0x124_GenuineIntel CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT PROCESS_NAME: witcher2.exe CURRENT_IRQL: f STACK_TEXT: fffff800`00ba8a98 fffff800`0361aa3b : 00000000`00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0a70a028 00000000`f2000000 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff800`00ba8aa0 fffff800`037de7d3 : 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`0a70da60 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0a70dab0 : hal!HalBugCheckSystem+0x1e3 fffff800`00ba8ae0 fffff800`0361a700 : 00000000`00000728 fffffa80`0a70da60 fffff800`00ba8e70 fffff800`00ba8e00 : nt!WheaReportHwError+0x263 fffff800`00ba8b40 fffff800`0361a052 : fffffa80`0a70da60 fffff800`00ba8e70 fffffa80`0a70da60 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMcaReportError+0x4c fffff800`00ba8c90 fffff800`03619f0d : 00000000`00000008 00000000`00000001 fffff800`00ba8ef0 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMceHandler+0x9e fffff800`00ba8cd0 fffff800`0360de88 : 00000000`26aeef24 00000000`433661e0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMceHandlerWithRendezvous+0x55 fffff800`00ba8d00 fffff800`036cff2c : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalHandleMcheck+0x40 fffff800`00ba8d30 fffff800`036cfd93 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxMcheckAbort+0x6c fffff800`00ba8e70 00000000`734d5264 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiMcheckAbort+0x153 00000000`26aeeea4 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x734d5264 STACK_COMMAND: kb FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: hardware IMAGE_NAME: hardware DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_MAE BUCKET_ID: X64_0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_MAE Followup: MachineOwner ---------
Blamed on hardware I would do two things first.
1-Please remove any CD virtualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
They use a driver, found in your dmp,sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs.
Use this SPTD uninstaller DuplexSecure - Downloads
when you're done you can use this Freeware MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM(MagicDisc) in its place.
2- remove Macaffe and replace with Microsoft security essentials.
How to uninstall or reinstall supported McAfee consumer products using the McAfee Consumer Products Removal tool (MCPR.exe)
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
If that doesnt fix the problem try this
Your .dmp file shows a stop error of 0x124 which is a general hardware error .
A "stop 0x124" is fundamentally different to many other types of bluescreens because it stems from a hardware complaint.
Stop 0x124 minidumps contain very little practical information, and it is therefore necessary to approach the problem as a case of hardware in an unknown state of distress.
You can read more on this error and what to try here... Stop 0x124 - what it means and what to try Stop 0x124 - what it means and what to try
i ran the test again on small FFTs, this time theres an error
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
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