Random BSOD's

Hi,

I have been having random BSOD's, at this stage maybe a couple a week - Strange this is they never happen when I am in front of the system instead usually in the middle of the night.

I have updated all my drivers that I am aware of.

I don't know if this is related but I am having problems with my firewall - programs that are already connected to the net are fine but cannot connect any new programs or navigate on the net. I solve this by either restarting or turning off my firewall, I have tried uninstalling windows firewall and trialling zonealarm which was helped a bit but not solved the problem.

System is about 2 months old and the specs are below:

System Specs
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
MoBo: ASRock Z68 Pro3 Motherboard B3
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) DDR3
PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
ODD: Lite-On IHAS124 24X DVDRW OEM
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 Ultra Durable

Extras:
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
Mouse: Logitech G9
Monitor: Alienware Optx 23"

Hopefully this is something easy to solve, looking in the event viewer the common thread seems to be Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power!

Let me know if you need anything else!

Thanks,

Baa

Baa said:

Hi,

I have been having random BSOD's, at this stage maybe a couple a week - Strange this is they never happen when I am in front of the system instead usually in the middle of the night.

I have updated all my drivers that I am aware of.

I don't know if this is related but I am having problems with my firewall - programs that are already connected to the net are fine but cannot connect any new programs or navigate on the net. I solve this by either restarting or turning off my firewall, I have tried uninstalling windows firewall and trialling zonealarm which was helped a bit but not solved the problem.

System is about 2 months old and the specs are below:

System Specs
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
MoBo: ASRock Z68 Pro3 Motherboard B3
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL (2x4GB) DDR3
PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W ST75F-P
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD
ODD: Lite-On IHAS124 24X DVDRW OEM
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 Ultra Durable

Extras:
Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
Mouse: Logitech G9
Monitor: Alienware Optx 23"

Hopefully this is something easy to solve, looking in the event viewer the common thread seems to be Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power!

Let me know if you need anything else!

Thanks,

Baa

Memory corruption (probably caused by a driver) (sptd.sys


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Memoery excetion probably caused by a driver. Please run these two tests.




Memory corruption probably caused by a driver. please run these two tests



Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder or another ISO burning program.

Boot from the CD, and leave it running for at least 5 or 6 passes.

Just remember, any time Memtest reports errors, it can be either bad RAM or a bad motherboard slot.

Test the sticks individually, and if you find a good one, test it in all slots.



Driver verifier

I'd suggest that you first backup your stuff and then make sure you've got access to another computer so you can contact us if problems arise. Then make a System Restore point (so you can restore the system using the Vista/Win7 Startup Repair feature).

In Windows 7 you can make a Startup Repair disk by going to Start....All Programs...Maintenance...Create a System Repair Disc - with Windows Vista you'll have to use your installation disk or the "Repair your computer" option at the top of the Safe Mode menu .

Then, here's the procedure:
- Go to Start and type in "verifier" (without the quotes) and press Enter
- Select "Create custom settings (for code developers)" and click "Next"
- Select "Select individual settings from a full list" and click "Next"
- Select everything EXCEPT FOR "Low Resource Simulation" and click "Next"
- Select "Select driver names from a list" and click "Next"
Then select all drivers NOT provided by Microsoft and click "Next"
- Select "Finish" on the next page.

Reboot the system and wait for it to crash to the Blue Screen. Continue to use your system normally, and if you know what causes the crash, do that repeatedly. The objective here is to get the system to crash because Driver Verifier is stressing the drivers out. If it doesn't crash for you, then let it run for at least 36 hours of continuous operation (an estimate on my part).

If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode.
If you can't get into Safe Mode, try using System Restore from your installation DVD to set the system back to the previous restore point that you created.