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BSODs: BAD_POOL_CALLER; Bad_Pool_Header; SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
I've been having BSODs about every other day for a couple of weeks. Bluescreen View usually cites ntoskrnl.exe as the driver cause. This most recent BSOD has Bluescreen View citing afd.sys as the driver cause with ntoskrnl.exe+7cc40 as the driver address. This is the same address mentioned in the previous BSODs.
Attached is the requested zipped Windows_NT6_BSOD_jcgriff2 folder and perfmon.html
Also attached are 2 pics of the info screen from bluescreen view for multiple dump files, giving an overview of each (only the latest dump is represented in the Windows_NT6_BSOD_jcgriff2 folder.
System specs:
-Win7 pro x64
-OS is original installation
-full retail
-system is ~3 years old
-OS installation age ~3 years (no re-installation/etc. since I built the system, OS was installed clean to new HD, no upgrade from previous OS)
Computer boots up fine, runs for hours just fine. There is no common activity at the time of crash (sometimes in World of Tanks, sometimes just using firefox to browse, sometimes when unattended and no program running other than the background programs). I do hear a buzzing sound as the crash occurs but unsure if that's a cause or effect.
What I've tried:
-swapped out keyboard
-drivermax says all drivers are up-to-date except nvidia display (didn't install the 3D drivers) and they're 296.10 -- pretty recent -- and were a clean install (uninstalled the old ones, safemode reboot and deleted all traces then used driver sweeper, etc.). Sound card drivers updated too (ASUS Xonar Essence STX).
-ran repair from installation CD, passed
-ran win7 chkdsk on boot hd twice, clean
-ran memtest86+4.2 overnight for 8 hours, no errors
-replaced ntoskrn.exe using the expand~ntoskrnl.ex_ off a WinXP Pro installation disk
-been systematically uninstalling programs
What I have yet to try:
-can of compressed air to clean out the case (tho I did a cleaning a month or so ago)
-reseat sound and video cards
-reformat and reinstall
-replace boot hd (tho it's passed dskchk twice)
I think I covered all the basics, apologies if I missed something and I'll rectify any omissions pronto.
Thanks for any help with this!
I view this as a learning experience, and can usually solve these things myself. First time I've been stumped (so far anyhoo!).