| Windows 7: BSOD when playing games or watching flash videos |
30 Jun 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
BSOD when playing games or watching flash videos Hi guys, basically my old 6870 card died because of numerous BSODs it had over the 6 months throunh flash videos and it killed it with artifacts. I have recently received a brand new XFX 6870 and have been using it over a month and its been happening again with flash videos as occasionally get BSOD randomly like 30 mins or even over an hour. which is pointing out Error: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\atikmpag.sys
and
Error: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sys its even happened once last night on a game FIFA 12 which restarted and had this error
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe How will I be able to eliminate these problems? my system specs are below and I have built this system over 8 months and nothing is overclocked. cheers | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD X4 955 3.2ghz Motherboard Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHZ Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 PSU Lepa B 750W Cooling Gelid Traquillo CPU cooler, Noctua 120mm, Akasa Viper 120mm Hard Drives Hitachi 2TB 5400RPM |
30 Jun 2012
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
I've even got it on the desktop when just running IE the same error below On Sat 30/06/2012 11:03:20 GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\063012-24788-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x7F1C0)
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFF680003BEFE8, 0x0, 0x0, 0xFFFFF800020CFB2B)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System company: Microsoft Corporation description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time. On Sat 30/06/2012 11:03:20 GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFF680003BEFE8, 0x0, 0x0, 0xFFFFF800020CFB2B)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time. | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD X4 955 3.2ghz Motherboard Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHZ Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 PSU Lepa B 750W Cooling Gelid Traquillo CPU cooler, Noctua 120mm, Akasa Viper 120mm Hard Drives Hitachi 2TB 5400RPM |
30 Jun 2012
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#3 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |
Hello GTO and welcome to Sevenforums. BSOD Analyse Memory Related or Driver related
Looking at your bugcheck it's likely that a memory corruption event were there. Though a driver could be causing the memory to be borked, but we're usually suggesting a memory test before moving forward. Do a scan with Memtest86+. Memtest is a scanner that'll check your sticks for errors. To ensure that we'll know if it's the slots on the motherboard that's broken, or the sticks itself - we have a little procedure we'll recommend. Remove 1 stick, scan the other with Memtest in the current slot. After 7 passes, move the stick to another slot and scan, and so on and so forth until you've scanned all the sticks, and all the slots, one by one. Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool BSOD Summary Code: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (a)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If a kernel debugger is available get the stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff6800003f618, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000000, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000000, bitfield :
bit 0 : value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
bit 3 : value 0 = not an execute operation, 1 = execute operation (only on chips which support this level of status)
Arg4: fffff8000207327b, address which referenced memory
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (a)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If a kernel debugger is available get the stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff6800003e738, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000000, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000000, bitfield :
bit 0 : value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
bit 3 : value 0 = not an execute operation, 1 = execute operation (only on chips which support this level of status)
Arg4: fffff80001e6c27b, address which referenced memory
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Cheers,
Frederik. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800 Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800] Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply Case Coolermaster CM Scout Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2 Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL] Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking |
30 Jun 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
HI thanks for replying, well after what you said I ran memtestX86 on USB, tested both RAM on the slots and to 7 passes and no errors. what should I do next??
Thanks | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD X4 955 3.2ghz Motherboard Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHZ Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 PSU Lepa B 750W Cooling Gelid Traquillo CPU cooler, Noctua 120mm, Akasa Viper 120mm Hard Drives Hitachi 2TB 5400RPM |
30 Jun 2012
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#5 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |

Quote: Originally Posted by GTO656 HI thanks for replying, well after what you said I ran memtestX86 on USB, tested both RAM on the slots and to 7 passes and no errors. what should I do next??
Thanks Let's do some Driver Verifier. Quote: Using Driver Verifier is an iffy proposition. Most times it'll crash and it'll tell you what the driver is. But sometimes it'll crash and won't tell you the driver. Other times it'll crash before you can log in to Windows. If you can't get to Safe Mode, then you'll have to resort to offline editing of the registry to disable Driver Verifier.
So, 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/Windows 7 Startup Repair feature).
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 "IRP Logging", "Force Pending I/O Requests" and "Low Resource Simulation" and click "Next" ( "Special Pool" may be able to be used depending on amount of RAM and errors being seen. In situations with small amounts of RAM, DO NOT select it), - 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).
Reboot into Windows (after the crash) and locate the memory dump file. If present, turn off Driver Verifier by going back in and selecting "Delete existing settings" on the first page. Then, zip up the memory dump file(s) and upload them with your next post. If no dump files were generated, post back for further suggestions.
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.
If that doesn't work, post back and we'll have to see about fixing the registry entry off-line: Code: Delete these registry keys to stop Driver Verifier from loading (works in XP, Vista, Windows 7):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDrivers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDriverLevel Best Regards,
Frederik. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800 Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800] Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply Case Coolermaster CM Scout Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2 Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL] Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking |
15 Jul 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Sorry for the late post, I've received another error too yesterday: On Sat 14/07/2012 23:37:22 GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\071512-30326-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x423F9)
Bugcheck code: 0x1000007E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF800020433F9, 0xFFFFF880009A99D8, 0xFFFFF880009A9230)
Error: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System company: Microsoft Corporation description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that a system thread generated an exception which the error handler did not catch.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time. On Sat 14/07/2012 23:37:22 GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x7E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF800020433F9, 0xFFFFF880009A99D8, 0xFFFFF880009A9230)
Error: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that a system thread generated an exception that the error handler did not catch.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD X4 955 3.2ghz Motherboard Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 1600MHZ Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 PSU Lepa B 750W Cooling Gelid Traquillo CPU cooler, Noctua 120mm, Akasa Viper 120mm Hard Drives Hitachi 2TB 5400RPM |
22 Jul 2012
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#7 | | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |
Hello,
Are you able to upload the dumps?
Also do the following-
i) Make your way to ATI Drivers - Downloads and download the latest driver for your card, save it to your desktop for instance
ii) Uninstall the Graphic driver you currently have and all its extensions (do not reboot yet)
iii) Download Driver Sweeper
iv) Get to safe mode (without network) and search for Driver Sweeper in your 
v) Select all the ATI components and analyse them
vi) Clean them, head into Windows without internet and install the driver you've downloaded previously Drivers to be aware of Code: AsIO.sys Mon Apr 6 09:21:08 2009 (49D9AD64)
ASACPI.sys Thu May 14 03:25:17 2009 (4A0B72FD)
athrx.sys Mon Oct 5 18:33:57 2009 (4ACA1FF5)
amdiox64.sys Thu Feb 18 16:17:53 2010 (4B7D5A21)
amdxata.sys Fri Mar 19 17:18:18 2010 (4BA3A3CA)
ntk_PowerDVD_64.sys Tue Aug 3 11:04:12 2010 (4C57DB8C)
000.fcl Fri Nov 19 01:53:28 2010 (4CE5CA88)
speedfan.sys Fri Mar 18 17:08:46 2011 (4D83838E)
Rt64win7.sys Fri Jun 10 08:33:15 2011 (4DF1BAAB)
AODDriver2.sys Wed Jun 15 10:38:35 2011 (4DF86F8B)
cpuz135_x64.sys Wed Sep 21 10:23:41 2011 (4E799F0D)
AtihdW76.sys Tue Oct 18 09:09:49 2011 (4E9D263D)
aswFsBlk.SYS Mon Nov 28 18:51:52 2011 (4ED3CA38)
aswMonFlt.sys Mon Nov 28 18:52:10 2011 (4ED3CA4A)
aswTdi.SYS Mon Nov 28 18:52:18 2011 (4ED3CA52)
aswRdr.SYS Mon Nov 28 18:52:20 2011 (4ED3CA54)
aswSP.SYS Mon Nov 28 18:53:57 2011 (4ED3CAB5)
aswSnx.SYS Mon Nov 28 18:54:05 2011 (4ED3CABD)
atikmpag.sys Tue Dec 6 03:12:14 2011 (4EDD79FE)
atikmdag.sys Tue Dec 6 03:52:23 2011 (4EDD8367) AsIO.sys ASACPI.sys athrx.sys amdiox64.sys amdxata.sys ntk_PowerDVD_64.sys 000.fcl speedfan.sys Rt64win7.sys AODDriver2.sys cpuz135_x64.sys AtihdW76.sys aswFsBlk.SYS aswMonFlt.sys aswTdi.SYS aswRdr.SYS aswSP.SYS aswSnx.SYS atikmpag.sys atikmdag.sys
Best Regards,
Frederik.
Last edited by FredeGail; 22 Jul 2012 at 08:14 AM..
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800 Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800] Keyboard Logitech G15 Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply Case Coolermaster CM Scout Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2 Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL] Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
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