Numerous BSODs over last 2/3 days, dont know cause.

Ezbee

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Ive posted on this forum before at this thread and i got some good advice, which sorted my problem, so i was hoping i could get some help again. That thread was below and the crashes im having are of a similar pattern to those crashes.

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-...crashes-fairly-certain-its-graphics-card.html

Over the last 3 or so days my computer has begun crashing and giving me a BSOD fairly frequently, ive downloaded and installed alot of largish games recently as i had access to a download speed of 10MB/s so i took full advantage of it.

Any help is appreciated.

Some system info.

OS: Windows 7 Professional x64
PSU: i5 2500k
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Ram: 8GB 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 (2x4GB sticks)
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTS 450
Hard Drives: 1TB (OS on this one), 160GB (Storage)
PSU: 1Kw
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i5 2500k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 450
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
1 1TB
1 160GB
PSU
1Kw
Cooling
None
Drivers
Update your NVIDIA video card drivers from the below link. Rather than doing a typical install, select custom and perform a clean install.
http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/602-latest-nvidia-forceware-video-drivers-windows-7-a.html

The following drivers need to be updated:

Code:
gdrv.sys         Fri Mar 13 14:22:29 2009
These drivers can be found by searching them in Google and then finding the associated software or driver. Finally, find the latest version of this driver or software and download and install it. Some of the drivers may also be found here (if the driver says 'Windows Update' simply make sure all Windows Updates are installed).

You should also update any other drivers you can think of including graphics, audio, chipset, SSD etc.
Hardware
Run a chkdsk on the system partition to check for bad sectors or system errors.
Disk Check

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory
Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
PSU
SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case
Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
100GB @ 4.76Mbps
Drivers
Update your NVIDIA video card drivers from the below link. Rather than doing a typical install, select custom and perform a clean install.
http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/602-latest-nvidia-forceware-video-drivers-windows-7-a.html

Have done

The following drivers need to be updated:

Code:
gdrv.sys         Fri Mar 13 14:22:29 2009
These drivers can be found by searching them in Google and then finding the associated software or driver. Finally, find the latest version of this driver or software and download and install it. Some of the drivers may also be found here (if the driver says 'Windows Update' simply make sure all Windows Updates are installed).

You should also update any other drivers you can think of including graphics, audio, chipset, SSD etc.

I found that this was a Gigabyte programs driver and my previous problem seemed to be a gigabyte program that was running so i removed all remaining gigabyte programs and got rid of the file.
Hardware
Run a chkdsk on the system partition to check for bad sectors or system errors.
Disk Check

Have done so and i believe there were no errors.

I believe following these steps has helped to reduce the regularity of the crashes, although that may be my imagination. I am still getting crashes however, Ill attach another zip that was created from following the instructions.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i5 2500k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 450
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
1 1TB
1 160GB
PSU
1Kw
Cooling
None

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory
Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
PSU
SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case
Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
100GB @ 4.76Mbps
No result with that im afraid, but my problem has actually gotten worse now.

After a couple of crashes my computer really started to slow down and i would get random activity freezes until eventually nothing would respond, my mouse was still working but nothing was happening on the computer.

I then restarted the computer to come across a unmountable_boot_volume BSOD error everytime i tried to start the computer, i then ran startup repair and I could get past that, i then had the same BSOD i was having before and on next start up it automatically ran chkdsk and detected and did some things.

then the same thing happened with the responsiveness and it ran chkdsk again and did some more stuff, now i can get on the computer for about 10 mins before it starts freezing again (edit: this happened the first couple of times, ive now been on for about 30 mins with no sign of it freezing so the time could vary).

To me it seems like theres something wrong with the hard drive.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i5 2500k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 450
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
1 1TB
1 160GB
PSU
1Kw
Cooling
None

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory
Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
PSU
SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case
Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
100GB @ 4.76Mbps
Heres the zip file.

ive run chkdsk once and everything was fine for a few hours then the computer started running slow again. So ive run it again so i could use the computer.

Ill run it again later on and do a repair install.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i5 2500k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTS 450
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
1
Hard Drives
1 1TB
1 160GB
PSU
1Kw
Cooling
None

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64/Ubuntu 11.04
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P5G41T-M LX
Memory
Strontium 8192MB DDR3 1333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
msi GeForce N560GTX-M2D1GD5 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
CHIMEI CMV 221D 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda LP Green 3.5'' 2TB Internal HDD 5900RPM + WD Elements Desktop 1TB External HDD 7200RPM
PSU
SHAW Viper-1500w Gaming PSU
Case
Black eMaxx ATX Mini Tower Case
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
100GB @ 4.76Mbps
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