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Multiple crashes and BSODs with random messages and filenames in them.
Hello, my computer began having problems a few weeks ago. It either crashes with BSOD, or just goes down with black screen, not shutting off, I can hear it's on, but screen is black, so I have to manually shut it off. It happens several times a day.
Sometimes after restart (either by itself or by myself) Windows wont boot due to something crucial corrupted aparently. Ive seen this twice:
Error 15: File not found. Press any key.
or
Bootmgr image is corrupt. The system cannot boot.
Most of the time, I must wait 1-2 minutes before starting it again, otherwise it just won't start - again, I can hear it's on, but screen is black. After 1-2 minutes, computer starts OK.
As for BSODs. I've seen numerous error messages and file names. I started noting them down at some point to see if they repeat. I will list them at the bottom, so maybe it's of any help to you because I have realised that not every crash or BSOD results in minidump file for some reason.
I have already ran MEMTEST86 as advised on this forum, for 8 runs overnight with no errors.
I reinstalled windows with formatting system partition. Crashes and BSODs kept coming.
At some point I was advised to use Driver Sweeper. I cleaned everything it would show and installed drivers from the 1,5 year old CDs that were attached to the computer when I bought it. Havent updated anything from that point and - to my surprise - after only two more BSODs, computer ran with no crashes whatsoever for almost whole week!
Unfortunately, today it has started crashing again. I restored the system image I created 2 days ago, when everything seemed fine. I cleaned the drivers with Driver Sweeper again. But this time it does not help. It has been crashing whole day today. Unfortunately I only can see two mini dump files with today date, but there definitely have been more crashes than two today.
Crashes happen 99% of the time when playing World of Warcraft, but this computer is used mostly for this purpose, so WoW is running most of the time computer is on. It also happened with only browser opened a few times, once when watching youtube movie.
I will appreciate any help on this.
Below are the error messages and file names from the BSODs.
usbehci.sys
(?)N_LIST_CORRUPT
k.sys
VIDEO_MEMORY_MANAGER_ENCOUNTERED_FATAL_ERROR
amdppm.sys
atikmpag.sys (x2)
atikmdag.sys (x4)
ksaud.sys
BAD_POOL_CALLER
tcpip.sys
SYSTEM SERVICE EXCEPTION (x3)
bugcode_usb_driver
dxgmms1.sys (x2)
MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
BAD_POOL_HEADER
REFERENCE_BY_POINTER
ATTEMPT WAS TO WRITE TO READ ONLY MEMORY
BAD_POOL_HEADER
atikmdag.sys
PAGEFILE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA
ntfs.sys
APC_INDEX- (?)
usbport.sys