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OK, thanks!
Hey, everyone. Right now I'm 13 hours and counting running memtest86+ with no errors. Right now I am 4 passes into testing the last DIMM slot (so far I have run every test to at least 8 passes). The PC has 2 RAM sticks and 4 slots, and I have tested each stick individually accross the slots and have yet to experienced an issue.
Are there any other tests or reports I can provide to help out?
Thanks,
JMT83
In such a situation, it is better to enable Driver Verifier to monitor the drivers.
Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable
Run Driver Verifier for 24 hours or the occurrence of the next crash, whichever is earlier.
InformationWhy Driver Verifier:
It puts a stress on the drivers, ans so it makes the unstable drivers crash. Hopefully the driver that crashes is recorded in the memory dump.
How Can we know that DV is enabled:
It will make the system bit of slow, laggy.
WarningBefore enabling DV, make it sure that you have earlier System restore points made in your computer. You can check it easily by using CCleaner looking at Tools > System Restore.
If there is no points, make a System Restore Point manually before enabling DV.
Let us know the results, with the subsequent crash dumps, if any.Tip
- If you fail to get on the Desktop because of DV, Boot into Advanced Boot Options > Safe mode. Disable DV there. Now boot normally again, and try following the instruction of enabling DV again.
- If you cannot boot in Safe mode too, do a System Restore to a point you made earlier.
Archie,
I logged in this morning to run Driver Verifier, but the computer crashed before I even got started. Here is the latest info attached. I will go ahead and run Driver Verifier now to see if it will crash while the program is running. Thanks!
There is one new crash dump, but the is not with DV enabled, and equally silent. In the next try of enabling DV, make it sure that you are not checking any of the "microsoft" and "unknown" provided drivers. Hopefully it will work.
Archie,
I've been running DV for about 12 hours, but need to shut down the computer to take it back to the office. Just my luck; the computer crashed 3 times Sunday before I started to run DV, but did not crash afterwards. I will continue to run DV and provide you with any new info I receive, but I have attached another zip folder, just in case there is anything inside that might be helpful. Thanks!
We need the verifier enabled dumps to see.
Make it user that crash dump recording is properly configured. Follow it: Dump Files - Configure Windows to Create on BSOD
Go to Option Two, Point 2. Download the .reg file and merge it in registry by double clicking it.
Search the .dmp files manually in the default path: C:\Windows\Minidump or %SystemRoot%\Minidump. Post it following the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions.
Also test your RAM modules for possible errors.
How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+
Run memtest for at least 8 passes, preferably overnight.
The PC has been running since AM Monday and after 4.5 straight days of running DV, the system finally crashed earlier this afternoon. I am crossing my fingers that enough information has been collected to figure out what is wrong. I have attached the latest zip.
Also, please note from my earlier posts that I ran memtest86+ last weekend for about 16 hours, alternating each stick for 8+ passes in each slot. This yielded no errors.
Thanks in advance for looking into this. Best of luck trying to decode the answer!
JMT83
Do some disc checks.
- Update your SSD's Firmware
- Reseat the sata and power.
- Run chkdsk /f/r, following the option two of the tutorial Disk Check
- Seatool for dos: SeaTools | Seagate download
Burn it in a blank cd. boot from the CD, click on "Accept", wait for it to finish detecting the drives, then in the upper left corner select "Basic Tests", then select "Long Test" and let it run.
If any component of the hardware is overclocked, stop overclocking.
And, try to dismantle the computer and reassamble it.
BTW, there is no new crash dump in the zip.
I follwed the instructions with these resuls:
1. To my knowledge, there is not a firmware update available for my HDD. The model number is
WDC WD2500AAJS-75M0A0 and the firmware version is 02.03E02.
2. I reseated the SATA and power.
3. Last night I ran SFC /SCANNOW and CHKDSK /F /R. SCANNOW showed errors the first time I ran it and said they were corrected. I ran SCANNOW again and the message said it could not fix the errors. Results attached.
4. I ran the SeaTools Long Test this morning and it passed.
Just an FYI, I also applied some Windows Updates and updated the PC's network drivers.
Thanks!
JMT83