BSOD when going out of sleep

If I put my computer to sleep (to make the BSOD appear) while running DV, will the faulty driver be flagged or does it only work when you're logged in to the computer?

Hi Arc,

Thanks for the suggestion, the SSD was indeed in need of a firmware update. Sadly that didn't fix the BSOD problem :/

Alright, done that, it would be annoying if the SSD is faulty since it's brand new

I set the hard disk to never turn off like you said but the BSOD still happens like it used to.

Here's the thing though, before I had Win8 installed on an exact same model SSD and never had any of these issues. So my guess is either it's Win7 drivers that aren't installed or not working properly. But since my system for some reason can't make dump files, there's no way to find out.

When I first bought the laptop it had Win7 installed on a HDD. I didn't have this problem, but that's because it came straight from the factory. My guess is a fresh install would have caused the same thing back then :P

Try these

1. Windows key + Pause key. This should bring up System. Click Advanced System Settings on the left > Advanced > Performance > Settings > Advanced > Ensure there's a check-mark for 'Automatically manage paging file size for all drives'.

2. Windows key + Pause key. This should bring up System. Click Advanced System Settings on the left > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Settings > System Failure > ensure there is a check mark next to 'Write an event to the system log'.

3. Start > Search > type services.msc > Under the name tab, find Windows Error Reporting Service > If the status of the service is not Started then right click it and select Start. Also ensure that under Startup Type it is set to Automatic rather than Manual. You can do this by right clicking it, selecting properties, and under General selecting startup type to 'Automatic', and then click Apply.

Arc said:

A dump file is not needed to debug a stop 0xF4. A dump file will not give any more information other than the bugcheck code plus "probably caused by either wininit or csrss".

A stop 0xF4 is storage failure.

The only thing is uneven here that the storage failure occurs only when you are waking the computer up. That means, the disc goes to sleep, but fails to get the power back within the stipulated time. It is even interesting that the BSOD occurs even after you changed the power management policy.

I set the hard disk to never turn off like you said but the BSOD still happens like it used to.

An exact same model worked good, that is not any guarantee that this one will also work good.

Here's the thing though, before I had Win8 installed on an exact same model SSD and never had any of these issues.

Can you test the SSD in another computer? Or can you test another disk in this computer?

One more thing ..... as you installed the SSD yourself, make it sure that there is no loose connection. Open it and then re-seat it.

A stop 0xF4 is a storage related issue. Windows installation and drivers has nothing to do with it.

I'll check if the SSD is connected correctly and I'll also try with the original HDD that came with the laptop.

NOTE: The BSOD happens when I try to log in after sleep. Most of the time the login screen will show up, and when I click to login it will load for a couple of minutes and then the BSOD appears. Also, hibernation works fine so it sounds weird that it's hard disk related.