Blue Screen - Frequent stuttering - Internet down on crash

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

Hi all,

Recently my PC has begun to crash (mainly when playing games). Sometimes I get the BSOD, sometimes it just outright restarts without it.

It begun with a blue screen error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. I restarted and all seemed OK. Though after a while, I think a few minutes after booting up a game, it crashed again.

I got a different blue screen error this time: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I've had this error a couple of times since, but not a repeat of the first.

I looked for solutions online. I've uninstalled a fair few drivers, and I've completely removed my graphics driver and reinstalled it. I've cleared up the registry, startup, etc. I've opened up my PC and cleared it out.

Now it seems to just crash to a black screen and start the boot up process again.

In addition, I notice during games that it stutters/freezes for about half a second every 10-60 seconds.

Furthermore, the fans on my PC are actually pretty loud. Even just then when creating the DM Log file.

Also, when my PC crashes as per the above, the internet on other devices also goes down. Very strange.

I would love to know what the issue(s) is/are.

You can find pics and the file from DM Log Collector here - OneDrive folder

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

Also, just ran SpeedFan to see temps / fan speeds; it's shortly after startup without loading up anything major...

Do the PSU readings look OK?

The image is on my OneDrive folder if it doesn't show.

Boozad · 02 Jul 2014

Can you upload the logs directly to this site please.

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

Uploaded, I think.

Boozad · 02 Jul 2014

I can't open the latest dump file for some reason, but here are couple of things that show in earlier dumps.

Your ATI driver has been flagged.

Code:

1: kd> lmvm atikmpag
start             end                 module name
fffff880`03f1e000 fffff880`03fc1000   atikmpag T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: atikmpag.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\atikmpag.sys
    Image name: atikmpag.sys
    Timestamp:        Fri Apr 18 02:07:07 2014 (53507ABB)
    CheckSum:         000A6939
    ImageSize:        000A3000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Download the 13.9 driver from here then use AMD Uninstall Utility to remove all traces of your current driver, CCC etc. Reboot and install the 13.9 driver.

Note

When installing choose 'Advanced' or 'Custom' (whichever option is available, just not Express) and uncheck everything except the video driver.

Your Atheros network adapter driver is also very old and needs updating.

Code:

1: kd> lmvm athrx
start             end                 module name
fffff880`0424c000 fffff880`043d2000   athrx    T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: athrx.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\athrx.sys
    Image name: athrx.sys
    Timestamp:        Wed Nov 24 00:11:58 2010 (4CEC584E)
    CheckSum:         00187FE1
    ImageSize:        00186000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Download the one linked below and install it.

Download

Do you have Driver Verifier enabled? If so disable it.

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

Driver Verifier is not enabled. I enabled it a while ago when trying out solutions but have since disabled it. I also went through the process of diabling it again just to make sure.

The driver for the network adapter doesn't seem to have updated, I don't think. I've installed the file you suggested, but when I go to the network adapter and check the driver details, the 'Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller' is still saying 27.09.2011. My TP-LINK Wirless driver is saying 23.11.2010.

I've also uninstalled and updated my ATI drivers/software, as per your directions. I'll let you know if the issues are still happening.

Could you get back to me on the network driver update, please?

Also, any idea if fans / temps are causing this issue, or should I look at that next?

EDIT: Also uploaded an updated Log Collector .zip after all of the above has been completed and a restart done.

Boozad · 02 Jul 2014

Is your TP-Link wireless device onboard or a PnP device?

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

I bought it separately - added it to the board, wireless antennae sticking out the back of the PC.

Think it's one of those tiny PCI/e boards.

Boozad · 02 Jul 2014

OK, visit the vendor's website and search for the most recent drivers for your exact model.

There was no new log to analyse in those last set of dumps mate, but everything previous was pointing to those two drivers. Test with the new TP-Link driver and report back.

LemonyWeasel · 02 Jul 2014

OK I downloaded the new drivers and installed them using the installer bundled with a utility on the TP-Link site.

I checked before restarting and the driver date hadn't updated. I restarted, thinking that may update it.

After getting stuck on the Starting Windows boot screen and restarting using the button on the front of the PC, I am now looking at the Startup Repair programming 'Attemptkng repairs...'

Its been on this for some time now and will not let me cancel.

Any ideas?