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Random 0x0000000A BSODs
I've been running my PC with Windows 7 for about a month, and 2 months before that with Windows XP. Everything was fine until about ten days ago when I started getting random BSODs.
They usually happen once every 1-2 days and can happen in any situation, except for when PC is idle, e.g. when I'm not behind it. They can happen anytime; right after boot, or after 8 hours of usage.
I checked system logs but they don't point at anything specific, only a 0x0000000A stop error.
Things I've done so far:
1. Checked HDDs with SeaTools utility boot disc. No disc errors.
2. Ran memtest86 for 6 passes and 52%. No errors.See post #4.
3. Ran OCCT on CPU for 12 minutes, on GPU for 20 minutes. No errors, but I think I should run them for a longer period.
4. Refitted SATA cables and also wiggled them while PC was running. No crashing, but I still can't rule them out. Can a bad SATA cable cause such random BSODs? Shouldn't the errors be happening all the time if they are indeed faulty?
5. Ran TDSSKiller. All clean, except for unsigned creative drivers, but they couldn't really be the problem, because all was fine for about a month.
6. Scanned for malware with NOD32 and malwarebytes' anti-malware. No threats detected.
7. Ran sfc /verifyonly. This too didn't find any problems.
I know that it could also be corrupted windows files or drivers, but I really don't want to re-install windows, not until I've made sure it's not a hardware problem, and I don't know how to test drivers.
I really don't know what else to do.
EDIT: I just took a look at event viewer and there are tons of the same error over and over, and they keep happening:
"Session "Microsoft-Windows-Setup" stopped due to the following error: 0xC000000D"
They haven't always led to a BSOD, but still might be related somehow.
Last edited by eddman; 23 Apr 2012 at 11:56.