Computer keeps freezing or bluescreening (Win7 Home x64). Help???

Not at all. Stay, I am calling some of our hardware experts.
Edit: it seems that they are offline now, but I have called, they will come shortly.

athrx.sys Atheros network adapter driver Mon Oct 05 17:33:57 2009 (4ACA1FF5)

Driver Update: ATHEROS drivers for Microsoft Windows (Atheros?????)

Hi Epyx, Welcome to Seven Forums. Please do all of the following first.
To help us help you would you please add your systems specs? Here's how: System Info - See Your System Specs
Under System Manufacturer/Model Number add whether it is a desktop or laptop and whether self built.

Log in to Seven Forums and you will be able to transfer the info directly to your specs page in your profile directly from the System Info app.

Secondly have a look at this post to see if any of those suggestion will help you.
https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...ml#post1959025

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions

Please post a fresh .ZIP file created by following those instructions.

We need more than just the dmp files.


To another point:
You need to help us some more:

Update your SevenForums System Specs
User CP (located on the top menu bar) |
Your Profile | Edit System Spec (left-hand column)

To gather info, use Speccy (my favorite) or SIW or System Info(a SF tutoria link with program to help you gather info.)

In the System Manufacturer Block, enter:
Ø Manufacturer and Model OR Custom build.
Ø ADD the word laptop, desktop, netbook or tablet.
For example:
Toshiba Satellite L305D notebook.

Provide full windows version info, for example:
MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit

Use the “Other Info” block for Optical Reader,
Mouse, touchpad, wifi adapter, speakers, monitor, etc

Scroll down and click on SAVE CHANGES.

With Speccy, you can select with your mouse/touchpad info from the display
and paste that info into your specs.

SIW is a marvelous program, but the free version does not offer
this capability.

Did you try anything here? https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...ml#post1959025

Good job on your specs, however some more RAM and motherboard info may be helpful.:)

Britton30,
He has a laptop, so that there is no real mobo info. In Windbg, see:
!sysinfo machineid

Speccy should enable him to give us more info regarding the memory. If not,then I've a script that should glean a little more than simply 4 GB.

epyx,

Go to this site:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=VPCEB190X&template_id=1®ion_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab

There have been some critical updates released within the last year for you laptop.

In particular, look at:System Software, Video, WINDVD, Wireless

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Upload, as files, the 3 files which the script puts on your desktop.

Instructions for running a script are:
# **********************INSTRUCTIONS**************************
# STEP 1 ** RUN POWERSHELL AS ADMINISTRATOR ******************
# ************************************************************
#
# WIN key | type POWERSHELL | do NOT hit ENTER |
# in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on WINDOWS POWERSHELL |
# choose "Run as administrator" |
# Click on the YES button (if such appears)
#
# WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top
#
# for the guru:
# WIN | type POWERSHELL | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo
# ************************************************************
# STEP 2 ** COPY AND PASTE ***********************************
# ************************************************************
#
# COPY the script using CTRL+C,
# COPY every line of script down thru both EXIT statements
#
# PASTE into Powershell
#----Right-Click at the PowerShell Prompt
#----(Ctrl+V does not work)
#
# Start copying with first script line without a # at start of the line
# Note: Actually, you can paste the entire file if you rather
#-------Lines starting with a # are ignored by PowerShell
# ************************************************************
# STEP 3 ** SCRIPT OUTPUT & SCRIPT PURPOSE *******************
# ************************************************************
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# --The script output and purpose is given at the very front of the script
#
# ************************************************************
# ***************** NOTE - POWERSHELL VERSION*****************
# if you receive this error msg:
#--The system can not find the path specified
# you may need to update your PowerShell
# you must be using Powershell 2.0 or later.
#
# To determine your Powershell version:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter $host.version
#---you should see at least:
# Major Minor Build Revision
# ----- ----- ----- --------
# 2......0......-1.....-1
#
# If you do not see the above, update your Vista/Win 7.
# ************************************************************
# *************** NOTE - EXECUTION POLICY*********************
# If you haven't set the execution policy, you may need to:
#---Run PowerShell
#---enter SET-EXECUTIONPOLICY -EXECUTIONPOLICY REMOTESIGNED
# ************************************************************

Script:

# *******************************************************************************
# Places 3 files on your desktop:
# 3RD PARTY DRIVERS.TXT, 3RD Party DRIVERS.CSV, DRIVER INFO.CSV.
# *******************************************************************************

# Create an array of gwmi objects
$a = gwmi win32_systemdriver | select name, description, state, startmode,pathname

# Create an array of pathnameobjects
$b = $a | foreach { (gi $_.pathname) } | 
select creationtime, lastaccesstime,lastwritetime, basename, directory, name

# Create an array of FileVersionInfo objects using the array you just created
$c = $a | foreach { (gi $_.pathname).versioninfo } | 
select companyname,filedescription,filename,internalname,productversion,fileversion


# Create an empty array to hold objects
$arr = @()
$i = 0 # initialize index
ForEach ($aobj in $a) {
$obj = new-object system.object # Create a new system object
#  add members using the names and values from the two arrays of objects
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name Name  -value $aobj.name
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name State -value $aobj.state
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Start Mode" -value $aobj.startmode

$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "creationtime" -value ($b[$i].creationtime)
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Created" -value ($b[$i].creationtime).toshortdatestring()
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Last Accessed" -value $b[$i].lastaccesstime
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Last Written" -value $b[$i].lastwritetime
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Directory" -value $b[$i].directory

$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Company Name" -value $c[$i].companyname
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Description" -value $c[$i].filedescription
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "File Name" -value $c[$i].filename
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Internal Name" -value $c[$i].internalname
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "Product Version" -value $c[$i].productversion
$obj | add-member -type noteproperty -name "File Version" -value $c[$i].fileversion
$arr += $obj
$i ++
}

$barr = $arr | ? {($_.state -eq "Running") -AND ($_."Company Name" -ne "Microsoft Corporation")} | 
sort creationtime | select  name, Description, "Created", "File Version", "Company Name"
# $barr | ft -wrap -auto > $env:userprofile\desktop\"3RD PARTY DRIVERS.TXT"
$barr | fl  > $env:userprofile\desktop\"3RD PARTY DRIVERS.TXT"


$barr | export-csv -notypeinformation $env:userprofile\desktop\"3RD PARTY DRIVERS.CSV"

$arr | sort creationtime |
select  name, Description, "Created", "File Version", "Company Name", State, "Start Mode", `
"Last Accessed", "Last Written", "File Name", "Internal Name", Directory, "Product Version" |
export-csv -notypeinformation $env:userprofile\desktop\"FULL DRIVER INFO.CSV" 

EXIT
EXIT 


good to hear and thanks for the feedback. I would not do anything with the thermal paste since you'd have to do major surgery to get to it.