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BSOD 0x00000116 atikmpag.sys
Hello all,
I am getting an annoying BSOD 0x00000116. This started abouth three months ago, and at the beginning it only occurred during games (especially frequently during Alan Wake), but only while loading a next level/chapter, etc. or during in-game videos.
According to BlueScreenView, three .sys files were suspected: dxgkrnl.sys, atikmpag.sys and dxgmms1.sys.
I tried to uninstall the old ATI driver in safe mode (using Driver Sweeper) and installed the latest driver, but it did not work. Then I installed an older driver, namely AMD Catalyst 12.6 Beta Driver, and I did not get any BSODs for two weeks!
Then I got BSODs again. This time I updated other drivers as well (e.g., audio drivers, USB drivers, etc.), and BSODs failed to come again. The games in question, however, crashed at the "usual" critical points, but without BSODs and restarting of the system. (In the case of Alan Wake, I also got this error message: "Could not lock vertex buffer - Hardware device was removed".) A few days later I got BSODs again, but in these cases the computer totally crashed without restarting of the system, so I could not save .dmp files or check the blue screen error message using BlueScreenView.
This time I ran MemTest for several hours, basically all night (because one of my friends suggested that this could also be a memory problem), and fortunatelly memory seems to be ok. I also used CCleaner and cleared the registry, and what a miracle, I did not get any BSODs for 2-3 weeks. The games in question also ran perfectly without crashing.
Today, however, I got a BSOD again. I was just closing my web browser after watching an online video when it happened. Fortunatelly the sytem restarted this time, so I could saved the files needed. On the other hand, this is an other kind of BSOD, because according to BlueScreenView two .sys files are suspected this time (not those three mentioned earlier): the "good" old atikmpag.sys and a new one, discache.sys.
Here is my config and os:
Asus P8P67 REV 3.1
Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz
Kingston 8192MB DDR3 1600MHz KIT
ASUS ATi Radeon HD6950 2048MB
Samsung 320GB + WD Ext 1.5TB
Chieftec CTG-550-80P
Asus Xonar DX/XD/A
LG 23'' IPS231P-BN
Windows 7 64 bit
Thank you in advance!
Edhelharn
p.s. Sorry for my English, I hope I was clear.