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BSOD happens random, 0x00000124
Hi all!
I have seen this forum for quite a while, very usefull tips and help!
But now I have a problem I can't fix myself...
My PC specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom II x6 @3.2Ghz with stock cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 rev 1.0
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4x4Gb @ 1333Mhz
Power: Coolermaster Silent Pro Gold 700W
HDD's: 1x 120Gb OCZ Vertex 3 SSD, 3x 2Tb WD, 1x 1Tb Seagate
Video: Asus HD6870 DirectCU
USB devices: Logitech G15, G500, M-Audio Fast Track Ultra (external soundcard), M-Audio Keystation Mini32.
This is the problem:
At random, my desktop gives me a BSOD with error code 0x00000124.
It doesn't matter if i'm making music, playing a game (GRID, Crysis 3), or if the system is idle.
What I tried:
The error means that there is an hardware error somewhere in my pc.
BIOS check
When the BSOD occurred i immediatly entered the BIOS and checked the temperature of all the components.
The proceessor stays idle at about 45 celsius, and the motherboard at 35 celsius. All the voltages were as they should be. I haven't overclocked anything, the system runs perfectly to my needs at the standard settings. I have updated the BIOS to the latest firmware and resetted everything to it's defaults. BSOD is still occuring with the same 124 code.
Memory check
So the first thing I did was running memtest and the Windows Diagnostic Tool.
Both gave me no errors or problems.
Although there were no error's, I took out all the modules and left 1 in. Still the same BSOD.
I switched the one that was in the mobo and put another one in it. Still the same BSOD.
HDD check
I have a total of 5 HDD's in my system, all SATA 600 drives.
1x 120Gb OCZ Vertex 3 SSD
3x 2Tb WD
1x 1Tb Seagate
I have disconnected all HDD's except the SSD. The error still occured. I installed Win7 Pro freshly on the SSD and on the 1Tb Seagate HDD. BSOD is still occuring.
Videocard
I removed my Asus HD6870 and wiped away all the dust that was in it. It wasn't much, I have this card for about 6 months now. I don't have another videocard so i couldn't test it out if this is the faulty hardware in my pc. I've runned gputemp (GPU Temp) and the temperature stays idle at 40 celsius, and suddenly, BAM, BSOD time! The exact same error as before...
Processor
I removed my stock cooler, wiped it clean, and took the processor out and checked all the pins, but there was no problem with it. After that, I wiped away all the cooler paste and applied new paste to it. Didn't solve anyhting.
Motherboard
I noticed there are 2 cooling ribs on my motherboard, just left and under the processor, wich were rather hot. The BIOS didn't show anything strange however. I can't say for sure what those are, but i think the North-bridge and South-bridge. In the manual it says AMD990X.
I removed the cooling rib of the AMD990X and noticed the cooling paste was very hard. So i removed it and applied some new cooling paste. Under the other cooling ribs were only some chips without cooling paste. Since there was no cooling paste i haven't applied any.
External devices
So maybe the external devices? I use alot of USB devices for making music, so maybe one of those is the problem. I've only connected my keyboard and mouse, and again the same BSOD. Grabbed another keyboard and mouse and still the same BSOD...
Software related?
Maybe software then? I don't think so. I've checked MSconfig and deselected all the programs that aren't required for Windows to run. Even so, the BSOD occurred a few seconds after applying these settings.
Windows log files
And almost at last, i've checked the Windows System log files.
There are some faults, but only 1 critical.
The faults consist of DCOM error 1084 ID 10005, Critical Kernel-power ID 41. Nothing else as far as i can see.
As far as i can see it doesn't show what hardware component is giving the trouble. And to be onest i have no idea what the DCOM error means...
Safe mode
At the moment i'm running in safe mode and i'm monitoring the pc the whole time. It hasn't crashed (yet).
I don't know what to test anymore, that's why i'm posting this thread.
I've run the SF tool to get all the info that's needed. I've attached these files to this post, so i hope they will help. At the moment i don't have a job, so i want to make sure what the faulty hardware is. I can't afford to go buy something just to test if something is broken.
So any help will be much appreciated!
Greetz,
Niels