Win 7 Pro - OK in safe mode, instant BSoD in Normal Start

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    Win 7 Pro - OK in safe mode, instant BSoD in Normal Start


    Win 7 pro
    Asrock w/AMD A6 w/GPU
    Nothing external
    SSD as boot
    2 mirrored drives and an additional drive

    Machine has been up and running for a long time.
    I assume/figure that since it runs in safe mode that there is some sort of driver error. Unlike all the people that say 'I haven't changed a thing' I have changed something.

    I took a PATA HD (20 years old) and used a SAbrent IDE > USB connector to attempt to get the data off the HD. It did not work. Device mgr does not install the connector as a device but it did install the HD in device manager. It did not work, I assume, because W7 cannot read the file system of the ancient drive.
    PC seemed to work fine...I shut it down and unhooked the connector. Left it off because of thunderstorms.
    Fired it back up and problems. At first I could boot up and it would work for a while.
    I tried repair etc...and restoring but nothing is working.

    I have looked in dev mgr and the drive is no longer there. I don't see any errors in dev mgr (in safe mode)

    The stop error was 0x0000007E - I don't have any more information at this point.
    Guess I should go read the sticky at the top of this sub-forum now Probably should be checking out the error file and posting it...
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  2. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #2

    Hi ChrisPbass.

    Boot into Safe Mode and supply the necessary data following the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions.
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  3. Posts : 317
    7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Zip uploaded.
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  4. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #4

    Hi ChrisPbass.

    From the crash dumps it appears to be some sort of memory corruption. But in that case it should affect the safe mode too. Let us first see if any driver or service is causing the issue.


    Free up the startup. Windows does not need any other program to auto start with it, but the auto start programs often conflicts and causes various problems including BSODs.
    1. Click on the Start button
    2. Type “msconfig (without quotes), click the resulting link. It will open the system configuration window, with the "general" tab selected.


    • Click the "startup" tab. Click "Disable all" > Apply > OK.
    • Click on "services" tab. Check the "Hide all Microsoft Services"; Click "Disable all" > Apply > OK
    Then try to boot again normally. Let us know if it works or not.

    And test your RAM modules for possible errors.
    How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+
    Run memtest for at least 8 passes, preferably overnight.

    If it start showing errors/red lines, stop testing. A single error is enough to determine that something is going bad there.

    Also, Is the computer hot? Report us the heat of the computer after a couple of hours of your normal usage. Upload a screenshot of the summery tab of Speccy. Alternatively, you can publish a Speccy snapshot too: Speccy - Publish Snapshot of your System Specs .

    Let us know the results.
    ___________________________________
    Code:
    BugCheck A, {8ba, 2, 0, fffff8000308b5a8}
    
    Probably caused by : memory_corruption
    
    Followup: memory_corruption
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    Code:
    BugCheck 50, {fffff800010e5f00, 8, fffff800010e5f00, 0}
    
    
    Could not read faulting driver name
    Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+4518f )
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
    Code:
    BugCheck 1000007E, {ffffffffc0000005, fffff960006300dd, fffff88002b9efe8, fffff88002b9e840}
    
    Probably caused by : cdd.dll ( cdd!memmove+bd )
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
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  5. Posts : 317
    7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I disabled everything but MS services and rebooted. Seems to be OK for now. I'll let it idle and will report back.
    The PC runs nice and cool.
    I did memtest 86 this memory 6 months or so but I guess the memory could go bad over time. I've never had memory fail.

    Thanks for your help. I will report back.
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  6. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #6

    If it runs fine without the unwanted additional load, its fine.

    If you take the RAM test, it will not harm anything but will give the assurance that RAM is not causing the issue.

    Let us know for any further issue.
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  7. Posts : 317
    7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    So..the obvious answer is that a service is making this PC crash?
    Should I turn 1 service on at a time and reboot to see what's making it crash?
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  8. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #8

    Yes, you may do it. Do it for both the services and the startup items.
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  9. Posts : 317
    7 Ultimate 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I enabled AMD fuel and it was fine ~ ~ ~ enabled AMD external events utility and looked over 10 minutes later and the monitor was gibberish and frozen.
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  10. Arc
    Posts : 35,373
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
       #10

    Those services are bloats. You may avoid those during installing the display driver by choosing the advanced option.

    Users generally dont need those AMD services. It is generally suggested to not install CCC and other bloats while installing the display driver.

    Better you keep it unchecked. Then try the other services.
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