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Random BSoDs Happening at Any Given Time
Hello all SF users!
Long time reader/browser, first time poster! So I've been having BSoD issues for quite some time now. I had always chalked it up to motherboard issues. Well, now that I have some free time on my hands, I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. Before we get our hands dirty, let me give you some basics!
1) I'm currently using a refurbished mobo (horrible idea, I know! But it was a gift from a friend who owns a refurbishing company).
2) I have a shiesty nVidia GeForce GT 610 graphics card. I've been reading around and apparently, like many other nVidia gfx cards, this one is known for having some serious driver issues with Windows 7 (weird???).
3) I am receiving BSoD's of all sorts and shapes. I'd give you a list of all the reasons it states, but that list would be too long. BAD_POOL_HEADER, MEMORORY_MANGEMENT, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, and the infamous IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL are the most common ones (by far).
4) The BSoD's happen during random events on my computer; when it's sitting idle, while gaming, while browsing the web, on boot up, on shut down, etc. Basically, it can BSoD at any given time.
5) I checked Event Viewer + Reliability, and couldn't find anything about crashes (except stating that my PC recovered from a crash), and a few corrupt Windows services (such as PNPR or w/e). I fixed those corrupt Windows system files to no avail. I then re-installed Windows, thinking, "What the hell?". This also got me nowhere (except more BSoDs).
6) Reading on here some more, I went ahead and ran Driver Verifier. This really brought out the BSoD's, though it changed. Instead of giving me the generic messages I stated above, it started telling me to check my hardware, uninstall Anti-Virus, turn off caching/shadowing for memory in BIOS, etc. I have taken out all hardware that isn't necessary to run my PC (except graphics, as my on-board VGA doesn't work).
The .zip file I am about to post, containing dump files, is AFTER crashing with Driver Verifier running. I have currently disabled it, and am running in Safe Mode. I have not crashed once yet while in Safe Mode (another reason I'm thinking it may not be my mobo, as much as it is my gfx driver).
With that being said, LETS GET OUR HANDS DIRTY!! And also, I really, REALLY appreciate your help and what you all do here. It's an invaluable service that you all provide!