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BSOD: Stop error 7E and mentioned athrxusb.sys
HI,
I have been getting BSOD a few times and was hoping I could get some help with the diagnosis. My zipped minidump directory is attached. My hardware setup is as follows:
- AMD 64 X2 5400+ (2.8 GHz)
- Biostar NVidia based motherboard (if model is significant, I can find out)
- Currently using onboard video. Had a PNY GeForce FX 5200, but playback was choppy and couldn't figure out and had to remove.
- WD 160GB HDD
- Lite-On DVD RW drive
- 400W power supply
I also use have several USB peripherals that draw power from the system:
- WD 320GB Portable Drive
- Wireless usb keyboard/mouse
- USB Wireless-G adapter
I mention those because I have read that this is often either a power supply issue or a USB wireless driver issue. The mention of athrxusb.sys tells me that its a driver issue with the USB wireless adapter, but (i think) a power shortage might explain why my video card was not performing well and that problem existed before I introduced the usb wireless. This machine used to suffer from daily random poweroffs, until about a week ago when a deleted and reinstalled all motherboard drivers and performed a BIOS update. The BSOD problem started after that. As another fun little curve ball (don't know if its related) when I shut down my computer, the fans continue to spin and the red light (which i believe normally functions as the flickering HDD activity light) remains solidly on.
I'm hoping someone out there can help me narrow this down. I would like to get my quirky little box running happily again.