Windows 7 64 bit - random BSOD

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  1. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    Windows 7 64 bit - random BSOD


    I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) on my workstation, previously running Windows XP professional. My problem is that it is extremely unstable; It randomly restarts - my screen goes black and then it restarts. I have installed Windows 7 twice - on the first install. I had gotten everything set up, all my programs (primarily video editing in nature- Adobe Master Collection CS3, Sorenson Squeeze and such) and my computer restarted. It froze and for a half second a scrambled screen appeared then it restarted. On restart it first said that it needed a bootable device cause it couldn't find one. On the second attempt at restart it would not allow me to load into windows it just came to the screen "starting windows" and remained there. On restart it gave me no option for start normal - just the option to repair system startup - or continue if it was just a power failure. The continue did not work. So I tried to repair startup - this would not work either - it said that windows could not repair itself. So I was forced to format my drive and reinstall.

    On second installation - I thought I was safe. Then I had the same random BSOD. This time however, I repaired restart. It said that it was repairing my registry. But it must have monkeyed with it because it corrupted some of my programs. Then I continued to have the same freeze, scramble, reboot - only on the next several occasions it gave me a bluescreen. I tried after looking at forums to up the voltage of my ECC Ram (4gb - 2slots) from 1.8v to 1.83v (manufacture says they should run at 1.8v). This did not seem to help. I also tried running it with only one stick of Ram - worked for awhile over night, but then failed again the next day. I don't know if there is any relation - two failures were during system backup (from backup/restore center) and twice it failed when I was deleting from the trash. But then it failed at other random times as well. - However, It will work for extended periods of time - but then randomly quits.

    I am trying to find the problem - but do not know where else to look. It appears to be hardware, but then I am not sure if it could be software related. I MUST get this machine up and running - Primary work machine.

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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    mfourman said:
    I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) on my workstation, previously running Windows XP professional. My problem is that it is extremely unstable; It randomly restarts - my screen goes black and then it restarts. I have installed Windows 7 twice - on the first install. I had gotten everything set up, all my programs (primarily video editing in nature- Adobe Master Collection CS3, Sorenson Squeeze and such) and my computer restarted. It froze and for a half second a scrambled screen appeared then it restarted. On restart it first said that it needed a bootable device cause it couldn't find one. On the second attempt at restart it would not allow me to load into windows it just came to the screen "starting windows" and remained there. On restart it gave me no option for start normal - just the option to repair system startup - or continue if it was just a power failure. The continue did not work. So I tried to repair startup - this would not work either - it said that windows could not repair itself. So I was forced to format my drive and reinstall.

    On second installation - I thought I was safe. Then I had the same random BSOD. This time however, I repaired restart. It said that it was repairing my registry. But it must have monkeyed with it because it corrupted some of my programs. Then I continued to have the same freeze, scramble, reboot - only on the next several occasions it gave me a bluescreen. I tried after looking at forums to up the voltage of my ECC Ram (4gb - 2slots) from 1.8v to 1.83v (manufacture says they should run at 1.8v). This did not seem to help. I also tried running it with only one stick of Ram - worked for awhile over night, but then failed again the next day. I don't know if there is any relation - two failures were during system backup (from backup/restore center) and twice it failed when I was deleting from the trash. But then it failed at other random times as well. - However, It will work for extended periods of time - but then randomly quits.

    I am trying to find the problem - but do not know where else to look. It appears to be hardware, but then I am not sure if it could be software related. I MUST get this machine up and running - Primary work machine.

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    Hi and welcome

    These crashes have several different causes which tends to point to hardware as you said. The majority of the crashes seem to be caused by a critical OS file (ntoskernl.exe) quitting unexpected. That however, was not the file that actually caused the crash. In all these there was a single file that was involved. That file (csrss.exe) was what caused the kernel to quit unexpectedly.

    Csrss.exe is the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem; Win32.sys is the kernel-mode portion. Csrss stands for Client/Server Run-Time Subsystem, and is an essential subsystem that must be running at all times. Csrss is responsible for console windows, creating and/or deleting threads, and implementing some portions of the 16-bit virtual MS-DOS environment.

    One note of caution. Csrss.exe can also be a virus. You can determine which by looking at the location of the file. The valid system file should be in C:\window\system32. If you search and find it in a different location chances are it is viral

    I would
    first run your antivirus application (with current definitions) to eliminate the possibility of infection

    Second
    I would run a system file check to verify and repair your system files
    to run start>type cmd in search>right click and run as admin>sfc /scannow

    Let us know the results as you may have to run SFC again

    Just to be on the safe side download memtestx86 and run for 5 passes so we can be sure that both the memory is ok and to rule out a possible heat issue

    I would also set everything (ram voltage etc) back to default
    If you are overclocking stop
    if you have a raid update its driver

    Ken


    Code:
    020210-50700-01.dmp    2/2/2010 8:56:28 AM    BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO    0x00000074    00000000`00000002    fffff880`02e76b20    00000000`00000002    ffffffff`c000014d    Ntfs.sys    Ntfs.sys+b7a3                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-50700-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020210-27378-01.dmp    2/2/2010 10:07:10 AM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`051a26f0    fffffa80`051a29d0    fffff800`02d8c240    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-27378-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020210-35880-01.dmp    2/2/2010 10:49:36 AM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`09d49b30    fffffa80`09d49e10    fffff800`033d1240    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-35880-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020210-53586-01.dmp    2/2/2010 2:18:04 PM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`09fbeb30    fffffa80`09fbee10    fffff800`03387240    Ntfs.sys    Ntfs.sys+e54a                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-53586-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020210-53851-01.dmp    2/2/2010 10:09:24 AM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`0a01bb30    fffffa80`0a01be10    fffff800`033d9240    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-53851-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020210-55161-01.dmp    2/2/2010 10:52:34 AM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`09ed6b30    fffffa80`09ed6e10    fffff800`03385240    Ntfs.sys    Ntfs.sys+e54a                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-55161-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020310-28782-01.dmp    2/3/2010 2:05:42 PM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`09bbf060    fffffa80`09bbf340    fffff800`03397240    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020310-28782-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020410-58796-01.dmp    2/4/2010 9:33:52 AM    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION    0x000000f4    00000000`00000003    fffffa80`09f1ab30    fffffa80`09f1ae10    fffff800`033e2240    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020410-58796-01.dmp    8    15    7600    
    020310-59717-01.dmp    2/3/2010 10:28:20 AM    KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR    0x0000007a    fffff6fc`50022470    ffffffff`c000009d    00000000`5c5fc880    fffff8a0`0448e7c6    ntoskrnl.exe    ntoskrnl.exe+71f00                    x64        C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020310-59717-01.dmp    8    15    7600
    Analysis
    Code:
    Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 X86
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    
    Loading Dump File [C:\Users\K\Desktop\Crash Dump\020210-53851-01.dmp]
    Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available
    
    Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
    Executable search path is: 
    Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP (8 procs) Free x64
    Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
    Built by: 7600.16385.amd64fre.win7_rtm.090713-1255
    Machine Name:
    Kernel base = 0xfffff800`0305f000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`0329ce50
    Debug session time: Tue Feb  2 10:07:42.068 2010 (GMT-5)
    System Uptime: 0 days 0:01:05.019
    Loading Kernel Symbols
    ...............................................................
    ................................................................
    ..................
    Loading User Symbols
    Loading unloaded module list
    ....
    *******************************************************************************
    *                                                                             *
    *                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
    *                                                                             *
    *******************************************************************************
    
    Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
    
    BugCheck F4, {3, fffffa800a01bb30, fffffa800a01be10, fffff800033d9240}
    
    Probably caused by : csrss.exe
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
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    4: kd> !analyze -v
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    *                                                                             *
    *                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
    *                                                                             *
    *******************************************************************************
    
    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION (f4)
    A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been
    terminated.
    Several processes and threads are necessary for the operation of the
    system; when they are terminated (for any reason), the system can no
    longer function.
    Arguments:
    Arg1: 0000000000000003, Process
    Arg2: fffffa800a01bb30, Terminating object
    Arg3: fffffa800a01be10, Process image file name
    Arg4: fffff800033d9240, Explanatory message (ascii)
    
    Debugging Details:
    ------------------
    
    
    PROCESS_OBJECT: fffffa800a01bb30
    
    IMAGE_NAME:  csrss.exe
    
    DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  0
    
    MODULE_NAME: csrss
    
    FAULTING_MODULE: 0000000000000000 
    
    PROCESS_NAME:  csrss.exe
    
    EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s.
    
    BUGCHECK_STR:  0xF4_C0000005
    
    CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1
    
    DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
    
    CURRENT_IRQL:  0
    
    STACK_TEXT:  
    fffff880`021b20e8 fffff800`0345c142 : 00000000`000000f4 00000000`00000003 fffffa80`0a01bb30 fffffa80`0a01be10 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
    fffff880`021b20f0 fffff800`03408269 : ffffffff`ffffffff fffffa80`05463720 fffffa80`0a01bb30 fffffa80`0a01bb30 : nt!PspCatchCriticalBreak+0x92
    fffff880`021b2130 fffff800`0338cc74 : ffffffff`ffffffff 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`0a01bb30 fffff6fb`00000008 : nt! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+0x17a06
    fffff880`021b2180 fffff800`030d0153 : fffffa80`0a01bb30 fffff800`c0000005 fffffa80`05463720 fffff880`021b2b78 : nt!NtTerminateProcess+0xf4
    fffff880`021b2200 fffff800`030cc6f0 : fffff800`03110ada fffff880`021b2b78 fffff880`021b28d0 fffff880`021b2c20 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13
    fffff880`021b2398 fffff800`03110ada : fffff880`021b2b78 fffff880`021b28d0 fffff880`021b2c20 00000000`00af2070 : nt!KiServiceLinkage
    fffff880`021b23a0 fffff800`030d0542 : fffff880`021b2b78 00000000`000131b0 fffff880`021b2c20 00000000`00af1b48 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x4619d
    fffff880`021b2a40 fffff800`030cf0ba : 00000000`00000001 00000000`000131b0 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`09ec0570 : nt!KiExceptionDispatch+0xc2
    fffff880`021b2c20 00000000`771d59ad : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiPageFault+0x23a
    00000000`00af0df0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x771d59ad
    
    
    STACK_COMMAND:  kb
    
    FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner
    
    FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xF4_C0000005_IMAGE_csrss.exe
    
    BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xF4_C0000005_IMAGE_csrss.exe
    
    Followup: MachineOwner
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  3. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks ZigZag3143,

    I really appreciate your help looking at this. I tried what you said - the virus scan found nothing and the file Csrss.exe was in the right place. So probably not viral.

    I ran the SFC - and it came back - "windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations."

    I have not tried the Memory Test yet - I will do that then let you know. Thanks!!
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  4. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #4

    New Update - I can no longer boot into Windows 7 - After running MemTestx86, I tired restarting my computer and it would not restart - It would quit after "starting windows" and before login - I ran startup repair and it could not repair my startup and I cannot now get it to restart windows - I fear I will need to reload machine again - for the third time. I am contemplating reloading it in Windows 32bit, but that would be such a shame and I do not know if I can operate videoediting with 3gb of RAM.

    I really NEED Help
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  5. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #5

    Can you try running Memtest again? Did it report any errors?
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  6. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #6

    No error!!
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  7. Posts : 1,360
    win7 ultimate / virtual box
       #7

    mfourman said:
    New Update - I can no longer boot into Windows 7 - After running MemTestx86, I tired restarting my computer and it would not restart - It would quit after "starting windows" and before login - I ran startup repair and it could not repair my startup and I cannot now get it to restart windows - I fear I will need to reload machine again - for the third time. I am contemplating reloading it in Windows 32bit, but that would be such a shame and I do not know if I can operate videoediting with 3gb of RAM.

    I really NEED Help
    this all points towards ram issues, and I have been trying to cross reference your ram on the ASUS site and the Kingston site , the Z7S WS Qualified Vendor List(Memory-DDR2 800) from ASUS is very limited Attachment 52115 and using the part number on the Kingston site comes up with nothing as if it doesn't exist

    also on Kingston's site I cant find ASUS listed as a manufacturer

    this motherboard is essentially a server board and as such it's very likely you are going to have fewer choices in what ram is compatible, the best match i got was crucial and not cheap

    it needs to be 1.8v ddr2 Fully buffered , Registered , ECC but does go to 24gb

    do you know if your Kingston ram is supposed to be compatible ??

    I have found a site that states 12gb of kingston ddr2 6400 runs fine but only with the latest bios ?

    what version is your BIOS ?

    to add to the list a rough calc on your power useage looks like approaching 600W, so are you confident your PSU is in good condition ?
    Last edited by ickymay; 04 Feb 2010 at 17:18.
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  8. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #8

    This is the RAM I am using - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Server Memory Model KVR800D2D8F5/2G - Retail

    Kingston claims that this should work on this board LINK


    I checked the BIOS and it is the latest version - again I could see no issues with this RAM in Windows XP for 1.5 years. Would it have problems in Windows 7 if I could not see any in Windows XP???

    As far as I know my PSU should be fine - again no problems in Windows XP Professional
    _____

    What about the csrss.exe? Is that still a possibility and if so what else could be done.
    ____
    Currently I am reloading my machine. I really want 64bit - but if it won't work should I try 32bit / what kind of performance hit would I take (except for 3gb ram)
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  9. Posts : 1,360
    win7 ultimate / virtual box
       #9

    mfourman said:
    This is the RAM I am using - Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Server Memory Model KVR800D2D8F5/2G - Retail

    Kingston claims that this should work on this board LINK


    I checked the BIOS and it is the latest version - again I could see no issues with this RAM in Windows XP for 1.5 years. Would it have problems in Windows 7 if I could not see any in Windows XP???

    As far as I know my PSU should be fine - again no problems in Windows XP Professional
    _____

    What about the csrss.exe? Is that still a possibility and if so what else could be done.
    ____
    Currently I am reloading my machine. I really want 64bit - but if it won't work should I try 32bit / what kind of performance hit would I take (except for 3gb ram)
    VALUE RAM

    why buy such an excellent motherboard with two fast CPU's then use value ram ??

    the problem with value ram is the fact that they use the cheapest components and in many cases it can be branded ram that has failed tolerance tests

    did you buy all of your ram at the same time ??

    It also becomes nearly impossible to match the sticks up with others because when each stick is made the component quality is governed by the cost of metals at the time so the same ram made in the same factory two months later will vary in tolerance and invariably does not match up with anything else ..............

    I could be wrong here as diagnosing from a distance is never a perfect science but your issues have all pointed at your ram and I rarely build a system using value ram and currently never if it's being built for windows 7 as it stresses and uses ram far more than XP or win2k ever did

    can you borrow some branded ram to try on your machine to see if it solves the bluescreens ?
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  10. Posts : 8
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Yeah - you are probably right on the value ram. I am placing an order for 8gb of crucial memory (2 dimms) + memory fan, today. Hope that works!! Let me know if you think it could be something else.

    I am really desperate.
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