Frequent lockups, CHKDSK, BSOD


  1. Posts : 11
    Win7 x64
       #1

    Frequent lockups, CHKDSK, BSOD


    Help me before I throw my computer out the window.

    I have a similar common problem as I noticed a lot of other people have regarding frequent pausing/lockups for about 30 seconds at a time. They're most common when I'm doing something like ripping a DVD, watching a movie, or playing video games, but they also occur just when I'm surfing and have a torrent running.

    After several months of that crap, my computer started rebooting into CHKDSK and recovering all kinds of issues. Every once in a while it escalates into a full on BSOD. The latest one (this morning) was related to msrpc.sys

    A few weeks ago I did a clean reformat and reinstall of everything. The problems became less severe than the frequent BSODs I had been getting, but the lockups and CHKDSK came back within a few hours. Western Digital's SMART program seems to think the hard drive is perfectly fine. I did some other things people suggested like turning off Windows update, but it hasn't made any difference for me. Prime95 runs fine. My temperatures all seem normal, like 30s C for most things other than the video card (~50-60C between idle and gaming) and the CPU (39-50). I haven't noticed a trend between system heat and freezing/BSOD.

    My machine:
    Windows 7 Professional x64 (legal copy)
    Asus P5Q SE/R
    Intel E7400 @2.8GHz (used to overclock it, but it hasn't made a difference in these problems)
    4GB OCZ SLI-ready RAM (DDR2 6400)
    EVGA 9600GSO 512mb
    Western Digital 640GB Caviar Green
    Lite-On DVD burner
    450W power supply

    All of this hardware was bought & built over the summer 2009.

    My plan/questions:
    1) Replace the hard drive. Is is possible that this is because of the slow-spinning Caviar Green drive?
    2) Replace the power supply. Is 450W too low for my setup?
    3) Replace RAM?

    Thanks for any suggestions/help.

    edit: computer froze while running the tool
    Last edited by someidiot; 14 Mar 2010 at 16:57. Reason: added the attachment
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  2. Posts : 5,705
    Win7 x64 + x86
       #2
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 11
    Win7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Ironically my computer froze while running this program. It said "Data error - cyclic redundancy check."

    That's an error I get frequently whenever my computer freezes while running various programs, especially when burning or ripping a DVD.
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  4. Posts : 5,705
    Win7 x64 + x86
       #4

    I suspect that it's a bad hard drive - but don't buy another one based on this.

    Try the free, bootable tests here:
    H/W Diagnostics:
    Please start by running these bootable hardware diagnostics:
    HD Diagnostic (read the details at the link)
    Memory Diagnostics (read the details at the link)
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 11
    Win7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    It's still under warranty with WD so I can swap it out for free.

    I will run your programs, though. Thanks for the help
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