Random BSODs

Xab · 07 Mar 2010

Hey all, I've had Win7 Pro x64 for 4-5 months, and I've been having random BSODs. I can't figure out what they're attributed to, as my machine always references essential Windows components. Here's my WhoCrashed log, minus the repetitive bits that don't help with diagnosis.

On Sun 3/7/2010 7:57:23 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: win32k.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF960001BC8FC, 0xFFFFF88006A2BEF0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\030710-22542-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys

On Sat 2/27/2010 1:29:39 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: tcpip.sys
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165D942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165D942)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\022610-23571-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys

On Wed 2/24/2010 2:56:43 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AA977E)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\022310-21964-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 2/19/2010 8:22:06 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002B1CE89)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021910-22776-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Thu 2/18/2010 2:59:18 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntfs.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880031A7FC8, 0xFFFFF880031A7820, 0xFFFFF80002AC6105)
Error: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021710-22448-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys

On Wed 2/17/2010 3:07:07 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD8, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AACB74)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021610-19827-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 2/12/2010 11:44:52 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF800029CA500, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF800029CA500)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021210-18064-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Tue 2/9/2010 1:54:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002B1EE89)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020810-26598-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Mon 2/8/2010 5:12:19 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AE6AE3)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020810-20904-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Mon 2/8/2010 12:52:50 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9CAE3)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020710-18361-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Sat 2/6/2010 9:49:28 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9D8D1)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020610-23836-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 2/5/2010 12:10:08 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: tcpip.sys
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165D942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165D942)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\020410-31777-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys

On Mon 2/1/2010 1:09:08 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD8, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002A9EB74)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\013110-24616-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Tue 1/26/2010 12:55:21 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2DD6092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2DD6092, 0x2)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012610-19172-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Tue 1/26/2010 12:06:56 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntfs.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880047FEAE8, 0xFFFFF880047FE340, 0xFFFFF880012C6C55)
Error: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012610-20404-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys

On Sun 1/24/2010 9:20:14 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x19 (0x3, 0xFFFFF8A00A7B6940, 0xFFFFF8A00A7B6940, 0xEFFFF8A00A7B6940)
Error: BAD_POOL_HEADER
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012410-19952-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Sat 1/23/2010 2:58:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002AF2AE3)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012210-24445-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 1/22/2010 3:53:19 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x19 (0x3, 0xFFFFF8A00D449A50, 0xFFFFF8A00D449A50, 0xEFFFF8A00D449A50)
Error: BAD_POOL_HEADER
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\012210-21418-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Mon 1/18/2010 4:28:24 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: tcpip.sys
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0xFFFFF87FF165C942, 0x2, 0x8, 0xFFFFF87FF165C942)
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011710-20904-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\tcpip.sys

On Sun 1/17/2010 6:34:13 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2DC4092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2DC4092, 0x2)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011710-23197-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Sat 1/16/2010 3:07:03 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntfs.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF8800317E6F8, 0xFFFFF8800317DF50, 0xFFFFF880012A5D10)
Error: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011510-24928-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys

On Thu 1/14/2010 12:55:29 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntfs.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880023B4718, 0xFFFFF880023B3F70, 0xFFFFF880012FDC27)
Error: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011410-24850-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys

On Tue 1/12/2010 11:00:04 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xC1 (0xFFFFF980266B2E50, 0xFFFFF980266B2FFF, 0xFF81A8, 0x24)
Error: SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011210-23883-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Tue 1/12/2010 2:39:36 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80002BAE90D, 0xFFFFF88009E118A0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\011110-21325-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Thu 1/7/2010 3:45:55 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x50 (0xFFFFF7FFF2D88092, 0x8, 0xFFFFF7FFF2D88092, 0x2)
Error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\010710-24601-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Thu 12/24/2009 6:09:56 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xC4 (0x91, 0x1, 0xFFFFFA80038B4B60, 0x0)
Error: DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\122409-34772-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Sat 12/19/2009 2:51:32 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: win32k.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF9600010D025, 0xFFFFF88009504000, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\121809-33696-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys

On Sat 12/12/2009 6:30:28 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFE0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80002ABBE89)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\121209-28002-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Mon 12/7/2009 5:17:12 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: win32k.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF960000C9857, 0xFFFFF88008EF3020, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120709-32931-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys

On Fri 12/4/2009 6:16:10 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntfs.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x24 (0x1904FB, 0xFFFFF880091F9798, 0xFFFFF880091F8FF0, 0xFFFFF8800130AC50)
Error: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-30482-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ntfs.sys

On Fri 12/4/2009 6:08:16 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: dxgmms1.sys
Bugcheck code: 0x1000007E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF88003B7BF00, 0xFFFFF88003FE26A8, 0xFFFFF88003FE1F00)
Error: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-29577-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\dxgmms1.sys

On Fri 12/4/2009 4:49:08 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF8000288ED3C, 0xFFFFF88009B630A0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-29437-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 12/4/2009 3:59:58 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x1000007E (0xFFFFFFFFC0000005, 0xFFFFF8000287D0D6, 0xFFFFF880027DB298, 0xFFFFF880027DAAF0)
Error: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED_M
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120409-30357-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Fri 12/4/2009 4:54:25 AM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFFFA7FFFFFFFD0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF800028918D1)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120309-42011-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

On Thu 12/3/2009 8:35:44 PM your computer crashed
This was likely caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe
Bugcheck code: 0x1E (0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
Error: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\120309-21403-01.dmp
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

So. Anyone know what I can do?

usasma · 11 Mar 2010

Many different error messages is usually a symptom of a hardware failure (although there are other causes).
Please run these free diagnostics first:

H/W Diagnostics:
Please start by running these bootable hardware diagnostics:
Memory Diagnostics (read the details at the link)
HD Diagnostic (read the details at the link)

Also, please run one of these free, independent online malware scans to ensure that your current protection hasn't been compromised: Malware (read the details at the link)

I would also suggest following the steps in this link so that we can provide further assistance: https://www.sevenforums.com/crash-loc...d-problem.html

Xab · 09 Apr 2010

Thanks usasma. After running your tests, something pointed me to Dell's website. Apparantley they released a BIOS update to fix random BSODs. That seems to have ended most issues. Now it will rarely BSOD... but only when I'm not using the machine. I know it does because when I log onto it after being away for a while, it notifies me that it has "recovered from a serious error."

I'll submit a new thread using the guidelines from "How to ask for help with a BSOD problem" if I can't fix it soon.