BSOD when system sitting idle


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7
       #1

    BSOD when system sitting idle


    I have a Dell E6500 running Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit system. It's been running fine for months, but suddenly within the last 48 hours I've had three BSOD's, all when the system was sitting idle. (Programs active on the screen, but I wasn't physically using the system when the crashes happen.)

    I spoke with Dell tech support on the phone, and we ran the built-in diagnostics on the system, and all the diagnostics pass.

    I haven't installed any new hardware/drivers/whatever recently, although I can't speak for anything Windows Update might have done to my system. (Nothing obvious based on looking at restore points in System Restore.)

    The three faults seem to be the same:

    Probably caused by : ntoskrnl.exe ( nt+71f00 )
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
    1: kd> !analyze -v
    *******************************************************************************
    * *
    * Bugcheck Analysis *
    * *
    *******************************************************************************
    UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP (7f)
    This means a trap occurred in kernel mode, and it's a trap of a kind
    that the kernel isn't allowed to have/catch (bound trap) or that
    is always instant death (double fault). The first number in the
    bugcheck params is the number of the trap (8 = double fault, etc)
    Consult an Intel x86 family manual to learn more about what these
    traps are. Here is a *portion* of those codes:
    If kv shows a taskGate
    use .tss on the part before the colon, then kv.
    Else if kv shows a trapframe
    use .trap on that value
    Else
    .trap on the appropriate frame will show where the trap was taken
    (on x86, this will be the ebp that goes with the procedure KiTrap)
    Endif
    kb will then show the corrected stack.
    Arguments:
    Arg1: 0000000000000008, EXCEPTION_DOUBLE_FAULT
    Arg2: 0000000080050031
    Arg3: 00000000000406f8
    Arg4: fffff80002a52798
    Debugging Details:
    ------------------
    ***** Kernel symbols are WRONG. Please fix symbols to do analysis.
    *************************************************************************
    *** ***
    *** ***
    *** Your debugger is not using the correct symbols ***
    *** ***
    *** In order for this command to work properly, your symbol path ***
    *** must point to .pdb files that have full type information. ***
    *** ***
    *** Certain .pdb files (such as the public OS symbols) do not ***
    *** contain the required information. Contact the group that ***
    *** provided you with these symbols if you need this command to ***
    *** work. ***
    *** ***
    *** Type referenced: nt!_KPRCB ***
    *** ***
    *************************************************************************

    (many repeats of the above box omitted)

    ADDITIONAL_DEBUG_TEXT:
    Use '!findthebuild' command to search for the target build information.
    If the build information is available, run '!findthebuild -s ; .reload' to set symbol path and load symbols.
    MODULE_NAME: nt
    FAULTING_MODULE: fffff80002a18000 nt
    DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4a5bc600
    BUGCHECK_STR: 0x7f_8
    CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
    DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
    CURRENT_IRQL: 0
    LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80002a89469 to fffff80002a89f00
    STACK_TEXT:
    fffff880`009f4c68 fffff800`02a89469 : 00000000`0000007f 00000000`00000008 00000000`80050031 00000000`000406f8 : nt+0x71f00
    fffff880`009f4c70 00000000`0000007f : 00000000`00000008 00000000`80050031 00000000`000406f8 fffff800`02a52798 : nt+0x71469
    fffff880`009f4c78 00000000`00000008 : 00000000`80050031 00000000`000406f8 fffff800`02a52798 00000000`00000000 : 0x7f
    fffff880`009f4c80 00000000`80050031 : 00000000`000406f8 fffff800`02a52798 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x8
    fffff880`009f4c88 00000000`000406f8 : fffff800`02a52798 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x80050031
    fffff880`009f4c90 fffff800`02a52798 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x406f8
    fffff880`009f4c98 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt+0x3a798

    STACK_COMMAND: kb
    FOLLOWUP_IP:
    nt+71f00
    fffff800`02a89f00 48894c2408 mov qword ptr [rsp+8],rcx
    SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0
    SYMBOL_NAME: nt+71f00
    FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
    IMAGE_NAME: ntoskrnl.exe
    BUCKET_ID: WRONG_SYMBOLS
    Followup: MachineOwner
    ---------
    1: kd> lmvm nt
    start end module name
    fffff800`02a18000 fffff800`02ff5000 nt T (no symbols)
    Loaded symbol image file: ntoskrnl.exe
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
    Image name: ntoskrnl.exe
    Timestamp: Mon Jul 13 19:40:48 2009 (4A5BC600)
    CheckSum: 0054B487
    ImageSize: 005DD000
    Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
    1: kd> lmvm nt
    start end module name
    fffff800`02a18000 fffff800`02ff5000 nt T (no symbols)
    Loaded symbol image file: ntoskrnl.exe
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
    Image name: ntoskrnl.exe
    Timestamp: Mon Jul 13 19:40:48 2009 (4A5BC600)
    CheckSum: 0054B487
    ImageSize: 005DD000
    Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
    1: kd> lmvm nt
    start end module name
    fffff800`02a18000 fffff800`02ff5000 nt T (no symbols)
    Loaded symbol image file: ntoskrnl.exe
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
    Image name: ntoskrnl.exe
    Timestamp: Mon Jul 13 19:40:48 2009 (4A5BC600)
    CheckSum: 0054B487
    ImageSize: 005DD000
    Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4



    Any help would obviously be greatly appreciated. I'm really hoping I don't have to melt this machine down - it's only 3 months old...

    Kevin
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #2

    Welcome!

    Usual causes: Memory corruption, Hardware (memory in particular), Installing a faulty or mismatched hardware (especially memory) or a failure after installing it, Device drivers, SCSI/network/BIOS updates needed, Improperly seated cards, Incompatible storage devices, Overclocking, Virus scanner, Backup tool, Bad motherboard, Missing Service Pack
    BSOD Index

    I suggest a hard drive and memory test.

    Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.

    Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder.. Boot from the CD, and run at least 5 passes.

    Also run a system files check: Open an elevated command prompt and enter sfc /scannow.

    Also, what anti-virus are you using? Could it be scanning in the background as soon as it detects that the computer is idle?
      My Computer


 

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