BSOD at random intervals, no specific pattern even after clean install

[Arc]

You are welcome. Let us know what happened there.

 

[CliveK]

You are welcome. Let us know what happened there.

Oh dear. Many, many crashes with most during start-up. Absolutely no idea what else is possible!

View attachment 241258

 

[Arc]

Your crash dumps are not showing any finite probable cause. In such a situation, it is better to enable Driver Verifier to monitor the drivers.

Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable

Run Driver Verifier for 24 hours or the occurrence of the next crash, whichever is earlier.

Let us know the results, with the subsequent crash dumps, if any.

 

[CliveK]

More BSODs since enabling. Happening every five minutes or so, now, and every time I start up.

Some files duplicated (2) will be most recent. View attachment 241265

 

[Arc]

Disable Verifier.

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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck C1, {fffff980160faee0, fffff980160fa087, 650118, 32}

[COLOR=Red]Probably caused by : memory_corruption[/COLOR] ( nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+83 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> !analyze -v
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SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION (c1)
[COLOR=Red]Special pool has detected memory corruption.[/COLOR]  Typically the current thread's
stack backtrace will reveal the guilty party.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff980160faee0, address trying to free
Arg2: fffff980160fa087, address where one bit is corrupted
Arg3: 0000000000650118, (reserved)
Arg4: 0000000000000032, caller is freeing an address where nearby bytes within the same page have a single bit error

Debugging Details:
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BUGCHECK_STR:  0xC1_32

SPECIAL_POOL_CORRUPTION_TYPE:  32

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

[COLOR=Red]DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP[/COLOR]

PROCESS_NAME:  chrome.exe

CURRENT_IRQL:  0

IRP_ADDRESS:  fffffa8007c16548

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from fffff80002b5b353 to fffff80002ad4fc0

STACK_TEXT:  
fffff880`0a3a8678 fffff800`02b5b353 : 00000000`000000c1 fffff980`160faee0 fffff980`160fa087 00000000`00650118 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`0a3a8680 fffff800`02bd3fb3 : fffffa80`05eb2010 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000003 fffffa80`07c16060 : nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+0x83
fffff880`0a3a86c0 fffff800`02bff93b : fffff800`02a56000 00000000`2b707249 00000000`001b75a8 00000000`00000001 : nt!MmFreeSpecialPool+0x1d3
fffff880`0a3a8800 fffff800`02f76026 : fffffa80`08450f02 fffffa80`08450f10 00000000`00000000 fffff980`160faee0 : nt!ExDeferredFreePool+0xf33
fffff880`0a3a88b0 fffff800`02f765ec : fffff800`02ae9712 fffff980`160faee0 fffff880`0a3a8ca0 00000000`00000000 : nt!VfIoFreeIrp+0xe6
fffff880`0a3a88e0 fffff800`02ae9712 : fffff880`0a3a8ca0 fffff980`160faee0 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!IovFreeIrpPrivate+0x5c
fffff880`0a3a8920 fffff800`02aa407d : fffffa80`07c165c0 fffff800`02f76026 fffffa80`07d19c00 fffffa80`07d19c10 : nt!IopCompleteRequest+0x402
fffff880`0a3a89f0 fffff800`02db9237 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0530d001 fffffa80`083e8500 00000000`00000000 : nt!IopPostProcessIrp+0x4d
fffff880`0a3a8a70 fffff800`02d8b5c5 : fffff880`00000000 fffff880`0a3a8b68 fffff880`0a3a8b60 00000000`00000001 : nt!IoRemoveIoCompletion+0xe7
fffff880`0a3a8b00 fffff800`02ad4253 : fffffa80`07c16060 00000000`01a3efd8 fffff880`0a3a8bc8 00000000`00cc8644 : nt!NtRemoveIoCompletion+0x145
fffff880`0a3a8bb0 00000000`746b2e09 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13
00000000`01a3efb8 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x746b2e09


STACK_COMMAND:  kb

FOLLOWUP_IP: 
nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+83
fffff800`02b5b353 cc              int     3

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX:  1

SYMBOL_NAME:  nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+83

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nt

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  503f82be

IMAGE_NAME:  memory_corruption

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xC1_32_VRF_nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+83

BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xC1_32_VRF_nt!MiCheckSpecialPoolSlop+83

Followup: MachineOwner
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► Test your RAM modules for possible errors.
How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+
Run memtest for at least 8 passes, preferably overnight, per RAM module per slot.

► Stress test the Graphics Card using Furmark.
Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark

Let us know the results.

 

[CliveK]

Memtest won't load from any of my USB keys, not sure why. Even if I disable hard disk and just have removable for boot it just says 'Boot Error'.

I've had FurMark running for about ten minutes. Max 74'C, min 54'C, GPU load 99%, FPS max 7, average 4. Mem load 41%.

Should I try running memtest on a CD if I can get my hands on it?

 

[Arc]

Should I try running memtest on a CD if I can get my hands on it?

Try it.

Hopefully it will provide a result.

 

[CliveK]

I managed to get a CD and it all started fine. It's been a good hour or so and the monitor is unresponsive yet the red process light and fans are still running in the tower. Should I restart the test or is this normal?

 

[Arc]

If you cannot see the results on the screen, it is not normal.

IMO you should try it again. Follow the directions carefully .... How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+. (Part 2)

 

[CliveK]

If you cannot see the results on the screen, it is not normal.

IMO you should try it again. Follow the directions carefully .... How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+. (Part 2)

Many thanks. I've followed the instructions religiously but, at 17% Pass and no errors, it reads "Unexpected Interrupt - Halting".

That might explain why the monitor timed out last time.

 

[Britton30]

Are you testing the DIMMS separately and in different RAM slots?

 

[CliveK]

Are you testing the DIMMS separately and in different RAM slots?

Nope. I'm doing exactly as the guide suggests. Now that errors have been found I'll test with different slots.

The test has been running for more than 15 hours.

Pass 8.
Errors 3096832.

Currently on test #8.

 

[CliveK]

Here are the results as of this morning.

View attachment 241414

What steps should I take next?

 

[Arc]

You should get new RAM module.
As it is showing errors, it will not perform well.

 

[CliveK]

You should get new RAM module.
As it is showing errors, it will not perform well.

I thought as much, not good news!

So, if I buy new RAM is it likely to solve my BSOD issues and somewhat-slow PC performance?

 

[Arc]

If there is no other problems, it will solve the BSOD issues.

While buying, match the FSB of the other existing modules, it will not be any performance issue there

 

[CliveK]

If there is no other problems, it will solve the BSOD issues.

While buying, match the FSB of the other existing modules, it will not be any performance issue there

Brilliant. Thank you. I've solved the overheating problem and reinstalled Windows on solid state so I cannot think what else it can be apart from the motherboard or the RAM.

However, I am not too sure what you mean by FSB and of which modules? I notice that SIW shows the DDR2 as having "Wrong/Incomplete values reported by BIOS".

I've got two different models of Corsair, how do I know which to replace?

 

[Arc]

Remove the RAM you tested last night. Take it to the shop, and ask to give you a matching one. Then, put the new one in place of that one.

 

[CliveK]

Remove the RAM you tested last night. Take it to the shop, and ask to give you a matching one. Then, put the new one in place of that one.

So all four sticks of RAM? As I tested it all at once last night.

In which case I'll probably buy it from Overclockers or some similar site.

 

[Arc]

Better you test them one by one, a single one at a time. All those modules may not be bad.