Ntoskrnl.exe 0d1 and 01a BSOD Windows 7 (64bit)

[gohan2091]

I've occassionally be getting BSOD (either 01a or 0d1) but these are happening more frequently and I know something is wrong. I have attached my logs from SF_Diagnostic_Tool.exe to this post, as well as a screenshot from WhoCrashed, BlueScreenView, CPUZ and Intel Driver Update Utility. From research, this seems to be a driver issue, and related to networking or my Internet connection. Not always but often, ntoskrnl.exe is mentioned on the BSOD.

I have updated my USB wireless dongle drivers, my onboard NIC too, as well as running The Intel® Driver Update Utility and Windows Update. I have also uninstalled Networx (which is known to cause this problem) and I've ran a full chkdsk and used the memory diagnostic program in Windows.

Usually I am web browsing or using an Adobe application like Lightroom or Photoshop but this has happened when I have been gaming too.

Any ideas?

 

[matts6887]

In addition to using the memory diagnostic in windows; i would download, and run memtest86; and run several passes through that to double check to make sure there are no errors. Below is the link to that:

MemTest86 - Download now!

 

[gohan2091]

Thanks Matts, I just ran memtest86 via a USB drive and it found hundreds of errors within 30 seconds of the test starting. I removed RAM sticks one by one and ran memtest for 2 minutes each time. I kept doing this until the errors stopped appearing and I have narrowed it down to a 1 faulty RAM stick (I have 4). When I put this 'faulty' stick in, the errors always occur, and when I remove it, I don't get any errors. I know I haven't ran the test for 7 passes and I'll do this tonight but I am pretty sure I have the culprit here!

 

[Golden]

You need to insert that RAM stick into another DIMM slot to check that the error isn't in the motherboard.

For reference, you need to be running MemTest86+ from this site:
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

Always run a for a minimum of 8 passes - short runs are not reliable enough to trap errors.

 

[gohan2091]

You need to insert that RAM stick into another DIMM slot to check that the error isn't in the motherboard.

For reference, you need to be running MemTest86+ from this site:
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

Always run a for a minimum of 8 passes - short runs are not reliable enough to trap errors.

I have inserted another RAM stick into the DIMM slot where the faulty ram was located, no error. I also inserted the faulty RAM into another DIMM slot and it gives an error but with it removed, it doesn't give an error. Ill run it overnight or at least 8 passes.

 

[Golden]

Good. Dont forget to use 86+....not the other one. 86+ is the industry standard for testing RAM.....anything else is sub-standard.

 

[gohan2091]

Good. Dont forget to use 86+....not the other one. 86+ is the industry standard for testing RAM.....anything else is sub-standard.

I am using 86+ and wasn't aware there were other versions, beside the one built into Windows.

 

[Golden]