Getting various BSODs, most recent is 0x000000f4

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Hello, so I had a problem described in this thread: http://www.sevenforums.com/backup-restore/351394-system-restore-not-working-after-bsod-3.html but it was succesfully solved.
Basically my computer (Sony Vaio vpcsb4m9e) crashed with a BSOD and it was hard to get Windows working again. Before I managed to restore the system I got a lot of BSODs, 0x000000B4. After the system restore I got a blue screen again, with another code, I don't know which one anymore. After that I ran chkdsk and for a couple of days it looked like everything is fine. Today I got a BSOD again accompanied by some really loud rattling noise. 0x000000F4.
My best guess is that something happened when the laptop fell off a coffee table some weeks ago. Could there be serious hardware problems based on this description? (I don't know if this a useful information but my dual-boot-Linux works without errors.)
Thanks for your help!
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
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Found this in Problem Devices:
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6470M PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6760&SUBSYS_907B104D&REV_00\4&B9519B&0&0008 This device is disabled.


However it does say the driver is installed: Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\atikmpag.sys (8.14.1.6214, 302.50 KB (309,760 bytes), 20/02/2013 22:59)

Go to device manager see if you can enable it. Might want to see if you can find an update for that driver if it works.

Keep us posted.

Thanks
 

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Self Build
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MS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
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AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor Socket AM3+ (942)
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ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX (AM3r2)
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Thanks for your reply :) There is this Vaio switch on my laptop to switch between Stamina and Speed modes. As far as I know the AMD Radeon driver is enabled in Speed mode but I rarely use it so it's probably normal for it to be disabled.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
Antivirus
Avast! Free
Browser
Torch
Update: got one again. 0x0000007A. Looks like it still can't create a crash dump...
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
Antivirus
Avast! Free
Browser
Torch
Thanks for your reply :) There is this Vaio switch on my laptop to switch between Stamina and Speed modes. As far as I know the AMD Radeon driver is enabled in Speed mode but I rarely use it so it's probably normal for it to be disabled.

OK, I have updated all the outdated drivers and enabled the Radeon driver it to see if that helps. It actually looks like that the CPU usage is a little higher now like in Speed mode but I'll test it for a while like this.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
Antivirus
Avast! Free
Browser
Torch
OK, apparently the problem still persists.. I'm either getting 0xF4 or 0x7A. Any suggestions? :)

EDIT: It looks like defragging (with any program) always makes the system crash with code 0xF4. 0x7A happens on some other occasions that I can't specify yet. Also, Windows Update can't install updates, I'm not sure of this problem is related.
 
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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
Antivirus
Avast! Free
Browser
Torch
I'm kinda feeling forever alone now but it finally created a crash dump so here it is..
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCSB4M9E
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit (German)
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Prozessor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 AMD Radeon® HD 6470M
Antivirus
Avast! Free
Browser
Torch
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