Solved 0x101 BSOD and Random Freezes

cgimusic

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0x101 BSOD and Random Freezes

I was wondering if anyone could help me diagnose a load of random BSODs and complete system freezes I have had. I keep finding that the system both randomly freezes completely and shows a BSOD 0x101 error. The only pattern I have noticed is that it seems to happen most when the computer is in use. It has happend at least 20 times so far but only once when I wasn't using the computer.

Here is what I have tried so far:
Reinstalled Windows (Twice)
Memtest (No Errors)
BIOS Update
Stress Testing CPU and GPU

System specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Motherboard
Intel i5 2500K - Not OC'd, Quad-Core
8GB Komputerbay RAM
ATI Raedon 5870 HD Graphics Card
On the unlikely offchance that it matters:
Samsung HD103SJ 1TB Hard Drive
Western Digital 500GB Hard Drive (Not quite sure what model)
Cyborg RAT3 Mouse
HP KU-0316 Keyboard
950W Corsair PSU

I am not an expert on this but it seems to me that the random system freezes might be a driver locking up the main core and the BSODs might be the driver locking up a secondary core. I have disabed extra cores in the BIOS to see if this makes a difference hence why it might say that I only have one core in some of the uploaded data. Any help with this would be great because it is getting really anoying.

Here are the full BSOD details:
Code:
Bug Check Code : 0x00000101
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00000031
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 3 : fffff880`009eb180
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000001
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+7cc80

UPDATE:
Just thought I would say that I seem to have found a fix for this. I noticed that a lot of people with the same motherboard had the same problem I did. An overclocker told me to set the core voltage to fixed 1.2v. After doing this my system seems to be much more stable. I will write another update if the issue returns because it can be a bit intermittent but hopefully this solves it. I won't be buying another Asrock board in future.

FINAL UPDATE:
So it has been 2 weeks and the problem seems completely gone.
 
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Parallax Digital - Serenity
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel i5 2500K 3.3GHz
Motherboard
AsrockZ68 Extreme4 (It Sucks)
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5870 (XFX)
Sound Card
Integrated
Hard Drives
Samsung 1TB
Western Digital 500GB
PSU
Corsair TX950W
Case
CM Storm Scout (Also Sucks)
Mouse
Cyborg R.A.T. 3
Internet Speed
8Mbit DSL
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