Solved BSOD 0xF4_IOERR WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT

[KarenK]

Built (and rebuilt) a new computer and installed WIN7 Home Premium x64. It was stable for a few days during the software install phase. But it started doing the BSOD (again). Strangely enough, it does this mainly when it's idle. The windbg shows WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT. To that end I've updated the drivers that I know about. No luck there or anywhere else for that matter. I've scratched my head for a good couple of weeks on this and do not seem to be making progress. I've run and re-run diags on both memory and hard drive -- no errors showing there either. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. The requisite minidump and diagnostic files are attached. Basically it shows:

PROCESS_OBJECT: fffffa800971db10

IMAGE_NAME: wininit.exe

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0

MODULE_NAME: wininit

FAULTING_MODULE: 0000000000000000

EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000006 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status of 0x%x.

BUGCHECK_STR: 0xF4_IOERR

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT

CURRENT_IRQL: 0

ANALYSIS_VERSION: 6.3.9600.17336 (debuggers(dbg).150226-1500) amd64fre

STACK_TEXT:
fffff880`0246b9c8 fffff800`0326dcb2 : 00000000`000000f4 00000000`00000003 fffffa80`0971db10 fffffa80`0971ddf0 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`0246b9d0 fffff800`03224d8b : ffffffff`ffffffff fffffa80`099a2b50 fffffa80`0971db10 fffffa80`0971db10 : nt!PspCatchCriticalBreak+0x92
fffff880`0246ba10 fffff800`0318f484 : ffffffff`ffffffff 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`0971db10 0000007f`00000008 : nt! ?? ::NNGAKEGL::`string'+0x29ce6
fffff880`0246ba60 fffff800`02ed6853 : fffffa80`0971db10 00000000`c0000006 fffffa80`099a2b50 00000000`00000026 : nt!NtTerminateProcess+0xf4
fffff880`0246bae0 00000000`77c5dc7a : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13
00000000`00bbfda8 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x77c5dc7a


STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

IMAGE_VERSION:

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF4_IOERR_IMAGE_wininit.exe

BUCKET_ID: X64_0xF4_IOERR_IMAGE_wininit.exe

ANALYSIS_SOURCE: KM

FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: km:x64_0xf4_ioerr_image_wininit.exe

FAILURE_ID_HASH: {7e8d25f6-54c6-2456-f4df-269f2fd35200}

Followup: MachineOwner


Thanks Guys!

 

[koolkat77]

Run Disk Check on your Hard Drive for file system errors and bad sectors on it.

 Hard Drive Diagnostics

• Double click and open my computer.
• Right click on desired drive and hit properties.
• Click on tools tab and Check now.

Read complete instructions on the tutorial: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

Other Tests:

 

• Upload a screenshot of your hard disk using Crystal Disk Info.
• Make a hard drive test from the hard drive manufacturers website.
• Test your Hard Drive with SeaTools.

 

[KarenK]

I have run both the chkdsk and SeaTools diagnostics. All look good. I do note that I did open the case and re-seat all the memory and SATA cables. Since then I've not seen the BSOD reappear - big smile! I'm hoping that this was all that there was to it. But...we shall see.

Thank you KoolKat77 for the reply. I'll post results again in a few days if the BSOD has been solved -- or sooner if the hunt continues.

 

[KarenK]

I am happy to report that the system is still running well without exhibiting the BSOD. In this case it would appear that just re-seating the memory and SATA cables was the solution. Looking back I probably should have tried that earlier but since I had just put it together ...I really didn't expect this to be the cause. Lesson learned: Go for the simple first!