BSOD every 30 minutes (clfs.sys / irql_not_less_or_equal)

zacha

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So my Win Pro X64 system has been humming along pretty nicely for a few years, but lately I've been getting blue screens approximately every 32 minutes or so. But only when it's "idle"; never when I'm doing something like typing or browsing the net or running a local program.

Bluescreenview shows clfs.sys and ntoskrnl.exe, and it says it was caused by clfs.sys, mostly CLFS.SYS+a649 or occasionally CLFS.SYS+3e73e.

Things done so far:
inspected event logs; information level stuff, nothing funny before the reboot. There are 1001 Bugcheck reboot events over the last two days.
sfc /scannow (a few times, no integrity violations)
chkdsk /f /r /x
memtest on each 4 Gb module
uninstalled programs, including avast AV, disabled drivers and startup problems galore

I've attached the latest minidump if anyone can glean anything.

I really haven't done driver verifier much, one time it resulted in me having to restart in safe mode to disable it.

Suggestions as to what I should try next?

10Q!
 

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Windows 7 x64 ProIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHzPatriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual ChannelIntel (integrated)
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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Memory
Patriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual Channel
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Intel (integrated)
I should add that I just got done letting the computer sit for a while in Safe Boot Minimal and it did NOT crash. So guess I'll start doing the selective driver boot thing.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64 ProIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHzPatriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual ChannelIntel (integrated)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Memory
Patriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
Intel (integrated)
Just wanted to update. I started removing drivers from boot. Removed all non-MS and Intel drivers. Still problems. But now my BSOD dump mentioned HECIx64.sys along with clfs & ntoskrnl. So after doing a bit of research to see if it was safe, I disabled that driver as well as the heciservice.

Left the machine on overnight and NO BSOD!

I then re-enabled all my startup programs and previous disabled drivers, keeping the heci stuff disabled.

NO BSOD!

I am going to let this run for a bit but it looks like my problem has been solved. Will mark solved later if all goes well.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64 ProIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHzPatriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual ChannelIntel (integrated)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Memory
Patriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
Intel (integrated)
Well it ran fine for about a day. Now I'm getting the CLFS / NTOSKRNL BSODs again.

Suggestions, anyone?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64 ProIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHzPatriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual ChannelIntel (integrated)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Memory
Patriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
Intel (integrated)
No one? This a pretty consistent problem that occurs approximately every 30 minutes. There HAS to be some way to figure out what is going on just before the crash.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 x64 ProIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHzPatriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual ChannelIntel (integrated)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 x64 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450S CPU @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Memory
Patriot DDR3 8 GBytes 2x4 Dual Channel
Graphics Card(s)
Intel (integrated)
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