BSOD - Intermittent and random

[Ruhnie]

Hi all, hoping to get some help here. Been getting a BSOD every couple of days for a few months now, and it is never from the same process/game running and seems to be pretty random. Here are the files, any help is much appreciated!

 

[Arc]

Hi.

Test you HDD using Seatools. Take both the short test and the long test.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/313457-seatools-dos-windows-how-use.html

Let us know the result.
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BugCheck F4, {3, fffffa800bc0f610, fffffa800bc0f8f0, fffff800037cd500}

----- ETW minidump data unavailable-----
Probably caused by : wininit.exe

Followup: MachineOwner
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[Ruhnie]

Hi.

Test you HDD using Seatools. Take both the short test and the long test.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/313457-seatools-dos-windows-how-use.html

Let us know the result.
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BugCheck F4, {3, fffffa800bc0f610, fffffa800bc0f8f0, fffff800037cd500}

----- ETW minidump data unavailable-----
Probably caused by : wininit.exe

Followup: MachineOwner
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Hi Arc,

Thanks for the reply. I had actually already started down the path of running some diagnostics yesterday. Ran both checkdisk and seatools on my drive, all tests have passed w/o any errors. I've also looked at the history of my blue screen errors, and it is a different error and driver almost every time. Would an inconsistent error point to a certain component failing? Thanks for your help!

 

[Arc]

F4 is usually a disc error, but not the disc hardware specifically. It can be anything within the storage environment, even a loose screw may cause it.

Plus, a failing memory ... it can cause any sort of error.

If both the seatools tests passed without any error, the next place to look at is the storage controllers. Marvell is a poor controller. Remove the disc form the marvell port and apply it to any other SATA port on the motherboard. See how it goes. Let us know.

If it BSODs again, the next place to look at will be the Intel AHCI controller. Then the cablings etc. And finally the RAM.

 

[Ruhnie]

Revisiting this again, been getting the BSODs more frequently. I checked my mobo manual and I am not using the Marvell controller, the internal SATA connectors are controlled by the Intel Z77 chipset. So, what/how would I check the Intel AHCI controller, if that is the next step? Thank you!

 

[Arc]

I am not using the Marvell controller, the internal SATA connectors are controlled by the Intel Z77 chipset. So, what/how would I check the Intel AHCI controller, if that is the next step? Thank you!

A long time.

As you have got more BSODs lately, Post your data following the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions first? A revision to the situation is needed.