Solved BSOD playing games, ntoskrnl.exe error

[miki86]

Hi,
I could use a little help here because this is really getting on my nerves.

The problem occurs when i try to run a game. Everything goes smooth to the part when bsod appears, usally after 10-15 minutes, depending on a game im trying.

At first i thought it's video driver that is causing trouble, but after changing several of them the results didn't got any better.

My system specs:
MB: MSI K9N SLI-2F
CPU: AMD Athlon x64 6000+
MEM: 4gb (Kingmax 2x1gb + Kingston 2gb) DDR2
VGA: Powercolor HD6850
PU: Chieftec 450w
Sys: Win7 Ultimate x64

What i tried so far:

• Changing video card drivers (with or without control panel)
• Reinstalling a fresh copy of windows 7
• BlueScreenViewer shows it's ntoskrnl.exe related
• sfc /scannow fixed some errors, but some of them still appear and can not be fixed
• memtest86+ 4.20, 6 passes, no errors reported
• Video Memory Stress Test v1.7, only one pass, showed no errors
• chkdisk displayed some errors i think but they were fixed

Files attached.

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[vrosa]

Try to remove the 1 GB sticks and see what happens

 

[panais]

Hi.

Update software\driver for nVidia Ethernet Networking Driver (nForce chipset driver)


Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers


Remove Bitdefender from your system.


Download,instal,use Microsoft Security Essentials with windows firewall.


Run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html You may need to run it 2-3 times to "fix" everything.


[FONT=&quot]Download and install Driver Sweeper


Download the most recent software\driver for your ati AMD Graphics Drivers & Software


Uninstall ati software\driver,restart in safe mode,run driver sweeper,choose only AMD-Display and clean,restart in normal mode.


Install the new ati software\driver,restart.


Update DirectX


Read very carefully the instructions and run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/160729-nvidia-amd-video-card-test-occt.html[/FONT] Post here the results.


Run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html Leave it to run overnight.


Finish and post back.

 

[Influx]

Is your system WHQL-Certified for x64?

 

[smarteyeball]

At first i thought it's video driver that is causing trouble, but after changing several of them the results didn't got any better.

So the PC was working 'fine' for X amount of time and then 'suddenly' started crashing?

Aside from drivers, have you installed any new hardware that would coincide with the time it started crashing?

• BlueScreenViewer shows it's ntoskrnl.exe related

The system file itself is rarely/never the cause.

sfc /scannow fixed some errors, but some of them still appear and can not be fixed
chkdisk displayed some errors i think but they were fixed

Reinstalling a fresh copy of windows 7

Was re-install over the top, or a completely new/partition formatted installation?

 

[miki86]

Thank you for your fast replay.
Im trying everything that panais suggested, and will get back with results.

So the PC was working 'fine' for X amount of time and then 'suddenly' started crashing?

I didn't played games for some time so i couldn't notice. Windows it self is working ok, although i remember having some problems booting the system after updates were installed.

Aside from drivers, have you installed any new hardware that would coincide with the time it started crashing?

I recenlty bought graphic card, that's the last thing i changed on my rig.

Was re-install over the top, or a completely new/partition formatted installation?

It was a completely new installation on a formated drive.

 

[miki86]

I updated my chipset drivers and so far i didn't got any bsod's.

Problem is solved, at least for now.

Appreciate your help.

EDIT: Nope, i got another one:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:	BlueScreen
  OS Version:	6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
  Locale ID:	1033

Additional information about the problem:
  BCCode:	50
  BCP1:	FFFFFFFDFFD090F0
  BCP2:	0000000000000000
  BCP3:	FFFFF800033FFEEA
  BCP4:	0000000000000005
  OS Version:	6_1_7601
  Service Pack:	1_0
  Product:	256_1

 

[panais]

Upload the new minidumps.

 

[miki86]

Looks like it was a power problem.
I plugged in an aditional molex connector to my motherboard, i don't know how i missed that, and it's exactly for the vga stability.

Latest dump file attached.

 

[badger906]

That additional molex is normally only needed when your running sli/crossfire to allow extra power to your pic express slots. its not needed with a single card.

maybe your 12v rail thats powering your 6pin connectors to the GPU is on the blink.

 

[miki86]

That's what i thought, but the motherboard manual says "graphic card", they'r not mentioning sli.
This graphic card is very high power consumer, i think it needs about 150w to operate properly.

So far i didn't got any bsod's, we'll see after some more testing.

 

[badger906]

Top left of your mobo, do you have a 4/8 pin connector with only a 4 pin plugged in? Might be the cause

Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk

 

[miki86]

Yes i have a 4 pin connector plugged in, i chose the branch that is not loaded so much, the same one i used on my previous vga.

btw here are the results from OCCT, gpu test, i can't run memtest for some reason.

 

[zigzag3143]

First and most important
Please remove any CD visualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%.

They use a driver, found in your dmp, called sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs.

Use this SPTD uninstaller DuplexSecure - Downloads DuplexSecure - FAQ

when you're done you can use this Freeware:

MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM
(MagicDisc)

in its place

Using MagicISO to create ISO image files


Second you should remove Bit Defender. It has 6 seperate drivers all of which can cause problems.

avc3.sys 10/12/2011 1:34:49 AM fffff880`012d6000 fffff880`01380000 0x000aa000 0x4e953509
avchv.sys 7/15/2011 7:19:00 AM fffff880`050a0000 fffff880`050e4000 0x00044000 0x4e203034
avckf.sys 8/30/2011 8:23:34 AM fffff880`08000000 fffff880`08089000 0x00089000 0x4e5ce456
bdfndisf6.sys 3/1/2011 9:45:26 AM fffff880`0176b000 fffff880`01797000 0x0002c000 0x4d6d0686
bdfsfltr.sys 3/23/2011 8:52:33 AM fffff880`0818f000 fffff880`081ff000 0x00070000 0x4d89fb21
bdfwfpf.sys 8/10/2011 7:48:41 AM fffff880`04326000 fffff880`0434e000 0x00028000 0x4e427e29
bdvedisk.sys 1/19/2010 10:45:31 AM fffff880`04309000 fffff880`04326000 0x0001d000 0x4b55d39b


This networking driver is from 2008 and needs to be updated nvm62x64.sys.

 

[miki86]

First and most important
Please remove any CD visualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
They use a driver, found in your dmp, called sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs.

Ok, i removed the SPTD driver.

Second you should remove Bit Defender. It has 6 seperate drivers all of which can cause problems.

Im trying to skip that part if it is possible because bitdefender is one of the best av's i used.
btw when a game is ran, bitdefender goes in game mode, so it's practically inactive.

This networking driver is from 2008 and needs to be updated nvm62x64.sys.

During the bsod's i had a skystar2 card plugged, but it was disabled, now removed.

I have 2 integrated ethernet adapters and a tp-link wireless card.
Ethernet adapters got updated with the chipset drivers i believe when i installed new ones as panais suggested.

Which network driver do you mean?

 

[zigzag3143]

First and most important
Please remove any CD visualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
They use a driver, found in your dmp, called sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs.

Ok, i removed the SPTD driver. Probably the culprit, but you never know. Cant believe we missed it

Second you should remove Bit Defender. It has 6 seperate drivers all of which can cause problems.

Im trying to skip that part if it is possible because bitdefender is one of the best av's i used.
btw when a game is ran, bitdefender goes in game mode, so it's practically inactive. Nope, the drivers are still loaded

This networking driver is from 2008 and needs to be updated nvm62x64.sys.

During the bsod's i had a skystar2 card plugged, but it was disabled, now removed.

I have 2 integrated ethernet adapters and a tp-link wireless card.
Ethernet adapters got updated with the chipset drivers i believe when i installed new ones as panais suggested.

Which network driver do you mean?

We just suggest you make the final decisions. Let us know if it still crashes

 

[miki86]

Some of my motherboard drivers were outdated, they were from 2006, i wonder how they didn't get updated

I got another bsod, so i guess it was not the power problem.

I updated my motherboard and sound drivers now using some utility software.
It showed that 8 drivers were old, 6 of them for the motherboard, sound driver and network driver which i tried to update but it doesnt work for me so i kept the windows one from 2009.

Testing with the new drivers.

 

[zigzag3143]

Some of my motherboard drivers were outdated, they were from 2006, i wonder how they didn't get updated

I got another bsod, so i guess it was not the power problem.

I updated my motherboard and sound drivers now using some utility software.
It showed that 8 drivers were old, 6 of them for the motherboard, sound driver and network driver which i tried to update but it doesnt work for me so i kept the windows one from 2009.

Testing with the new drivers.

Inconclusive. Bitdefender?

 

[miki86]

I still believe that bitdefender is not the problem, but if i get another bsod after updating drivers, sure,
i'll remove it because that's the last thing i can do here.

 

[zigzag3143]

I still believe that bitdefender is not the problem, but if i get another bsod after updating drivers, sure,
i'll remove it because that's the last thing i can do here.

Good luck.