Solved BSOD Random Occurrences(4E, 1A are main error codes)

[writhziden]

Have you tried completely re-installing the LAN drivers?

1. First, download the latest driver for the LAN. You should download the driver from the motherboard site, or the laptop/desktop vendor driver support site. Then do the next steps.
2. Click Start Menu
3. Right Click My Computer/Computer
4. Click Manage
5. Click Device Manager from the list on the left
6. Expand Network adapters
7. Right click the Ethernet/LAN device
8. Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
9. Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
10. Restart your computer only if Windows asks you to.
11. Install the latest driver for the device.

Alternatively:

1. Login as an adminstrative user.
2. First, download the latest driver for the LAN. You should download the driver from the motherboard site, or the laptop/desktop vendor driver support site. Then do the next steps.
3. Click Start Menu
4. Click Control Panel
5. Click Hardware and Sound
6. Click Device Manager (the last link under Devices and Printers)
7. Expand Network adapters
8. Right click the Ethernet/LAN device
9. Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
10. Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
11. Restart your computer only if Windows asks you to.
12. Install the latest driver for the device.

For better help, please fill in your system specs: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

If your computer was pre-made by a vendor, include the full model information as well as the manufacturer.

 

[Xed]

Hello writhziden. So earlier I tried a clean install of Windows with the hope that was the cause. But, sadley it didnt help. Aswell as installing fresh drivers. After everything I've done to figure out what could cause the BSOD's(Prime95, Multiple Memtests, Furmark, etc.) nothing helped. So I bought a new motherboard after having my PC checked. After I put in my new motherboard, later I got another BSOD this time eith error code a. I also noticed under devices and printers that I have a yellow flag for my PC under PCI simple comunications controller. I attached the dump file below. Maybe this could help find the real culprit of my BSODs.

 

[writhziden]

For the Simple Communications Controller, install the chipset drivers. Those are some of the most important drivers to install for your system and may very well be the cause of your recent crashes. I could help you find the correct ones, but you have not yet filled in your system specs as I asked you to in my previous post.


Also, since the latest crash is pointing to memory, how many passes did you run Memtest86+ for? It should be run at least seven passes and more is better. It has taken some people up to 21 passes to find errors in their RAM.

 

[Xed]

Sorry about not filling my system specs, I was ready to fall asleep when I read your post. I must have skipped over it. It should be updated by the time you read this post. As for the Memtest I ran it for 3 passes on multiple occasions, but if you say it I should try for 7 passes, I'll be happy to try if it help finds the cause of the BSOD errors.

 

[writhziden]

Chipset drivers can be installed from ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 -> Download -> OS: Windows 7 64bit -> Chipset -> Intel Chipset Driver V9.3.0.1019 for Windows XP 32bit & XP 64bit & Win7 32bit & Win7 64bit.

Let us know how the Memtest86+ goes. Thanks for being patient and going through the troubleshooting steps.

 

[Xed]

No problem. I do have a question. I had installed the chipset drivers earlier. Would I have to uninstall the drivers and re install them? Or do clean install of windows.

 

[writhziden]

When did you install them?

 

[Xed]

After I installed the motherboard and Windows.

 

[writhziden]

Just make sure you have the latest installed by trying to install the latest through your motherboard support site.

Also, when you replaced the motherboard, did you do another clean install of Windows 7?

 

[Xed]

Yes, after replacing the motherboard I did another clean install of Windows.

 

[writhziden]

Alright, then you should not be having problems... Did you follow the suggestion by usasma in post #17? Any luck?

I know getting a new motherboard is along those lines, but you should still go through component by component and try to rule them out one at a time as suggested in the link in usasma's post.

 

[Xed]

Okay I'll do another system strip down. How would you recommend checking the video card? And for the memtest, I ran both sticks individually for 10/13 passes. Both with no errors.

 

[writhziden]

For the strip down, rather than using the tests outside Windows, run one stick of RAM at a time in Windows. Windows stresses the RAM differently than Memtest86+ and is a better test when Memtest86+ does not show any problems. Since Memtest86+ only checks for certain types of RAM errors, it does not always catch bad RAM. See if one module allows Windows to run well and the other causes it to crash. Also, check each slot to see if one slot provides better stability than another. Avoid Static Damage to Your PC when swapping out modules.

You can check the video card with the hardware diagnostics linked to in usasma's hardware diagnostics page: Hardware Diags including the FurMark and video memory test. The instructions for running FurMark are on that page. For the video memory test, run multiple passes if possible. I personally avoid advising people to use OCCT (you will see on the Hardware Diags page that there is a warning about it).

 

[Xed]

Okay. I've ran those tests before and my video card passed. For now I'm just going to take out my video card and use my cpus graphics to see if that's the problem. And when I installed the chipset drivers again the PCI simple controller flag was still there. I don't know which hardware it is, but I did some reasearching and found that if I knew the hardware ids(which I do) I could find the hardware without the drivers. Since I done know how to find them, and maybe with the slight possibilaty that you do, I'm going to attach them in this post.

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&SUBSYS_84CA1043&REV_04
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&SUBSYS_84CA1043
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&CC_078000
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&CC_0780

Please let me know if this could help find the drivers for the device or not. Your help so far is much appreciated.

 

[writhziden]

Sadly, I have already searched for them:

Your search - VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&SUBSYS_84CA1043&REV_04 - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
Try different keywords.
Try more general keywords.

Your search - VEN_8086&DEV_1E3A&SUBSYS_84CA1043 - did not match any documents.

Suggestions:

Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
Try different keywords.
Try more general keywords.

If I just search for VEN_8086, I get that it is most likely part of a sound card driver...

I wonder if it isn't part of your Intel Graphics drivers for an Intel HD Audio device?

 

[Xed]

How would I know If it is in fact apart of my Intel audio device?

 

[writhziden]

Install your Intel VGA drivers from your motherboard downloads. See if it resolves the PCI device error.

 

[Xed]

Okay. When I had my graphics card in before it wouldn't let me install my intel vga drivers. Only untill today when I remoced my card and its drivers I was able to install said drivers. But still the PCI flag is still there. Could it have something to with Ivy Bridge processors since my mobo supports them?

 

[writhziden]

To be honest, at this point, your guess is as good as mine. I am usually pretty good at tracking down device drivers for hardware using the VEN ID, but this one has me stumped. The best I can find is that 1E3A seems to indicate it is an Intel driver, the 8086 means it is probably audio related. I do not see anything in your motherboard downloads that would go along. I was thinking it might be your network adapter, but that seems good. Chipset drivers would be my next guess, but you said you installed those. I'm stumped.

 

[Xed]

Well since this is a newer board I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with Ivy Bridge. But if I get bombarded with errors within the next couple of days then I would be worried about it. But if not then I can hopefully assume it is just relevant to Ivy Bridge(PCI Controller). I'll keep you posted about BSOD occurring. But lets hope not. And again thanks with the support over the past couple of days.