BSOD - Reference by Pointer

[RangerZ]

Hi

I am on Windows 7 Ultimate (Intel mobo, I7 X990 w\24GB RAM) and about 3 weeks ago began having BSOD issues, all with Reference By Pointer descriptions.

All crashes have occurred when I am actively using Firefox (78.12.0 esr). I generally have a number of windows with a number of tabs per Window, but this seems to occur with less open than I have run in the past (not sure, don't count). There does not seem to be any performance (speed\lag, etc) issues at the point of failure. Firefox reopens it's tabs and I can go on for some time before another crash.

It had been roughly a month prior to issues starting since any system changes were made. Th last change was installing a new (to me) HP P2055dn network printer and in January a TP-Link UB400 adapter for a BT Keyboard (Older MS 6000). Some other software config, but no new applications, and no conscious software updates. I have had some issues with my Epson Perfection V330 scanner of late not scanning the entire window (trimming the scan).

I did, based on another post, attempt to upgrade the video driver as it had been falsely begging. The driver was at it's latest, however some other Catalyst features did get updated. No noticeable impact.

EDIT: Just found a note that indicates I had a BSOD re netio.sys back about 5\16, but no other details.

 

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[RangerZ]

Thank you for your help.

I have run the test, but am not clear on what if any reporting this does.

I ran it for 20 minutes. About 6-11 FPS was indicted. Temp stabilized at 93 after a few minutes. Fan was 100 % expected.

The video was relatively smooth in the center of the "Event Horizon" but very choppy outside of that for the entire test. I would say that the center of the screen was a bit more choppy at the end. Compared to this Youtube, my video was bad quality. The computer did not suffer a BSOD event.

The log file appears to contain info related to the application as opposed to a log of the test itself.

Please let me know if there is other quantitative info I can monitor.