BSOD usually when browsing on Firefox

[keyboardface]

Intermittent freezing which sometimes unfreezes, sometimes doesn't thus requiring a restart. Sometimes brings up a BSOD. Really annoying, any help would be appreciated.

 

[keyboardface]

 

[YoYo155]

Bugcheck Analysis:

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff80000007bce, memory referenced.
Arg2: 0000000000000008, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: fffff80000007bce, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
    address.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, (reserved)

The Cause:

fffff880`028f8b98  fffff880`0243aca2 [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0x6ca2
fffff880`028f8b30  fffff880`025e7300 [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0x1b3300
fffff880`028f8ae8  fffff880`0243ac00 [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0x6c00
fffff880`028f8a88  fffff880`024cff7b [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0x9bf7b
fffff880`028f88c0  fffff880`0243ac00 [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0x6c00
fffff880`028f87e8  fffff880`024e6fbb [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0xb2fbb
fffff880`028f87b8  fffff880`024e0010 [COLOR=Red][U][B]athurx[/B][/U][/COLOR]+0xac010

Driver Reference Table - athurx.sys = Atheros AR9271 Wireless Network Adapter


Time Stamp:

fffff880`02434000 fffff880`025fc000   athurx   T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: athurx.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\athurx.sys
    Image name: athurx.sys
    Timestamp:        [U][B]Tue Jan 05 05:23:16 [COLOR=Red]2010[/COLOR][/B][/U](4B42B0A4)
    CheckSum:         001C7F92
    ImageSize:        001C8000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Update:

ATHEROS drivers for Microsoft Windows | Do Note!:
The update is from 2011-06-18!

*If you keep getting the symptoms you described initially remove the adapter.
​

Post back with further updates!

 

[keyboardface]

Wow, that's genius the way you've identified what caused it. Never would have guessed that.

I've installed the new driver and will report back if the problem happens again!

 

[YoYo155]

Be sure to do so !

 

[keyboardface]

I just got the freezing thing again, shame, because I assumed it would be caused by the same thing that caused the BSOD.

 

[YoYo155]

1) Uninstall the driver.
Then use | http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/83814-drivers-clean-left-over-files-after-uninstalling.html

2) Remove the adapter for a couple of days.
if it continues to BSOD and freeze we will narrow it down.

 

[keyboardface]

Had another BSOD yesterday and the same locking-up thing today.

 

[YoYo155]

The file you uploaded contains the same dump as before, so nothing new to analyze.

 

[keyboardface]

You're right, sorry about that. I don't know why there isn't a new dump file considering I had a BSOD yesterday.

 

[YoYo155]

Did you follow my suggestion to disable and stop using the adapter for troubleshooting purposes?

 

[keyboardface]

No, sorry. I need it for the internet you see, though I know that would obviously be the best thing to do so thanks. If I have another BSOD I'll see if a new dump file is made.

 

[YoYo155]

It is your decision to make, it is your machine I'm here if you need me.