BSOD when playing WOW with a Mac

robbyf

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I have a bizarre problem. I have (2) Win 7 x64 PCs that have been working very well for 9+ mos. We recently acquired a Macbook Air. As avid WOW players, we decided to load WOW on the Air and give it a go. When we play WOW on BOTH the Win 7 and the Air, both Win 7 PCs BSOD. I have attached mine here (there are ~6 minidumps.) The WHEA (124) error is pretty non-descript, however, the other PC gives a very nice x1d error with tcpip.sys (this helped us determine it was a network problem.) We switched from the onboard NIC to a Linksys wireless NIC, but there was no change in behavior.

We have isolated the issue to when multiple computers are playing WOW, including the Win 7 x64 PCs and the Air. We have a 3rd PC, Win 7 x86, that has NEVER had a problem.

Since this weighs so heavily towards a network issue, i replaced my aging Linksys WRT54G wireless router with a shiny new NetGear WNDR3700 tonight, thinking maybe there was a mac address table corruption or something. Alas, upon firing up WOW, the other Win7 x64 PC BSOD'ed. I will try to post the other BSOD minidump tomorrow.

I am open to suggestions - it is very frustrating as we like the Air but we cant use it for WOW :cry:
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASRock
OS
win 7 professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard
ASRock P43DE
Memory
DDR2 PC2-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card
Crative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WDC WD1002FAEX
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless
Mouse
Logitech Wireless
Internet Speed
DSL
The WHEA error in windows 7 is almost exclusively linked to overclocking or damaged hardware.
I'm on my laptop which currently has no debugger on it so It will more than likely be tomorrow before I can get back to you on the dump details, hopefully one of the other debuggers will have jumped in by then.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
I used the default settings for installing the CPU. It appears to be operating normally. I have used both the onboard NIC and the Linksys Wireless Adapter with the same BSOD results.

I have attached the BSOD minidump from my Win 7 Ultimate x64 PC. This was my test PC (it is much more responsive to the Macbook Air issue as it crashes almost immediately) and yielded the x1d error with tcpip.sys.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASRock
OS
win 7 professional x64
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard
ASRock P43DE
Memory
DDR2 PC2-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card
Crative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster EX2220
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WDC WD1002FAEX
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless
Mouse
Logitech Wireless
Internet Speed
DSL
Macbook Air crashes my Win7 PC

I thought I was going crazy until a google search revealed this forum and someone who has a similar problem. If I bring my new Macbook Air into my PC room where my Win7 PC is located, the PC crashes!!!!!!!!!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway LX6810
OS
win7 home 64bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Memory
8 GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
NVDIA GeForce GT120
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