BSOD while doing some downloading and browsing

[Sendog2010]

Hey! I got the ol' BSOD (MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION) while doing some torrent downloading and web surfing. I just installed a new OS (Win7) and BIOS, and was experiencing quite a few crashes before when I upgraded to Win10.

My specs:

MSI GX740
i5 - 430M 2.33
Win7 SP1
4GB RAM
HDD in CDROM Bay
SSD in main bay

DUMP included

If someone can shed some light on this I'd appreciate it!

Thanks
Jason

 

[axe0]

http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/96879-blue-screen-death-bsod-posting-instructions.html

 

[Sendog2010]

Thanks, missed those instructions.

 

[axe0]

Be sure to update Windows, most have a few hundred hotfixes installed.

Hotfix(s):                 10 Hotfix(s) Installed.

 

[Sendog2010]

If Update isn't showing any available to download, where can I find them?

 

[axe0]

Microsoft provides updates, you can find them somewhere on the site of Microsoft. I have never installed any updates not via Windows Update except for 1 update so I don't know where exactly to look.

How many times have you tried to search? Sometimes updates will show after a few attempts.

 

[Sendog2010]

I just installed Windows a couple of days ago so I'll give it some time to see if any pop up. So far only that one crash, seems to be stable! Thanks for your input!

 

[axe0]

The 0x9C(MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION) is a hardware error generally speaking, hardware references mostly to

• hardware damage
• improper seating
• overheating
• dust

I would check regularly for updates until you're sure you're up to date, they fix various of problems and makes a system more stable at least.