BSOD while general Use and Playing Minecraft

[DcraftT]

Hello,
I have been having BSOD for a while now. It happens during extended general use, or when playing games (really only minecraft). However, when I turn the power settings to "Power saver" I do not usually get a crash (not as far as i remember anyhow). But I would rather not have to use that mode, because it makes using more than one window at a time slow, and severely impacts game performance.


Here are the Sys Specs:
Windows 7;
x64;
Is the Original Install (however it is dual booted with Linux mint 12, but I was having the same problems before then as well);
OEM version;
Laptop Is about 3 years old (but has had similar problems for a year and 1/2(about));
4 gigs RAM
500gig HD


I attached a zip with the stated files from the forum rules as well as the last 5 .dmp files (I don't know how to open them or know what to do with them if i could open them).

Thank you very much for your time to help.

 

[JaidynM]

atikmdag.sys may be the cause of your problem. It is a system driver related to ATI Radeon graphics cards. Update your graphics driver from the below link.
http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/1810-latest-amd-catalyst-video-driver-windows-7-a.html

I note that you are using either AVG or Avira anti-virus. At least to test, uninstall it and install MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) instead.
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows

Make sure all Windows updates are installed including the latest Service Pack.

 

[DcraftT]

atikmdag.sys may be the cause of your problem. It is a system driver related to ATI Radeon graphics cards. Update your graphics driver from the below link.
http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/1810-latest-amd-catalyst-video-driver-windows-7-a.html

I note that you are using either AVG or Avira anti-virus. At least to test, uninstall it and install MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) instead.
Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows

Make sure all Windows updates are installed including the latest Service Pack.

I went ahead and did Everything you suggested, and it seemed good for about a day. But yesterday and today my computer still managed to crash.
Yesterday the stop error was 0x 0000001e
Today it was 0x 0000007e

Thanks again for your help, and any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JaidynM]

Can you please post the new dump file?

 

[DcraftT]

Can you please post the new dump file?

Ok, The new Dump is attached.

 

[JaidynM]

Install the latest version of DirectX.
Download: DirectX End-User Runtime - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

 

[DcraftT]

Make sure all Windows updates are installed including the latest Service Pack.

Install the latest version of DirectX.
Download: DirectX End-User Runtime - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details

I did the Windows Updates yesterday (and service packs), So I'll go ahead and install DirectX

 

[JaidynM]

Oh, sorry. I didn't realise I'd repeated myself.

 

[DcraftT]

Ok, I installed the latest DirectX.

I'll see what happens and post when I find out.

Also, thanks for the quick replies.

 

[JaidynM]

No worries, let's hope you don't get any more crashes.

 

[DcraftT]

Well, My system crashed again.

It seemed my system was running a little smoother/faster after the DirectX install. But still didn't seem to fix the issue.

I'll attach the newest dmp

 

[JaidynM]

This dump tells us it's a hardware error so you will need to run the following stress tests.

Test your RAM using Memtest86+. Let it run until 6-8 passes have completed or errors have been found.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html

Test your hardware using Prime95. Watch your machine's temps and stop the test if it starts to overheat. Let it run for up to 2 hours or until errors have been found.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-hardware-stress-test-prime95.html

Test your video card using Furmark. Watch your machine's temps and stop the test if it starts to overheat or artifacts appear on the screen.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100356-video-card-stress-test-furmark.html

 

[DcraftT]

Ok, Was hoping it was not a hardware issue.

But, I'll do the tests tomorrow and report back the results.

 

[JaidynM]

Sure.

 

[DcraftT]

Ok, I did the Memtest and left it on over night, did 11 passes and no errors.

However am going to have to wait till I have a bit more time for the next two (need to get some work done). Hopefully tomorrow I should be able to run the tests.

 

[JaidynM]

Great, just do the other hardware tests and report back.