Constant BSOD - Please help!

ajmcmahon

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HI:

I've been having BSOD for a few months now... I can't take it anymore. I took to computer repair shop but all they did was scan my harddrives and then charge me $60 for really doing nothing.

I've attached the Zip file as instructed:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C1B13CD989AC5D3E!127


thanks

AJ
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
Welcome to SevenForums.

What version of the NVIDIA drivers are you currently using? All the BSOD-s seem to be related to the NVIDIA drivers.

If you are overclocking any hardware, please stop.

The latest drivers for NVIDIA are a little problematic as I've heard. Click on the Start :orb: ► Control Panel ► Programs ► Uninstall a program ► Uninstall everything related to; NVIDIA Reboot the system. Now delete remnants of its drivers using Driver Fusion/Sweeper. Reboot if required

Download and install the drivers from the link of Filehippo bellow:
Then take Furmark Test:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100356-video-card-stress-test-furmark.html

For monitoring the heat/celsius of the system, use Speccy or HWinfo:

Code:
Start Menu\Programs\Auslogics	Public:Start Menu\Programs\Auslogics	Public
Start Menu\Programs\Auslogics\Disk Defrag	Public:Start Menu\Programs\Auslogics\Disk Defrag	Public
Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Suite	Public:Start Menu\Programs\Norton Security Suite	Public
Start Menu\Programs\SpeedyPC Software	Andre-PC\Andre:Start Menu\Programs\SpeedyPC Software	Andre-PC\Andre
Start Menu\Programs\SpeedyPC Software\SpeedyPC Pro	Andre-PC\Andre:Start Menu\Programs\SpeedyPC Software\SpeedyPC Pro	Andre-PC\Andre
Start Menu\Programs\Glary Utilities	Public:Start Menu\Programs\Glary Utilities	Public

The antivirus you are currently using is known cause BSOD-s, consider uninstalling it with the Norton Removal Tool and replace with Microsoft Security Essentials at least to test. You may install it back if we know it wasn't contributing in the crashes.
Recommended antivirus program for Windows 7 based on stability compared to others:-

:warn: Do not start the free trial of Malware Bytes; remember to deselect that option when prompted.

Run a full scan with both (separately) once downloaded, installed and updated.

Run the System File Checker that scans the of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible:
Free up the start-up, nothing except the antivirus is usually needed.
Run Disk Check on your hard disk for file system errors and bad sectors on it:
System Optimisers

These programs can often be a cause of BSOD's. The windows 7 operating system does not require these registry cleaning software. They often tune-down rather than tune-up and can wreck the OS beyond repair. Microsoft have improved Windows 7 significantly and it is much better at organising and optimising itself than its predecessors. Check this, this and this thread for evidence.

If you feel the need to use a registry cleaning or optimisation software, most of us recommend the use of CCleaner but make sure you back up the registry before making letting ccleaner delete anything. You may make use of the great in-built Disk Cleanup and Extended Disk Cleanup if required to do so, regarding de-frag utilities, I recommend yet again the in-built http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11733-disk-defragmenter-open-use.html & Puran Defrag which is much reliable compared to others.

Please uninstall the system optimization tools using the free version of Revo Uninstaller in Advanced Mode.

---
Check for driver updates on Synaptic Touch Pad Driver. If you don't use it, keep it disabled.
Code:
fffff800`00b9c918  fffff880`05474eefUnable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\SynTP.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for SynTP.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for SynTP.sys
 SynTP+0x12eef
0: kd> lmvm SynTP
start             end                 module name
fffff880`05462000 fffff880`055bd000   SynTP    T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: SynTP.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\SynTP.sys
    Image name: SynTP.sys
    Timestamp:        Fri Oct 15 07:31:11 2010 (4CB7AEDF)
    CheckSum:         00163700
    ImageSize:        0015B000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
Update any drivers required from Intel® Driver Update Utility (needs Java to run).

Let us know the results.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Driver Version

I'm using 310.54 version which I recently updated to.
I'm going to follow all steps and then I'll monitor and post results.

thank you
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
Thanks, keep us posted :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
NVIDIA driver

OK, I uninstalled the NVIDIA drivers and used the sweeper and I've downloaded the driver link you gave me. When I try installing it says "NVIDIA installer cannot continue: This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Updates:

-I've installed the 306.97 NVIDIA drivers.
-I've removed Norton Security Suite and will install your recommended antivirus programs
-I've run the Windows System File Checker and "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."
-I've run FurMark although each time I tried to check the Log GPU Temperature box the program would shut down. So I just watched the temps the entire test and basically it ran fine. Max temp would climb to 65 and then the fans would start blasting and would cool down to around 62 and just move between 63 and 62 for the most part.
-I ran the intel driver update tool and I updated drivers for my RAID configuration, Intel HD graphics and I think a processor-related driver
-I've uninstalled the System Optimisers using Revo

Now, I'm running scans with MSE and Malawarebyte

Will keep posted
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
Thanks for the update. Update the thread when you're ready. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Update

Koolkat:

It's been at least a few hours and no BSOD.

I'm going to update you after a full day of use.

thank you again
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
You may let me know how things are tomorrow and wait for a week to see if the stability remains.

Thank you for your cooperation. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Update

Koolkat:

Well it's been a full 4 days and it's been running perfectly stable since I followed all of your recommended steps.

Thank you very very much!

-Andre
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
Good to know your stable now :)
Let us know if there are any further problems.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
Spoke too soon

Koolkat:

OK, so I just had a BSOD occur. :( I'll provide the dump files in a moment.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU
Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2.00 GHz
Motherboard
Alienware M17xR3
Memory
DDR3 8192 MB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1535MB
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
2x Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache in RAID
Internet Speed
29.98 Down 2.25 Up per speedtest.net 11/15/2012
Mark the thread as unsolved. I will take a look at the files and let you know if I find anything

Edit: okay. These dumps show error with the nvidia and onboard graphic drivers.

Code:
fffff800`0510c4f8  fffff880`047812c4Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvkflt.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvkflt.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvkflt.sys
 nvkflt+0x202c4

fffff800`0510c798  fffff880`06d24624Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\igdkmd64.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for igdkmd64.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for igdkmd64.sys
 igdkmd64+0x72624

The latest drivers for NVIDIA are a little problematic as I've heard. Click on the Start :orb: ► Control Panel ► Programs ► Uninstall a program ► Uninstall everything related to; NVIDIA Reboot the system. Now delete remnants of its drivers using Driver Fusion/Sweeper. Reboot if required

Download and install the drivers from the link of Filehippo bellow:

Update anything the auto-detect tool of intel download utility asks you to:
Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark
Monitor your temps with Speccy during these tests
Let us know the results
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self assembled
OS
Windows 10 Home 64Bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 10400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG41WV (PROCESSOR)
Memory
8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1329MHz (16-20-20-38)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL E170S
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 pixels
Hard Drives
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA)
238GB TEAM TM8PS7256G (SATA SSD)
Case
Nothing Fancy
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
A4 Tech Co LTD
Mouse
A4 Tech Co Ltd/Logitech
Internet Speed
25 Mbps
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