Multiple BSOD with seemingly no connection

[EilaDoll]

I'm getting random BSODs at random points in time. I have litterally been asleep with my system on idle and it will bluescreen, or I can be chatting with my friends on IMVU, bluescreen. It just seemingly does this out of nowhere. There doesn't seem to be any connection in the things that trigger it and I've had several messages from the BSOD screen:
UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED


Steps taken:
1. Memory Test (0 Errors)
2. sfc /scannow
3. Disc Check (rebooted and ran full check with fixes)
4. Virus scan (Avast! 7)
5. Rootkit (Found and removed, named something like twreg)
6. System restore
7. Driver Verfier

About the only things I haven't tried is replacing hardware and re-installing my system. I don't have any extra hardware to test and I can't really afford any extra pieces to test with. This started happening over seemingly nothing. As far as I can remember, I was doing the exact same thing I do every day when I suddenly got the first error. Any help would be very appreciated.

 

[Arc]

Hi EilaDol

I am asking a few questions,

• how many passes you have run the Memtest?
• How many RAM sticks do you have? One or two? How old they are?
• Are you overclocking?

Almost all your dumps indicate to Hardware, specially to memory. So, it is highly suggest that you run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html, at least seven passes, possibly overnight.

At the same time, you are to do one more thing to test your GFX card: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100356-video-card-stress-test-furmark.html, and http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-hardware-stress-test-prime95.html.

Another one suggester is to get rid of Avast, and use a better and free antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows.

If you are overclocking (most probably), get back to default from all the overclocking.

Download and install Speccy - System Information - Free Download, check for the heat generated by the system. If it is generating a very high temperature, leave one side of the case open. Think for extra cooler.

Upgrade DirectX, it is very old there, it is alos indicating to crashes, dxgmms1.sys.

Clean all the accumulated dust inside the machine very carefully.

If still it continues to crash, remove hardware components one by one. First remove one RAM stick, then replace it with the the other, and finally try it without the GFX card. By this way you will be able to find the real culprit.

Let us know how it went.

 

[EilaDoll]

I ran furmark, instant crash. My computer had been on for a few hours so I ran it again. No errors after 30 or so minutes at 1280x1034. Temp got up to 78. I always have my CPU temp displayed, it averages 50 when on high load (t.j.max 70) I don't overclock, I've heard too many fried CPU stories. I clean the dust out of my computer frequently, I replace the thermal paste every other month. I only have one ram stick, so I can't try removing one. Memtest did pop up a "unexpected Interrupt - Halting" with a bunch of hex code.

 

[Arc]

Go to your hard drive manufacturers website and take a hard drive test.

 

[EilaDoll]

Hard drive passed both diagnostic tests from the manufacturer.
Also, the computer parts are all two years old except for the GPU which is only about two months old.

 

[EilaDoll]

If it helps any, right before my computer gives me a BSOD it ramps up as if I had just opened the most intense game in the world on ultra settings.

 

[Arc]

Have you tried upgrading the DirectX? And try using the onboard graphics, if it results in further BSODs or not.

 

[EilaDoll]

I switched my graphics card with the old one I had in my system. I never had a single problem with my computer up until a couple months ago when I put in a new Nvidia 460 GTX. When I did that, I got bluescreens a lot. Fixed that, and now they seem to be back.

 

[Arc]

That means the trouble is there with the new card. if it is within warranty, try to replace it.

 

[EilaDoll]

Well see, that's the weird part. I had it replaced, they took it back and ran all the diagnostics on the first one and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the card. But every time I put it in my system, it tries to eat it.

 

[Arc]

That is why I suggested those all to you in the second post of the thread, specially the cleaning part, and resiting all the parts.

If you have followed those, I wish there should be a way out.

 

[richc46]

Welcome
Im not taking over, just a thought in passing. Have you tried furmark?
FurMark

 

[Arc]

Rich, I suggested, he reported it gives instant crashes. Here in the post: http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-...bsod-seemingly-no-connection.html#post2070457

Thanks a lot to you for posting in

 

[richc46]

Do you know if you BSOD in safe mode?
A yes answer would be a big help
If answer is no, try clean boot.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
What happens with driver verifier?

 

[richc46]

Welcome
Im not taking over, just a thought in passing. Have you tried furmark?
FurMark

If you get instant crashes, to me that would indicate your computer gets the BSODs due to stress.
Did you update graphics driver?
Did you notice temp just prior to BSOD?

 

[richc46]

Im not going to pop in again, for a while, but just had a thought. Take stress test
Prime95

 

[EilaDoll]

CPU temp: 53
Ram Usage: 42%
Furmark (30 minutes): 0 Errors
Memtest86+ (8 Passes): 0 Errors
Prime95 (1 hour): 0 Errors
HDD Diagnostic (Western Digital): 0 Errors
sfc /scannow: 0 Errors

How do I manually update my DirectX? Windows Update isn't giving me any DirectX updates at all and my computer is still crashing. Also, think the rootkit just decided to smash my system? My Adobe Photoshop is now giving me a "MVCP100.dll missing" error.

 

[Arc]

Which version of DirectX is on your computer?

 

[EilaDoll]

With my good card it's directX 11 but with my old card it's 9

 

[Arc]

Download: DirectX 11 Technology Update - Microsoft Download Center - Download Details