Solved New, self-built PC keeps getting BSOD at random intervals.

[Britton30]

In your initial install of w7 did you have only one drive attached to the motherboard?
Did you make your SATA type to AHCI before starting?

Have you attached the SSD via SATA port 0 or 1?

 

[Dywindel]

Ran sfc /scannow and no errors came up. Windows 7 is a new copy that I bought legally. Only one SSD drive is connected to the motherboard. I connected the SSD drive to the motherboard and did not do anything to convert it to an AHCI (I wouldn't know how). The SSD is attached to SATA Port_0 at 6Gb/s.

 

[essenbe]

Type start, in the search box type device manager, in device manager expand IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers. at the bottom you shoulg see a controller with AHCI in the name if you are in AHCI mode. It should look something like this.

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[Dywindel]

Ah, yes, I do have that, which would mean I must be in AHCI mode? If that is true is there another mode I could switch to see if anything changes?

 

[essenbe]

You could try IDE mode, but it may not boot. But, if you do that, you won't get the same performance out of your SSD. I have 7 SSDs from 4 manufacturers, and none of them have problems with AHCI. All manufacturers that I know of recommend AHCI mode.

 

[Dywindel]

I've been using this machine all day, everything seemed fine until I got another BSOD: Kernel_Data_Input_Error, However this time it happened instantly, there was no frozen screen, the computer simply flashed straight onto the blue screen and then a few seconds later restarted itself and didn't recognize the SSD. I restarted and everything's fine.

Using SF Diagnostics I tried to collect the Minidump files, but again it tells me there aren't any. I've attached another updated version just incase. I should have some time tomorrow to run 7 passes of Memtest. I'll run a quick dskchk and see it crashes halfway through again.

UPDATE: Still crashes, Blue Screen, no minidump. *Sigh*

 

[essenbe]

Go to C:/windows/minidump and open it. It will tell you you do not have permission, do it anyway. You will have to give admin permission, if there is a folder there. Copy it and paste it onto your desktop. Right click it and select send to, then compressed (Zip) folder. in your next post, include the zip folder. There should be one there. We enabled it yesterday. On the blue screen did you get the count down at the bottom?

 

[F5ing]

Dywindel, did you by any chance miss this? It may have something to do with your missing dump files, failed chkdsk scans, and the BSODs as well:

Also, insure you have the latest firmware for your SSD.

 

[Dywindel]

Aha, did not see that firmware update. Unfortunately, I will need another drive to do that, however, I could probably use a different version of windows to install it (I could plug in my SSD to my downstairs PC and try that). I have gone to check the minidump folder and it isn't there (In c:/Windows) even though the SystemSettingsADveanced.exe is still checked as such.

UPDATE: The SSD Company offers a memory stick version of installing the update using linux.

 

[essenbe]

Yes, I believe the newer versions of Parted Magic will do it. But, it can be done with another PC, but back up your data first.

 

[essenbe]

Go to computer properties, advanced Systen settings, at the bottom is startup and recovery, click on settings. It should look like this, including the dump location.

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[Dywindel]

the Advanced Settings does indeed look exactly like that (Other than the particular OS you're using, mines simply Windows 7). Also, managed to get the SSD updated through a CD installation of Linux, but it sort of didn't need updating. The SSD went from a V2.22 to a V2.22, which is the current version, so I'm not sure about that.

 

[F5ing]

Is V2.22 the most recent specified at the site?

 

[Dywindel]

Yes it is.

 

[Dave76]

Try un-checking the "Automatically Restart" box in the Startup and Recovery window. Sometimes this will restart the computer before the mini dump is written.

From your System Event Logs.
Several of these, confirming a possible SSD issue.

Event[471]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Disk
  Date: 2012-08-25T19:39:10.829
  Event ID: 11
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: Deadpool-PC
  Description: 
The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR1.

Windows memory Diagnostics is not very good, Use Memtest86+ to test your RAM.
RAM - Test with Memtest86+
Run the first test with all RAM cards installed.

Event[2276]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-MemoryDiagnostics-Results
  Date: 2012-08-26T00:37:08.786
  Event ID: 1101
  Task: N/A
  Level: Information
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: Deadpool-PC
  Description: 
The Windows Memory Diagnostic tested the computer's memory and detected no errors

This usually indicates a CPU overheating.
Have you been checking your temperatures?
Use Real Temp , to check the CPU temps when at idle, under load and/or testing.
Let us know the minimum and maximum temps you get.

Event[163]:
  Log Name: Application
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-WMI
  Date: 2012-08-26T14:37:32.000
  Event ID: 10
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: Deadpool-PC
  Description: 
Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.

Also see a lot of failed Windows updates.
Did you get them to install?

 

[Dywindel]

Okay, I've unchecked Auto restart. I'm running Memtest now. I took the temperatures during a high load Min/max are 56 and 73 (I'll do another test for the temperatures at normal load after Memtest is done). Checked windows updates, there was one that hadn't updated, which has now been rectified. I'll return with an update after Memtest.

 

[Britton30]

What PSU do you have?

 

[Dywindel]

My PSU is OCZ 550W. I've just finished running Memtest with 8 passes and no errors. Computer crashed on startup again, checked the minidump, but, again, no minidump was found. I also moved the SSD down to a lower leveled rack in the case itself, so it is directly in front of the fan and thus, hopefully, being cooled a bit better?

Normal temperatures run at 30 min and 44 max.

 

[Britton30]

Have a look in your BIOS hardware monitor and see what voltages are listed for:
+3.3V
+5
+12V
They should be within 5% of those numbers.
I doubt that the SSD has any damaging heat, they usually produce no heat at all. There is the possibility of a bad SSD too though not common.

 

[Dywindel]

How do I look at the BIOS hardware monitor? Through setup on startup?