Random (?) BSODs · amdk8.sys, atikmdag.sys, halmacpi.dll
Getting (apparently) random BSODs since last week, seems to be linked mostly to amdk8.sys, atikmdag.sys and/or halmacpi.dll. They really are quite random in the sense that they don't seem to follow a pattern. Also, they seem to only happen when not really using the computer a lot, like simply browsing some websites. Just before the BSODs, things usually get awfully slow, starting with most processes until eventually the mouse also freezes and the computer, well, dies.
Windows 7 is:
32-bit
OEM or retail? Neither, MSDN AA. Which category does that actually fall into?
Hardware is around 6 years old now, except for the graphics card, which is rather new
OS installation is about 5 months old
Attached system health report is in German (sorry!). If needed, I can probably translate whatever parts are important to you.
Cleaned the inside of the PC; temperatures improved after that, but weren't critical to begin with
Ran a couple stress tests like Prime95, for several hours even
Activated driver verifier
Nothing of that really did anything. Then again, I haven't had any more BSODs since I've posted here, until yesterday. I got one yesterday evening with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and a bug check code of D1. Can't attach the dump right now as I'm writing this on another PC, but I'll be doing that as soon as I can.
What I've noticed: while the driver verifier was activated, I usually got a bluescreen when closing a certain online game, sometimes when starting it. Did a bit of research on that on my own, and it seems that the culprit here is XTrap, an anti-cheat solution used by some games. I also noticed that all my bluescreens were either happening because of that, or while having a browser with YouTube or another video streaming site open. Yesterday's was also happening after excess usage of YouTube. Could there be any connections?
