Hello all,
A friend of mine is having BSODs randomly (well so he says) and he has asked me to take a look for him. He would have posted here himself, but he hasn't got any internet connection at the moment.
I think it's hardware, but hey, what do I know
Could someone take a look please?
Sorry it's not been done with the JCGriff tool, but he gave me these on a flash drive today so I thought we could just work with them and get him to do that if we need to.
Thanks in advance,
Tom
Tom Sorry about the delay
A critical process was abruptly terminated. Perhaps ram, or a driver. Please run these two tests to find out which
1-Memtest.
*Download a copy of Memtest86 and burn the ISO to a CD using Iso Recorder or another ISO burning program.
Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool
*Boot from the CD, and leave it running for at least 5 or 6 passes.
Just remember, any time Memtest reports errors, it can be either bad RAM or a bad motherboard slot.
Test the sticks individually, and if you find a good one, test it in all slots.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html
2-Driver verifier
I'd suggest that you first backup your data and then make sure you've got access to another computer so you can contact us if problems arise. Then make a System Restore point (so you can restore the system using the Vista/Win7 Startup Repair feature).
In Windows 7 you can make a Startup Repair disk by going to Start....All Programs...Maintenance...Create a System Repair Disc - with Windows Vista you'll have to use your installation disk or the "Repair your computer" option at the top of the Safe Mode menu .
Then, here's the procedure:
- Go to Start and type in "verifier" (without the quotes) and press Enter
- Select "Create custom settings (for code developers)" and click "Next"
- Select "Select individual settings from a full list" and click "Next"
- Select everything EXCEPT FOR "Low Resource Simulation" and click "Next"
- Select "Select driver names from a list" and click "Next"
Then select all drivers NOT provided by Microsoft and click "Next"
- Select "Finish" on the next page.
Reboot the system and wait for it to crash to the Blue Screen. Continue to use your system normally, and if you know what causes the crash, do that repeatedly. The objective here is to get the system to crash because Driver Verifier is stressing the drivers out. If it doesn't crash for you, then let it run for at least 36 hours of continuous operation (an estimate on my part).
If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode.
If you can't get into Safe Mode, try using System Restore from your installation DVD to set the system back to the previous restore point that you created.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/101379-driver-verifier-enable-disable.html
Old drivers needing updating
Code:
OA002Afx.sys 6/8/2007 4:00:36 AM fffff880`06065000 fffff880`06098f80 0x00033f80 0x46690ca4
vhidmini.sys 9/28/2007 1:21:57 PM fffff880`05df9000 fffff880`05dfc680 0x00003680 0x46fd3835
OA002Ufd.sys 6/3/2008 5:30:37 AM fffff880`06600000 fffff880`066293a0 0x000293a0 0x48450f3d
OA002Vid.sys 8/1/2008 5:34:52 AM fffff880`069a2000 fffff880`069ecd80 0x0004ad80 0x4892d8bc
How To Find Drivers:
- search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
- if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.
- - The most common drivers are listed on this page: Driver Reference
Driver Reference
- - Driver manufacturer links are on this page:
Drivers and Downloads
