Random BSODs

[raincoastbear]

Hi I'm getting BSOD on a daily basis. It happens while gaming, using office or idling overnight. I'm running MSE for my anti-virus.

I've updated my MoBo drivers, done roll backs and hardware checks but it keeps happening. Attached here is my mini-dump.

Any help would be appreciated!

Here is the message that follows the re-boot:

OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 4105

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF80002F58916
BCP3: FFFFF8800259DB70
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\111410-28782-01.dmp
C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-42993-0.sysdata.xml

 

[raincoastbear]

CPU-Z

CPU-Z actually produces an error when launched:

[bInitDriver] path = C:\Windows\system32\drivers
[bInitDriver] GetCurrentDirectory = C:\Program Files\CPUID\CPU-Z
[bInitDriver] GetModuleFileName = C:\Program Files\CPUID\CPU-Z\cpuz.exe
[vGetOSVersion] m_iOSVersion = 2 (6.1)
[vGetOSVersion] m_bIsAMD64 = 0
[bInitDriver] m_hDriverMutex = A0
[bInitDriver] m_szPath_2 = C:\Windows\system32\drivers
[bInitDriver] m_szFilename = cpuz134_x64.sys
[bLockDriverHandle 09:20:12] WaitForSingleObject error = 0
[WinNT_bInstallDriver 09:20:12] szMachineName = CITY7
[WinNT_bCreateService] szDestName = C:\Windows\system32\drivers\cpuz134_x64.sys
[WinNT_bStartService] StartService failed, error code = 1084
[vReleaseDriverHandle] release mutex = 0
[bInitDriver] bInitDriver returned 1084
[vCloseDriver 09:20:13] WaitForSingleObject error = 0
[WinNT_dwStopService] OpenService failed, errorcode = 1060
[WinNT_dwDeleteService] Openservice failed, errorcode = 1060
[vCloseDriver] CloseHandle(mutex) = 1

 

[TorrentG]

Hello and welcome.

1) Install my attachment to update this very old motherboard ATK0110 driver:

ASACPI ASACPI.sys Sun Mar 27 22:30:36 2005

2) Your Realtek lan driver is very old and needs to be updated:

Rt64win7 Rt64win7.sys Thu Feb 26 04:04:13 2009

RTL8111

3) Your Realtek HD Audio is also very old and needs to be updated:

RTKVHD64 RTKVHD64.sys Fri May 22 14:04:20 2009

Run the installer. Reboot. Run it again:

RtkHDAudio

4) Visit the manufacturer's site of your wireless adapter and install the latest driver for it:

athrx athrx.sys Tue Jun 09 14:06:49 2009

 

[raincoastbear]

I have had no BSOD overnight, so I'm cautiously optimistic. You instructions were pretty much what I was trying and failing to do using windows device manager and the Asus website. Thanks TorrentG.

 

[TorrentG]

Right on, cool.

Yup, always visit manufacturers' sites and never update through Windows Update (deny the drivers) nor the device manager.

Enjoy.

 

[raincoastbear]

Alas it's happening again. I'm thinking it might be bad ram or mis-seated ram.

 

[TorrentG]

Can't say anything without new crash dumps.

 

[raincoastbear]

Or maybe it's a virus since something seems to have turned off MSE and MSE update service and trashed the MSE executable...

Here is today's mini dump.

 

[TorrentG]

Malware can not cause bsods without being present in the crash dumps. I don't see malware.

Atheros driver, the most likely culrpit that was of them all, has not been updated yet.

start             end                 module name
fffff880`04274000 fffff880`043cc000   athrx      (deferred)             
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\athrx.sys
    Image name: athrx.sys
    Timestamp:        Tue Jun 09 14:06:49 2009 (4A2EA4B9)
    CheckSum:         0015FE99
    ImageSize:        00158000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Post a screenshot of CPU-Z memory and spd tabs.

Also, download and run Memtest86+ and test the memory 8-10 passes.

 

[raincoastbear]

Here are the CPU-Z reports. Looks like I have mismatched memory. But it's been that way for over a year and the BSODs just started within the last month.
I'll memtest next time I reboot.