Unpredictable and random BSODs - Frustration Factor: Chainsaw

tehsaccade · 11 Sep 2015

those things have become part of the daily routine :/

axe0 · 11 Sep 2015

Sfc just needs to be done when there are new updates installed.

Chkdsk is only necessary when you think there are problems with the hard drive.

tehsaccade · 11 Sep 2015

While I am running these steps - the machine has crashed twice at different stages.

axe0 · 11 Sep 2015

You don't need to run them daily.

A driver is probably not correct installed,

Code:

BugCheck 50, {ffffe0017026da42, 2, fffff80083ea778d, 2}

Could not read faulting driver name
Unable to load image dump_iaStorA.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for dump_iaStorA.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for dump_iaStorA.sys
Probably caused by : memory_corruption


Followup: memory_corruption

Seeing here it has probably something to do with Nividia.

Code:

ffffd000`28b0b458 fffff803`cce13095 : 00000000`00000050 ffffe001`7026da42 00000000`00000002 ffffd000`28b0b6a0 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffd000`28b0b460 fffff803`ccc94536 : 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`28b0b6a0 ffffe001`00000000 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x41295
ffffd000`28b0b550 fffff803`ccdcc2bd : ffffc001`00000000 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`28b0ba78 ffffe001`e73fa340 : nt!MmAccessFault+0x696
ffffd000`28b0b6a0 fffff800`83ea778d : 00007ffb`da268b30 00000000`00000000 fffff803`ccfcfd00 fffff800`83e5129b : nt!KiPageFault+0x13d (TrapFrame @ ffffd000`28b0b6a0)
ffffd000`28b0b830 fffff800`83e90bdf : ffffe001`e2ded240 ffffd000`28b0ba28 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : dxgkrnl!DXGSYNCOBJECT::Initialize+0x80e9
ffffd000`28b0b880 fffff800`83ea0339 : ffffd000`28b0b9a0 ffffd000`28b0ba80 ffffc001`4f682000 fffff800`00000001 : dxgkrnl!DXGGLOBAL::CreateSyncObject+0xcf
ffffd000`28b0b910 fffff800`83e50a96 : ffffc001`00000000 ffffc001`4f682000 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`28b0bb80 : dxgkrnl!CreateSynchronizationObjectInternal+0xb9
ffffd000`28b0b9a0 fffff803`ccdcd863 : ffffe001`ebf19080 000000f9`00000000 ffffc001`4f682000 ffffc001`4f682000 : dxgkrnl!DxgkCreateSynchronizationObjectInternal+0x376
ffffd000`28b0bb00 00007ffb`ff70f0ca : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13 (TrapFrame @ ffffd000`28b0bb00)
000000f9`0f03c988 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x00007ffb`ff70f0ca

Please uninstall the nvidia drivers in Display Driver Uninstaller and install them again.

EDIT: Looking a little deeper it looks like a driver cannot be loaded from the Graphics card.

tehsaccade · 11 Sep 2015

Raaaaagggghhhh!!!!

tehsaccade · 11 Sep 2015

The drivers have been removed and reinstalled (again :P).

If the machine keeps on crashing as today - I will remove the card and give it a good dust off and check around.

tehsaccade · 15 Sep 2015

You know, there have been very few BSOD's the past few days... There were a couple, then one yesterday, and none (touch wood) today.

Perhaps it was bad video drivers... I'll give it a week and see what happens.

Am archiving the minidumps in a zip for neatness - hopefully it is fixed, axe0 :)

tehsaccade · 16 Sep 2015

3 or 4 today:

ntoskrnl.exe
NTFS.sys
dxgkrnl.sys
nvlddmkm.sys

It is the same sad story of some memory error, closely followed by dx error, then finally nvidia says, "oh yeah, that was me again".

axe0 · 16 Sep 2015

Please use the tool again.

EDIT:

Diagnostic test

GPU TEST

Run Furmark to test your GPU. Furmark tutorial

Note

Run Furmark for around 30 minutes

Warning

Your GPU temperatures will rise quickly while Furmark is running. Keep a keen eye on them and abort the test if temperatures rise too high

tehsaccade · 17 Sep 2015

Hello,

The furmark test ran for over 30 mins with no errors. The max temp was 66 and the fps was avg. 22.
There was neither snow nor any kind of artefact apparent.

Yesterday, I re-seated and cleaned everything in machine. It did not improve anything. Windows reported that it had encountered an error and must restart, and then promptly blue-screened.

To be honest, axe0 - I am very fed up with the system not being reliable.
It is a big joke about Pete and his BSOD's.
I am sick of hearing about it.

I've not worked for over a month now - every day I am doing some test or reading more about computer crashes (between crashes) or leaving the system and waiting for it to crash, or playing a game to get it to crash. I'm forgetting how to work, and it is worrying - I've lost nearly 3,000 followers on instagram due to not producing any new work during this period of unreliability, and it is affecting my professional confidence.

I think it is much easier to deal with computer issues when they are not affecting you, and are an exercise in problem solving rather than an irritation.

I have had to turn down a job today as I am overloaded already and far behind other deadlines, and this is not good.
Unfortunately, the jobs I have currently require that I use the computer to produce some music video also there is a deck of cards to draw, which will require many hours in illustrator and photoshop, after-effects and various media encoders.

This machine has had problems forever. Currently, they are not severe enough for me to be too scared to do much work for fear of losing it or the output becoming corrupted/torn/snowed/whatever.
At the moment, I am starting to think that the problems will not be solved and that I must just live with them until I can afford to replace the system.

The computer problems are making me lose the will to get up in the morning. The machine does not crash anywhere near as frequently as it did before starting this thread, so I am giving up now.

Thank you very much for your help over the past few weeks, axe0 - it has helped curb the occourance of these BSOD's and also shed some light on what might be causing them, it has been invaluable in helping stabilise the system to the point where it is usable for extended periods; I am very grateful.

If you ever need a graphic artist for anything, I will be happy to consult with you and offer some time for free.