Strange BSOD since months, it has to go !

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There are lots of disk errors on your D: drive. This needs to be checked and remedied. Use CHKDSK

You seem to have drivers running from a Sentinel Fridge AV program. I have known this to cause problems in the past and while troubleshooting it would be best to remove Sentinel and just use Microsoft Defender.

See how the system behaves after doing the above and post new logfiles if you continue to get BSODs.

Hi Phil,

Thanks for your reply ! I'm glad to have found this community full of people ready to help, it helps me alot !

I've ran a chkdsk on both C: and D:, and did not find any errors.

Also, I don't really know what Sentinel Fridge AV is, but I've deleted all programs in my CPU, only running it with Defender now. I made a complete recap of all my motherboard drivers today though, hoping it will help.

I keep you people posted ! I started a log to file what I was doing on the CPU everytime it crashed, and maybe sudden outbursts of RAM may be an issue in there !

Thanks again, I will keep you informed !

These were the drivers I spotted:

Code:

aksfridge    Sentinel Fridge        Sentinel Fridge        Kernel        Auto       Running    OK         TRUE        FALSE        5,248             118,656     0          6/24/2014 5:44:36 AM   C:\Windows\system32\drivers\aksfridge.sys        5,504      
akshasp      SafeNet Inc. HASP Key  SafeNet Inc. HASP Key  Kernel        Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        2,944             40,704      0          12/8/2012 1:01:50 AM   C:\Windows\system32\drivers\akshasp.sys          1,152      
akshhl       SafeNet Inc. Sentinel  SafeNet Inc. Sentinel  Kernel        Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        2,944             23,424      0          12/8/2012 1:04:01 AM   C:\Windows\system32\drivers\akshhl.sys           1,408      
aksusb       SafeNet Inc. USB Key   SafeNet Inc. USB Key   Kernel        Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        128               28,544      0          6/20/2013 5:43:54 AM   C:\Windows\system32\drivers\aksusb.sys           1,408

Perhaps they are left over from a previous installation?

You could also run some disk tests:

Diagnostics Test

 HDD TEST

Run HDTune to

• check the health,
• scan for errors, run the full scan
• run a benchmark.

It may take some time, but please take the time you need to perform it properly.
When above is done please make screenshots of the following

• the health,
• the error scan,
• the benchmark incl. following
  
  • transfer rate,
  • access time,
  • burst rate,
  • cpu usage.

HI philc43,

Thanks for the precision !

I'm currently at work for all day, but I'll make sure to check this out and do as said once I come back home !

What would you suggest me for the Sentinel files : Just delete them ?

Thanks !

Pilpoilplante said:

HI philc43,

Thanks for the precision !

I'm currently at work for all day, but I'll make sure to check this out and do as said once I come back home !

What would you suggest me for the Sentinel files : Just delete them ?

Thanks !

Yes, try to delete or rename the files if you can't find any other way of removing them. There may be some registry entries which are causing the aksfridge.sys driver to load but only look there if you know what you are doing; make a system backup (via Macrium Reflect) before messing in the Registry.

Hey philc43 :)

Good news ! Your analysis seemed to be right : I deleted the .sys drivers you mentioned, knowing they were all coming from Sentinel, which I guess I have installed a way, way back, because I did not have that program installed now. The files wouldn't delete themselves, so I reinstalled Sentinel and uninstalled it proprely.

The files disappeared, and now everything seems under control ! I opened all my «big» editing programs, I'm playing in them like crazy to get the CPU to shut off, and so far so good !

So thanks alot for your help, you really saved me there ! I hope other people will get help from this thread !

When available please post HD Tune results for each drive.
The full error scans can be ran overnight.