Windows 10: Another day, another Stop Code

Have not upgraded BIOS yet. Disabled XBOX DVR. Just hit a another BSOD. Will install nvme driver from: Access Denied

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another crash after the nvme driver has been installed

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Also the last 2 dumpfiles, even with Driver Verifier enabled, do not point to a specific driver.
Again Bugcheck A
Code: BugCheck A, {ffffb48c50b29118, 2, 1, fffff80116f368e8} Probably caused by : memory_corruption Followup: memory_corruption[/quote] and
Code: BugCheck 3B, {c0000005, fffff8024877293a, ffff9580742a0a10, 0} Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!KiInsertQueueApc+4a ) Followup: MachineOwner ---------[/quote] The processname on both are ROTTR.exe= Rise of the Tombraider .exe

So, at least for my, no new clues.

It might be some kind of (hardware) uncompatibility with your mobo, honestly do not know?
Maybe contact user support of your mobo.

To be sure you could test your memory again?

Reseat your M2.SSD again?
Reseat your memorymodules in other slots?
Run your system with only 1 memorymodule?

Test your SSD with ? You can run a program called HD Tune website to check the drive over. Do the full scan to check for errors, scan for health and also do the benchmark. This should give a good indication if the SSD is part of the problem.

Test your CPU and GPU.
CPU Stress Tests:

Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool (works in Windows)
Only need to run 1 or 2 of the tests under most circumstances.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/dow...iagnostic-Tool

Prime95 Stress test your cpu
See this tutorial Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU
Note
Run Prime95 for up to three hours, unless errors occur sooner. Depending on temperatures feel fee to run the test for longer to thoroughly test overclock or system stability
Warning
While running Prime95 your CPU will become incredibly hot, it is imperative that you keep a constant watch of your CPU temperature with a system monitoring utility such as Speccy, Speedfan or HWMonitor. If your CPU temperature does reach dangerous levels stop the Prime95 stress test to prevent inflicting damage on your CPU.

Reset your BIOS to default settings.
Update your BIOS, although i believe the latest version is only for the latest Intel CPU compatibility.

Because the processname was 2x Rise of the Tombraider, reinstall the game?

Use SFC to check and repair windows systemfiles.
See this tutorial
SFC Command - Run in Windows 10

A clean reinstall of your Windows 10 OS.

 

Back again with the latest mobo bios, and another crash.

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I passed the Intel PDT: Attachment 123619

I passed HD tune health scan: Attachment 123620
though the health tab does not show anything.

I'm not going to reinstall Windows 10, I've already done that to no avail.

The crash happens in Chrome and before I reinstalled Windows, so I'm not going to reinstall RotTR.

I can try re-seating m.2 and ddr. Based on the PTE error, I'm going to try these 3 tests: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(v=vs.85).aspx

 

sfc /scannow

did not find any integrity issues.

That paging test I linked requires a muli machine slave host setup.

Next I will try increasing the size of my virtual memory.

 

Increasing the virtual memory size to 8GB did not help. Reset back to auto.

I do have a second m.2 drive I could try installing windows 10 on.

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So I've been running stable now with one of the RAM sticks removed. Previously, I was running a dual channel setup (2x4GB). It will take some additional testing to find out if it's one bad module, or a bad slot on the mobo, or only an issue in dual channel mode. Will post in a few days after more testing. Since BSoD's weren't 100% determinsticly reproducible (but still happened frequently), it will take a few days of testing to be sure.

 

Just tried booting the system with the other stick installed, by itself. BSoD in 20 minutes. Trying it in another slot now to see if it's a mobo slot issue or ram stick issue. I had this idea based on one review from newegg: Single review: GeIL EVO FORZA DC 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model GFY416GB2400C16DC - Newegg.com

It's a different capacity (2x8GB, mine are 2x4GB) but the same make and model otherwise.

 

Quite convinced it's one bad stick of ram now. Curious how memtest did not find this. *Wink

I labeled the sticks A & B. I have 4 slots on my motherboard. Here are the configurations I tested:

sticks | slot | stable
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A | 2 | unstable
B | 1 | unstable
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A | 2 | stable
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B | 1 | unstable (bsod in 20 mins)
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B | 2 | unstable (bsod in 30 mins)
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A | 1 | stable

I'll be contacting the manufacturer about a RMA. While 2 anecdotes isn't statistically significant, that other newegg review was a smoking gun.

Anyways, I appreciate the help here and will be back in the future again if I run into issues. I'll make sure to recommend friends running into issues, too. Thanks again.

 

Glad you found the cause, so it seems that the first dumpfile with FAULTY_HARDWARE_CORRUPTED_PAGE (12b)was right.
Sometimes it happens that memtest does not find errors in the first test. That is why in one of my post mentioned to be sure retest your memory again.