Did you see that error message? It means your computer got a problem with some memory on it.
Did you see that error message? It means your computer got a problem with some memory on it.
Hey everyone, I had a problem where my computer crashed. The error said PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and the system stopped working because of win32kbase.sys, which usually means something is wrong with my RAM. Around August two weeks ago, I bought two sticks of cheap RAM online to upgrade from 16GB to 32GB. I picked out the exact same model as before so they fit perfectly. Everything worked fine until today when this BSOD happened and made me worried: did the seller sell me bad RAM? Here is what I know now: Task Manager Info link, MemTest Errors link, WhoCrashed link, and my Minidump file link. Any guesses on how to fix it? Thanks a lot!
If you are getting messages like DATA_BUS_ERROR or MEMORY_MANAGEMENT, it usually means your RAM is broken or not working right. PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA often shows that the computer's driver is failing. Try updating these drivers and reinstalling them to fix things. Also make sure no part of your PC is being run too fast (overclocked). If a video card, CPU, or RAM is overclocked or getting the wrong amount of power, you might get stuck on a blue screen. Because Memtest86 found something wrong with your end, it's likely that memory stick you bought is faulty. You can also run CHKDSK, SFC, and DISM to help. If CHKDSK finds problems, back up any important files to an external drive or USB stick, then use a disk tool to make sure the drive itself isn't damaged too. You usually find these tools on the manufacturer's website for your drive. From What failed, it looks like something inside System32 is causing trouble. System32 holds data for the OS, including files used by error-checking services and encryption. Windows loads many of these files into memory when you turn on the computer. This means if your PC tried to access a piece of data in memory and couldn't copy it correctly, that might cause the blue screen. You can always try putting back the old sticks to see if this fixes your issue. As a last step, you could completely reinstall Windows, but again, make sure you have important photos and documents saved on another drive. Hope this helped, take care.
Bad RAM can make your computer crash a lot of times when the hard drive errors out or display weird messages like BSOD. Usually, just having one error dump isn't enough to know for sure because it's not always right. But in this case, the error was probably caused by Avast antivirus software on your system. If you see an "aswVmm.sys" file listed in the crash report, that means the problem happened before a computer tried to save something called a page fault. The code numbers show where exactly the crash started. Third party security apps like Avast can sometimes make Windows freeze up and cause these errors on some machines, especially if you have too many updates installed. My experience is that Avast creates more crashes than any other tool. I think this version of your aswVmm.sys file (updated on July 18th, 2023) needs to be updated because it's not the newest one. If you really do want to keep it, just update it. For now, I recommend uninstalling Avast since Windows Defender and built-in Firewall are enough for your computer to work fine without needing any extra security software.
I agree with Avast! being a bad guy. I've just used it for years, but thinking about it now, it is really annoying. I got rid of it today. I also noticed I used AI Tweaker in my BIOS to change the speeds using DOC.P settings, timing, and voltage because they were running slow at first. So I reset everything except the speeds and voltage. I ran MemTest exactly like those screenshots show and no errors came up. I think I overused whatever AI Tweaker did in my BIOS.