What method is most effective for identifying the source of random bluescreening?
What method is most effective for identifying the source of random bluescreening?
Sorry to be the guy who has registered with a question in mind but hoping someone can advise.
Having problems with very frequent bluescreens, however there can be long periods without and then quite a few in quick succession:
Here's my hardware:
Corsair 550w PSU
Nvidia RTX4060ti 8gn
Ruyzen 3600
32gb ram, currently across 3 sticks due to progressive upgrades 2 x 8gb, 1 x 16gb
Presonus studio 24c audio (I use the pc for a bit of gaming and composition)
Hard drive: 2TB NVME Kingston (recently upgraded from 1tb)
OS: Windows 11
So the saga, I ran out of hard drive space and decided to get a 2TB NVMe as I do a lot of audio/video fun stuff and wanted fast access speeds for files as well as games. At the same time I decided to bite the bullet and go from Win 10 to 11. I'd had a few BSOD's before but not frequently enough to think it was a major issue.
However they have increased significantly since the hard drive upgrade and I can't figure out why. They even impact the Win 11 install and i needed to run the setup a few times to get to completion.
I am running an effectively clean install, and the computer would BSOD regardless of load with various errors, such as IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, issues with NTOSKRNL, and basically it;s a different stop error each time.
The system has settled down after a few days - it is now able to be left alone unattended without BSOD'ing though certain activities do seem to agrevate it, such as having a large game download on steam (I've observed this because I've had to reboot a few tmes whilst downloading call of duty, yet once it completed the system stayed stable).
What I have tried:
- verified all drivers up to date
- removed all RAM except one stick, and alternated it
- run memtest on windows, and also made a boot disk and run it for several hours (no errors)
- I have run a GPU stress test program which did not cause a crash
- I have run a CPU stress test program which did not cause a crash
- checked CPU and GPU temps at idle and under load and they seem stable (CPU maxes about 90)
- I have unplugged everything that isn't essential including my backup mechanical HD
- blown all dust out of case
I consider myself quick tech savvy but I am running out of things to try and because it's so random I'm feeling a bit stuffed. Any ideas? I don't mind replacing hardware if necessary but how do I pinpoint it?
I've just done 2 hours of call of duty crash free, then loaded my audio software and that simple act caused another BSOD so I can't pin it down to load/temp/power issues?.
cheers!
Dakta
Check the Reliability History/Monitor and Event Viewer for any error codes, alerts, or informational messages recorded right before or during the mentioned BSODs.
I reviewed a large number of BSOD entries for various causes, identifying some typical patterns. However, after checking Google, it seems the information isn't particularly valuable. The bugchecks listed include several identifiers and files, such as C:\WINDOWS\Minidump directories with specific report IDs. I also observed a LSA event before each check, indicating automatic activation of Credential Guard. Hardware requirements for virtualization security were noted, along with details on domain membership and licensing status. Starting a download overnight led to a black screen displaying the error 'page fault in an unpaged area' upon waking up. It's unclear where to start from.