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BSOD on new high-end PC

Discussion in 'Windows BSOD, Freezing, Restarting Help' started by Kameron Lutes, Oct 19, 2012.

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  1. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    I just built (2 months ago) a brand new high end computer and I keep getting blue screen crashes. They usually happen pretty soon after I log on to my computer but not always. I have tested memory with memtest and it didn't return any errors. Please help! I have uploaded several of my latest minidump files.

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    Kameron Lutes, Oct 19, 2012
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  2. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    Are you over-clocking this computer? Looks like a bios setting problem
    Tmagic650, Oct 20, 2012
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  3. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    No, I'm not overclocking. I just disabled intel turboboost in the BIOS to see if that changed anything. So far so good, but I haven't been using it for more than 10 minutes. Is it possible to see what component is causing the problem?
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 21, 2012
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  4. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    All 6 minidumps are the same:
    CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION
    Ntoskrnl.exe

    How is the hard drive configured? IDE,AHCI or RAID? Any SSD devices?
    Tmagic650, Oct 22, 2012
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  5. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    AHCI and yes Windows is installed on an OCZ SSD with trim enabled in Windows.
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 22, 2012
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  6. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    SSD's can cause this type of general instability. What's the motherboards make and model? Have you checked for a bios update?
    Tmagic650, Oct 22, 2012
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  7. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    MSI Z77MA-G45 I haven't checked for a BIOS update but that is a good idea, I will now.
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 22, 2012
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  8. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    Nice board :) Is this your first SSD adventure?
    Tmagic650, Oct 22, 2012
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  9. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    Thanks, and yep and I am loving it so far. Ok I updated the BIOS so we will see if that fixes it.
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    Okay, keep us posted and good luck;)
    Tmagic650, Oct 22, 2012
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  11. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    Hey, so my computer has been running smoothly since I last posted but just a couple minutes ago it gave me a BSOD. I restarted it and within minuted it did it again, so I restarted it again only this time when I started it it said it needed to check the C drive for errors (See pictures). It did that then restarted itself and made me boot into recovery mode. The system repair tool failed (See Pictures). Any ideas? I would appreciate any help you can give me. 2012-10-27 21.06.12.jpg 2012-10-27 21.06.14.jpg 2012-10-27 21.11.49.jpg
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 27, 2012
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  12. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    Oops I forgot; here are the last two minidumps:

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    Kameron Lutes, Oct 27, 2012
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  13. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    You may have to replace the SSD, or check OCZ for a firmware update
    Tmagic650, Oct 27, 2012
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  14. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    I just emailed OCZ customer support and explained my problem. Hopefully they can help fix/replace it
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 27, 2012
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  15. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    Tmagic650, Oct 27, 2012
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  16. Kameron Lutes Newcomer, in training

    It turns out that I had a dated firmware version. Thankfully OCZ supplies tools to easily update the firmware. Hopefully this update will fix my problem. Thanks for all your help!
    Kameron Lutes, Oct 28, 2012
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  17. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,994   +73

    You are welcome :)
    Tmagic650, Oct 29, 2012
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