Random BSODs on new Windows install

[mcmurphy12]

I have been experiencing a few BSOD's on my desktop ever since I put a fresh install of Windows on it. I have never actually been using it when it BSOD'd, but I know that there were probably not any applications running (except for those running in the background.) This leads me to believe that it is hardware related. I am attaching the four Minidumps for those who know how to read them.

Edit: I forget to mention that I have run a Memtest on both sticks of RAM. They came up fine.

 

[Tmagic650]

What version of Windows are you running and what antivirus/antimalware programs are you using?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Windows 7 (64-bit) and Avast.

 

[Tmagic650]

Any yellow exclamation points in the device manager?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Nope.

 

[Tmagic650]

Well the minidumps point to memory or even hard drive problems, but they are very general in this way. Keep us posted on any new ones

 

[mcmurphy12]

Well, memory problems seem unlikely as I have run the Memtest, but I will run another round of tests when I find the time. Hard drives would make sense, though. I did just put in two new hard drives and a SSD. There is an application to test hard drives, correct? The hard drives are Western Digital and the SSD is Samsung, by the way.

 

[Tmagic650]

Are all the hard drives including the SSD set as AHCI in the bios? Do you have any SATA 3 ports?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Yes, I have 4 SATA 3 ports and 4 SATA 2 ports. I only am using the SATA 3 ports because I have one of the defective Cougar Point motherboards and I never bothered to get it replaced. My two hard drives are in the SATA ports that are controlled by the Intel chipset because I have them in RAID 0. My SSD is set as AHCI, but it is controlled by a Marvell chipset.

 

[Tmagic650]

Is The SSD set outside the RAID Array?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Yes it is.

 

[Tmagic650]

Are all the motherboard driver updated and did you get them from the Cougar Points support website?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Okay, so I just found a yellow exclamation point in my device manager. It is next to the SM Bus Controller. A quick Google search resulted in it standing for System Management Bus Controller. From what I read, it seems to have something to do with the motherboard. But, I can't seem to find the drivers on the Asus website.

 

[Tmagic650]

Could it be Intel Rapid Storage Technology? IASTORUI?

 

[mcmurphy12]

Are you thinking something along the lines of a driver? I can check that when I get home from work tonight. But, it just is not making a lot of sense to me. I think if it has something to do with the hard drive, wouldn't a BSOD be more likely to occur if I put the hard drives under heavy use? All four times it has happened, the computer was not in use. They happened overnight. Also, the first two happened nearly a month prior to the last two.

 

[Tmagic650]

Yes, If you see yellow exclamation points in the device manager, this points to a missing or corrupt driver

 

[ImaBrokeDude]

Do you have any blue "I"s?