Windows 10 BSOD When Extending USB Drive Volume: Possible Macrium Reflect Issue?

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Calby

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Hi,
I don't think this is a HW issue, reather a software issue I guess but I still want to ask you guys to make sure.

I did connect my USB 3 drive to my laptop, then I did go to Computer Manager -> Disk Managment to first delete a partition and then extend the volume to have all of the disk space in one partition.
When I did press extend volume I did get a BSOD.

Here is the dump file: (minidump)
040317-7421-01.dmp

When I did look at WhoCrashed it was talking about "mrcbt.sys" and that are connected to my backup software Macrium Reflect.
And according to that file, mrcbt.sys search trough volumes etc for changes, so the timinig is correct as I was "labbing" with volume and partitions and maybe Macrium can't handle it.
Or am I wrong?

Is that correct? I just want to make sure so it's nothing else that's wrong.
I'm not a pro on reading the dump files.

I have tried to uninstall Macrium Reflect, how can I look if windows are loading mrcbt.sys or not?
 
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So the fault is occurring in the mrcbt.sys driver; however, it could be the driver is the problem and I'd verify it's the most current or the memory the driver is trying to reference is corrupt, so you may need to run memtest86+ for about 10 passes and verify you don't have a bad memory stick.

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except.
Typically the address is just plain bad or it is pointing at freed memory.
Arguments:
Arg1: ffff8088babe113c, memory referenced.
Arg2: 0000000000000002, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: fffff80438a05e2c, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
address.
Arg4: 0000000000000002, (reserved)
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kemical said:
Well at least your up and running now without issue.. I wish you'd mentioned about that stick earlier lol....
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Yeah, but I did not think it would have been any issue regarding it, but now I do see the read line trough it.
I'm running the original stick who is a bulk manufacture to company's only stick (SK hynix) but it's 2400MHz and CL17.
So now I'm down to 8GB only.

So, should I try to buy a 16GB stick with the same specification as the extra stick?
It do seem that it clocks down to 2133MHz CL 15 so I guess that's the spec on the solid RAM.
This is hard, stupid solid RAM
 
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Calby said:
It do seem that it clocks down to 2133MHz CL 15 so I guess that's the spec on the solid RAM.
This is hard, stupid solid RAM
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As I said RAM will always default to the slowest speed so if you pop a 2400mhz in with 1333mhz then both sticks will run at 1333mhz.

What about Lenovo? They might sell you a stick if it isn't too expensive (probably).
 
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kemical said:
As I said RAM will always default to the slowest speed so if you pop a 2400mhz in with 1333mhz then both sticks will run at 1333mhz.

What about Lenovo? They might sell you a stick if it isn't too expensive (probably).
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They are taking over prices, I'm wondering why they have put a 2400MHz stick in it when the solid one is 2133MHz that's confusing me a little.
Well, I guess that I need to re-search this a little and see if I can find what's the brand on the solid RAM my guess is Samsung but I can't bee sure.
 
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kemical said:
As I said RAM will always default to the slowest speed so if you pop a 2400mhz in with 1333mhz then both sticks will run at 1333mhz.

What about Lenovo? They might sell you a stick if it isn't too expensive (probably).
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Well they are selling the 16GB but for 250 Euro and any other RAM goes for 150 Euro, I don't understand why they are so expensive.
But now I know that the stick who is inside is 2400Mhz/CL17 and Lenovo also sells the same in 16GB.
But, one thing I can't understand is why they have a CL15 solid and the stick with CL 17 CL 15 is faster then CL 17 it should not bee a good mix.
 
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Wow thats expensive but why are buying a new stick? I thought you fitted a spare or the original stick and the system was or is running smoother?
 
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kemical said:
Wow thats expensive but why are buying a new stick? I thought you fitted a spare or the original stick and the system was or is running smoother?
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I got the solid one 4GB and the original 4GB stick and I want to upgrade the RAM to a 16GB stick so I can have total 20GB as I'm using many Virtuall test Machine on the computer.
 
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