After experiencing an unexplainable Kernel-Power 41 (63) crash at random seemingly unconnected intervals I decided to reformat my HD and start from scratch to try and fix the issue. Unfortunately my problem still exists. My computer hangs and will loop the last 0.1s of audio until I reach for the restart button.
I have updated all my drivers and Bios to their latest versions also all to no success
Ive searched multiple other sources online and have tried things like disabling certain windows squeduled tasks and disabling multiple audio devices in the device manager. Nothing has been successful so far. Any help would be much appreciated
My system is
XFX 790i Ultra
Intel 2.83 Quad Core
DDR3 2G stick (Cosair)
Nvidia GTX260
EDIT: Also it shouldn't be my Power supply as i am running an Odin 800W
I have had mine hang with the Kernel-Power on startup many times after the computer has been off for hours. I just cleaned all fans and removed the dust from the heat sink on the CPU, failed on startup after doing this. Do not think heat is the problem, also I do no games. Because of a drive problem I have had my case open, and with it this way there is a lot of air circulation. I have seen several people claim that it is because of two audio drivers, I have only one. I have done several clean Win-7 installs due to the drive problem which is now fixed. I have had failures multiple times as close as ten minutes and other times I go days before a problem.To both of you users: Welcome to the Windows 7 Forums
This honestly sounds like a heat problem. You say these crashes happen during high CPU usage times. Which causes increased temperatures. Any dust at all and the computer could crash. Try removing the cover, and gently cleaning any dust in the fan and other places. Alternatively, you could buy a can of compressed air and just spray it inside the fan louver.