Windows 7 OMG! not the BSOD! Help.

[bmoreGUY]

Hello guys,

So I decided to be a cheapskate and purchase a i5 T530 thinkpad on craigslist. What I thought was a good deal ended up so far being a heart pounding nightmare. As soon as I brought the laptop home I encountered my 1st dreaded and depressing BSOD asking the laptop why didn't you BSOD when I was testing you out! As far as the laptop goes, the only thing I know about it is that it look almost new, its a IBM lenovo thinkpad T530. It's an i5(3230M), 4gb ram, 500gb HD, with a fresh copy of windows 7 64. The BSOD happens about once per day. Sonething strange I want to point out.. one time it BSOD and it showed a few strange minor artifact on the screen while restarting than it went away and screen cleared. I thought that was weird. BSOD happens randomly. This is what I pulled from the dump using blue screen viewer. Any help would be much appreciated. Hopefully I didn't waste my hard earned money on someone's scam :-(

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Dump File : 011015-33743-01.dmp
Crash Time : 1/10/2015 9:14:12 PM
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff800`02adfe94
Parameter 3 : fffff880`0a852c80
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bc0
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18409 (win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bc0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\011015-33743-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 291,800
Dump File Time : 1/10/2015 9:15:18 PM
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Dump File : 011015-47751-01.dmp
Crash Time : 1/10/2015 8:58:57 AM
Bug Check String : KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001e
Parameter 1 : ffffffff`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff800`02b46d03
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000001
Parameter 4 : 00006800`00000208
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bc0
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18409 (win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75bc0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\011015-47751-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 290,936
Dump File Time : 1/10/2015 9:00:39 AM
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Dump File : 010915-19983-01.dmp
Crash Time : 1/9/2015 4:30:47 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00005002
Parameter 2 : fffff700`01080000
Parameter 3 : 00000000`000001e1
Parameter 4 : 000090e2`fffffffe
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+7efc0
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7601.18409 (win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+7efc0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\010915-19983-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 272,832
Dump File Time : 1/9/2015 4:31:29 AM
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[kemical]

Hi,
from the above I see that Data held in the RAM couldn't be read because either the data or RAM is corrupt. To really debug properly I/we need to see your dump files located in a folder marked 'minidump' found via the main Windows folder. If you find that no such folder exists then you may need to set the machine up to produce dump files.

Go to Start and type in sysdm.cpl and press Enter
Click on the Advanced tab
Click on the Startup and Recovery Settings button
Ensure that Automatically restart is unchecked
Under the Write Debugging Information header select Small memory dump (256 kB) in the dropdown box
Ensure that the Small Dump Directory is listed as %systemroot%\Minidump << where your .dmp files can be
found later.
Click and apply to exit the dialogs, then reboot for the changes to take effect.

Once you have some dump files read this thread and then post the results:
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[bmoreGUY]

Thanks for the reply kemical. Yes it did create minidump files. Here they are. Thank you!

 

[kemical]

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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 1E, {ffffffffc0000005, fffff80002b46d03, 1, 680000000208}

Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!PspDereferenceQuotaBlock+17 )

Followup: MachineOwner

Hi,
looking at all three dump files one can see that they are possibly memory related. However, checking your system details I noticed that both Bios and drivers are out of date. The above Bugcheck especially can be caused by either one of those.
SystemFamily = ThinkPad T530
BiosVersion = 2.55
BiosReleaseDate = 08/12/2013

Update both drivers and Bios using this support page although do double check that it's correct for your machine (make sure you apply any patches and firmware too):
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I see your running AVG AV. If the bsod continues after updating the above then try removing AVG as it is known for causing the odd issue from time to time. Use MSE in it's place as it's ultra stable:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/security-essentials-download

If after making the above changes you still get the bsod then you need to test your RAM.
Windows does have it's own memory testing app but it can often miss errors and the best app for the job is Memtest86. The latest version of which can be found here:
http://www.memtest.org/

To run Memtest86 you need to either burn a copy of it to disk or use a USB stick. If you look down the page you'll eventually find the latest version and it's associated downloads. If your burning to disk choose the pre-compiled iso zip. If your using a USB method then the corresponding download is the auto installer for a USB stick.
Once you have Memtest86 on the media you selected you'll then need to enter your bios and change the boot order so that the machine will boot from either the disk or stick you have Memtest86 on.
Run the test for at least 12hrs if possible unless it becomes clear that there is a issue. If there is a problem with the RAM you'll see the errors pop up in red so you can't miss them.

Post any new dump files.

 

[bmoreGUY]

Thank you. I'll go ahead and update both bios and driver but, what exact driver do I need to update? The link you provided has the bios but I cant seem to understand which driver I need to update. Here is the latest BSOD report also. Thank you for your help sir!

 

[kemical]

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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 3B, {c0000005, fffff80002a7366a, fffff8800c295620, 0}

Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!KiCommitThreadWait+24a )

Followup: MachineOwner

Hi,
I'd update everything that's applicable. Just choose the correct operating system from the drop down menu and then methodically go through the list. Some of the downloads you'll notice are applications so you can ignore them but specifically you want to be aiming at chipset, graphics, audio and network. Don't forget the bios too.
If the bsod continues after then try my suggestion concerning testing the RAM.

 

[bmoreGUY]

I went through every driver I could and I also updated the bios. However, I had a problem with the video driver. It won't let me update because it says that my system doesn't meet the minimum requirement. I'm a little puzzled by this. Do you have any idea why this might be? Inside the readme it doesn't state what is the minimum requirement.

I got my finger crossed. So far it seem good. I haven't gotten a BSOD in over 24hrs. I'm really hoping it was just a bios issue. I'll keep you updated sir.

 

[kemical]

Can you remember which of the GPU downloads you used? You have drivers for the Intel graphics as well as Nvidia Optimus which one did you try?

 

[bmoreGUY]

Yes. I tried the Intel graphics driver.

I'm also still getting BSOD. Same caused by "memory management"

 

[kemical]

If the bsod continues after then try my suggestion concerning testing the RAM.

Read post #4 again.

Have you tried the Nvidia driver? You could also try right clicking on the actual driver, hit properties then run as admin.

 

[bmoreGUY]

Look like the memtest is next in order after I see if I can update the graphic driver properly. I'll keep you updated. Thank you.

 

[bmoreGUY]

Ok, so I found out that Lenovo has it's own diagnostic tool to test bunch of hardware such as the ram, motherboard, HDD, etc..etc.. so I ran every Lenovo diagnostic test available and the only thing that came back with error is the physical ram test. It actually failed in 4 different places which include moving inversion 32bit test, random pattern test, random number sequence test, and block move test. So I'm not 100% certain but does it look like the culprit might just be the ram stick itself? Thanks for your help so far.

 

[bmoreGUY]

Lenovo Diagnostics - Log

Failed
Errors were found
Physical Memory Result Code:WME3VV3O0-UK8VCI
UDI: Physical Memory
Physical Memory: 4.000 GB
Resources:
Resource type: Bank
Index: 0
Manufacturer: Hynix/Hyundai
Speed: 1600 MHz
Size: 4.000 GB
Part number: HMT451S6MFR8C-PB
Serial: 294BC82B
Type: DDR3
1/15/2015 23:57:25 - Advanced Integrity Test

Passed (8.55s)
1/15/2015 23:57:34 - Address Test

Passed (3.97s)
1/15/2015 23:57:38 - Bit Low Test

Passed (6.89s)
1/15/2015 23:57:45 - Bit High Test

Passed (7.06s)
1/15/2015 23:57:52 - Walking Ones Left Test

Passed (46.19s)
1/15/2015 23:58:38 - Walking Ones Right Test

Passed (46.41s)
1/15/2015 23:59:24 - Modulo-20 Test

Passed (103.78s)
1/16/2015 00:01:08 - Moving Inversions 8bit Test

Passed (97.42s)
1/16/2015 00:02:45 - Moving Inversions 32bit Test
1/16/2015 00:02:47 - Critical: Memory address 0x00000000A46A3310 wrote 0x0000000400000004 read 0x0000F10400000004
Failed (1.69s)
1/16/2015 00:02:47 - Random Pattern Test
1/16/2015 00:02:49 - Critical: Memory address 0x00000000B3C68310 wrote 0xBB6167B75FB7D11D read 0xBB61F0B75FB7D11D
Failed (1.66s)
1/16/2015 00:02:49 - Random Number Sequence Test
1/16/2015 00:03:05 - Critical: Memory address 0x00000000DA026310 wrote 0x000051D400002ED1 read 0x0000F1D400002ED1
Failed (16.59s)
1/16/2015 00:03:05 - Block Move Test Failed (67.19s)

 

[kemical]

Hi,
yes it looks like a stick has failed. Memtest86 would have also found the same thing so it's saved you a job of running that. You can determine which stick it is by removing a stick and repeating the test. Do this for each stick and you usually find it's just one stick thats faulty although sometimes two can go down.
I should imagine this is why the lappie was sold. Perhaps the former owner didn't have your resourcefulness and failed to determine the issue. Anyway it's a relatively easy fix in that you just need to swop the offending stick for one that is running fine.

 

[bmoreGUY]

WOW! it's like a new computer now. I didn't realize just how much a bad physical ram stick can cause problems. I was constantly getting errors when downloading applications, corrupt file messages, and just bunch of weird issues left and right. I didn't think it was due to the faulty ram at first since I had no idea that bad ram can cause so many problems. The good news is that as soon as I replaced the 4gb stick with 8gb brand new stick I got from best buy today everything came alive. No more errors, no more download and install issues, and no more restart on it's own. So it look like the faulty physical ram stick was the issue. I haven't used the laptop long enough to see if the blue screen will show again but I have a good feeling I shouldn't, but I do have my fingers crossed.

Thank you for your help so far as I truly appreciate it

I will let you know if I get another blue screen but hopefully I won't have any reason to reply back here.

 

[kemical]

That's great to hear well done! Post back if you should need to but in any case best of luck.