There's not a whole bunch available to test SSD's. The "easiest" test is to remove the SSD, install a platter-based hard drive, install Windows and test for stability that way.
Here's some suggestions:
- Update the SSD's firmware to the latest available version (VERY IMPORTANT!!!)
- Update the motherboard controllers drivers to the latest available version from the controller manufacturer (NOT the mobo manufacturer unless you can't find any on the controller manufacturer's website)
- Slow the memory (RAM) down to the next slower speed (I've only seen one person who claimed that this worked for them).
- Use any manufacturer's utilities that you may have. If you don't have any, then try this free one (I haven't used it myself): Crystal Dew World
- Update chipset and storage controller drivers to the latest available from the manufacturer of the device (not the manufacturer of the motherboard). Be sure to update ALL controllers on the motherboard!
....NOTE: Recently (Nov 2011) we had BSOD issues with the Marvell 91xx controller and an SSD. You may have to switch controllers also.
- Replace the SSD with a platter based hard drive and see if that stops the BSOD's. If it does, then it's likely that there's a problem with the SSD OR an incompatibility with your system.
It's my opinion that SSD's aren't reliable enough (with current hardware) to be used on a system that needs to work reliably. Until I see reliability I will not recommend, nor will I use, SSD's for critical applications.
06 Dec 2011 - This post tends to confirm issues with certain SSD chipsets and certain controllers - [SOLVED] cant find the cause of BSOD F4 - Tech Support Forum
29 May 2012 - The frequency of BSOD's with SSD's seems to have been decreasing over the last several months. It may be approaching time to re-evaluate my stand on their suitability for use in production systems.
10 Nov 2012 - I'm seeing an upswing in SSD errors - but most appear due to older storage controller drivers. I strongly suggest NOT using storage controller drivers that don't date from 2012 (if none are available, don't connect an SSD to that controller)
05 Jan 2013 - very interesting post about difficulties with the Marvell controllers even when not connected to the SSD drives: https://www.eightforums.com/bsod-cr...-pc-reboots-when-waking-sleep.html#post169956
Please un-install the program, then use the following free tool to ensure that the troublesome sptd.sys driver is removed from your system (pick the 32 or 64 bit system depending on your system's configuration):[DEL] DuplexSecure - FAQ [/DEL]Link broken as of 21 Jul 2012
New link (15 Aug 2012): DuplexSecure - Downloads (pick the appropriate version for your system and select "Un-install" when you run it).
Alternate link: Disc-Tools.com
Manual procedure here: Registry and SPTD problems | DAEMON Pro Help
[font=lucida console]**************************Wed Jan 9 05:19:13.699 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\010913-6723-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (8 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 1:11:11.605[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by :[B]nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+209dca )[/B]
BugCheck [B]3B, {c000001d, fffff880036c49e6, fffff880036c3fa0, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#0x0000003B]SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (3b)[/url]
Arguments:
Arg1: 00000000c000001d, Exception code that caused the bugcheck
Arg2: fffff880036c49e6, Address of the instruction which caused the bugcheck
Arg3: fffff880036c3fa0, Address of the context record for the exception that caused the bugcheck
Arg4: 0000000000000000, zero.
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x3B
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: [B]MSIAfterburner[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0x3B_nvlddmkm+209dca[/B]
CPUID: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz"
MaxSpeed: 2800
CurrentSpeed: [B]4009[/B]
Processor may be overclocked!
Expected Frequency: 2800
Actual Frequency: 4009
Overclock Ratio: [color=red]1.43179[/color]
BIOS Version 1501
BIOS Release Date 05/10/2011
Manufacturer System manufacturer
Product Name System Product Name
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Mon Jan 7 23:48:05.714 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\010813-6099-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (8 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:18:46.620[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]storport.sys ( storport!RaidAdapterRaiseIrqlAndExecuteXrb+18 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]D1, {0, 2, 1, fffffa800e2a96a1}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#0x000000D1]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)[/url]
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: fffffa800e2a96a1, address which referenced memory
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: [B]IAStorDataMgrS[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0xD1_storport!RaidAdapterRaiseIrqlAndExecuteXrb+18[/B]
CPUID: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz"
MaxSpeed: 2800
CurrentSpeed: [B]4009[/B]
Processor may be overclocked!
Expected Frequency: 2800
Actual Frequency: 4009
Overclock Ratio: [color=red]1.43179[/color]
BIOS Version 1501
BIOS Release Date 05/10/2011
Manufacturer System manufacturer
Product Name System Product Name
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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[font=lucida console]**************************Wed Jan 9 05:19:13.699 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
[COLOR=RED][B]ASACPI.sys Sun Mar 27 22:30:36 2005 (42476C4C)[/B][/COLOR]
intelppm.sys Mon Jul 13 19:19:25 2009 (4A5BC0FD)
amdxata.sys Fri Mar 19 12:18:18 2010 (4BA3A3CA)
DKRtWrt.sys Mon Feb 14 05:03:42 2011 (4D58FDFE)
[COLOR=RED][B]RTCore64.sys Tue Sep 6 08:24:50 2011 (4E661112)[/B][/COLOR]
yk62x64.sys Thu Sep 8 03:34:54 2011 (4E68701E)
a5miocjk.SYS Wed Dec 28 04:10:52 2011 (4EFADD1C)
GEARAspiWDM.sys Thu May 3 15:56:17 2012 (4FA2E2E1)
kl1.sys Tue Jun 19 09:27:15 2012 (4FE07E33)
klim6.sys Thu Aug 2 07:09:23 2012 (501A5FE3)
klflt.sys Fri Aug 3 12:10:13 2012 (501BF7E5)
kneps.sys Mon Aug 13 08:45:42 2012 (5028F6F6)
[COLOR=RED][B]sptd.sys Sat Aug 18 17:05:38 2012 (503003A2)[/B][/COLOR]
klkbdflt.sys Mon Sep 3 09:55:35 2012 (5044B6D7)
klmouflt.sys Mon Sep 3 10:21:58 2012 (5044BD06)
iaStorA.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:55 2012 (505CB4B7)
dump_iaStorA.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:55 2012 (505CB4B7)
iaStorF.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:58 2012 (505CB4BA)
cmudaxp.sys Wed Oct 3 03:36:12 2012 (506BEAEC)
kltdi.sys Thu Oct 18 06:50:34 2012 (507FDEFA)
kerneld.x64 Sun Oct 28 07:04:11 2012 (508D112B)
klif.sys Fri Nov 2 07:41:30 2012 (5093B16A)
nvlddmkm.sys Sat Dec 29 01:47:52 2012 (50DE9218)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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[COLOR=RED][B]WinRing0x64.sys Sat Jul 26 09:29:37 2008 (488B26C1)[/B][/COLOR]
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Daemon Tools (and Alcohol 120% software) are known to cause BSOD's on some Win7 systems (mostly due to the sptd.sys driver, although I have seen dtsoftbus01.sys blamed on several occasions). I strongly suspect that this hold true for Win8 systems also.
Please un-install the program, then use the following free tool to ensure that the troublesome sptd.sys driver is removed from your system (pick the 32 or 64 bit system depending on your system's configuration): [DEL] DuplexSecure - FAQ [/DEL] Link broken as of 21 Jul 2012
New link (15 Aug 2012): DuplexSecure - Downloads (pick the appropriate version for your system and select "Un-install" when you run it).
Alternate link: Disc-Tools.com
Manual procedure here: Registry and SPTD problems | DAEMON Pro Help
[font=lucida console]**************************Thu Jan 10 04:45:12.356 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\011013-6739-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (8 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:00:03.262[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]GenuineIntel[/B]
BugCheck [B]124, {0, fffffa800ae0f8f8, 0, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#0x00000124]WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124)[/url]
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: fffffa800ae0f8f8, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 0000000000000000, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x124_GenuineIntel
PROCESS_NAME: [B]System[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_CACHE_PRV[/B]
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Wed Jan 9 21:00:49.829 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\011013-6754-01.dmp]
Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (8 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]7601[/B].17944.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120830-0333
System Uptime:[B]0 days 1:25:47.735[/B]
Probably caused by :[B]tcpip.sys ( tcpip!UdpBeginDelivery+1c )[/B]
BugCheck [B]D1, {8c, 2, 0, fffff880024e950c}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#0x000000D1]DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)[/url]
Arguments:
Arg1: 000000000000008c, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: fffff880024e950c, address which referenced memory
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: [B]linpack64.exe[/B]
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]X64_0xD1_tcpip!UdpBeginDelivery+1c[/B]
CPUID: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz"
MaxSpeed: 2800
CurrentSpeed: [B]4009[/B]
Processor may be overclocked!
Expected Frequency: 2800
Actual Frequency: 4009
Overclock Ratio: [color=red]1.43179[/color]
BIOS Version 1501
BIOS Release Date 05/10/2011
Manufacturer System manufacturer
Product Name System Product Name
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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amdxata.sys Fri Mar 19 12:18:18 2010 (4BA3A3CA)
kl1.sys Tue Jun 19 09:27:15 2012 (4FE07E33)
[COLOR=RED][B]sptd.sys Sat Aug 18 17:05:38 2012 (503003A2)[/B][/COLOR]
iaStorA.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:55 2012 (505CB4B7)
dump_iaStorA.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:55 2012 (505CB4B7)
iaStorF.sys Fri Sep 21 14:40:58 2012 (505CB4BA)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Wed Jan 9 21:00:49.829 2013 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
intelppm.sys Mon Jul 13 19:19:25 2009 (4A5BC0FD)
ASACPI.sys Wed Jul 15 23:31:29 2009 (4A5E9F11)
vpcnfltr.sys Tue Sep 22 21:32:30 2009 (4AB97AAE)
vpchbus.sys Tue Sep 22 21:32:32 2009 (4AB97AB0)
vpcusb.sys Tue Sep 22 21:32:39 2009 (4AB97AB7)
vpcvmm.sys Thu Dec 31 02:27:33 2009 (4B3C5265)
DKRtWrt.sys Mon Feb 14 05:03:42 2011 (4D58FDFE)
[COLOR=RED][B]RTCore64.sys Tue Sep 6 08:24:50 2011 (4E661112)[/B][/COLOR]
arwpsgs2.SYS Wed Dec 28 04:10:52 2011 (4EFADD1C)
GEARAspiWDM.sys Thu May 3 15:56:17 2012 (4FA2E2E1)
klim6.sys Thu Aug 2 07:09:23 2012 (501A5FE3)
klflt.sys Fri Aug 3 12:10:13 2012 (501BF7E5)
kneps.sys Mon Aug 13 08:45:42 2012 (5028F6F6)
klkbdflt.sys Mon Sep 3 09:55:35 2012 (5044B6D7)
klmouflt.sys Mon Sep 3 10:21:58 2012 (5044BD06)
cmudaxp.sys Wed Oct 3 03:36:12 2012 (506BEAEC)
kltdi.sys Thu Oct 18 06:50:34 2012 (507FDEFA)
kerneld.x64 Sun Oct 28 07:04:11 2012 (508D112B)
klif.sys Fri Nov 2 07:41:30 2012 (5093B16A)
nvlddmkm.sys Sat Dec 29 01:47:52 2012 (50DE9218)
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