BSOD - Win7 - Usually when running several programs

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHc
4 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

I have attached the dump. if anyone here can help me interpret them, that would be very appreciated!

 

ASACPI.sys: part of several Asus utilities, a known cause of BSOD's in W7, uninstall it or update the utilities to the latest version(s).

PxHlpa64.sys: Sonic DVD driver, update or uninstall. <- flagged as a cause.

lvrs64.sys: Logitech camera driver, update or uninstall. <- flagged as a cause.

Fix those and test until you get a new BSOD

 

I updated the Logitech camera driver, which was really old.

I also updated the firmware for my Pioneer DVD-RW, I'm not sure what you mean by Sonic DVD. The firmware update wasn't a huge one.

I've yet to update utilities, I don't know how. I know Asus has an updater but it doesn't seem to work after i install it, it's just a blank image where the normal buttons and options would be overlayed. I found some tutorials on upgrading the BIOS itself for ASUS, but nothing about the utilities, i'm not sure if it's the same.

 

Personally speaking, I would never update the BIOS unless my specific issue was addressed in the change logs on the ASUS site. They're pretty good about updates but their servers suck big time. Try later.

 

I wish I had read that before I did it. I used the AsusUpdate application.

Now even though it boots up eventually, I get a checksum error on bootup. It looks exactly like this.

I've never had this happen before. Do you have any suggestions on where to proceed from here?

 

The CMOS battery is most likely going bad

CMOS battery looks like this


You could try going into the BIOs, setting the correct Time/Date, reboot, see if it continues to show you this message.

They are very cheap, about 4$ in a retail store. If you're not comfortable with installing it, labor should be ~10$.

 

Ya, just about every megamart stocks them these days. #CR2032 They only last some 3 years according to an Intel study. If that's not it(I hope it is) then we move on.

 

hrm, going through your BSODs logs. Based on the error code alone:

Those are some notes i have on 0x4e which occured more than 5 times.
Is the computer taking forever to boot up?

 

Based on what thisisu just said, have you checked your RAM yet? Try running Memtest86 to see how good it is, even 1 error means replacement of that stick.

 

Other than that first bootup, I get no booth up checksum errors. What gives? How could this have fixed itself (or not)?

 

From memory, BIOS updating instructions normally carry info to the effect that you should enter the BIOS and set it to defaults after an update. Effectively just entering the BIOS clears the message, which is a valid one because the BIOS itself has changed.

The Sonic driver, PxHlpa64.sys, is installed with many other softwares, including:

Please track it down and uninstall or update it.

Hold off on tracking down and updating the ASUS ASACPI.sys (it might be the driver for the ATK0110 ACPI utility, under System devices in Device manager), on my W7 it's from August 2004, doesn't appear to be causing any problems so I'm leaving it as is.

 

Alright, well I used ASUS update and updated the BIOS, I also got new drivers for my DVD drive, and I just got another BSOD, this time I have no idea why, it happened in the middle of the night when I was sleeping.

I had not yet disabled PxHlpa64.sys or ASUS ASACPI.sys or lvrs64.sys

Are these drivers still flagged as causes? I have disabled PxHlpa64.sys now. Please let me know if it's still flagged as a cause though.

Attached are the last 3 dumps. Thanks!

 

So, you updated 1 of the 3 drivers I originally pointed to as being at fault/likely to cause BSOD's (1 of which was already flagged as being at fault back in November!); updated firmware and BIOS which you hadn't been asked to.

Revisit #2 and remove or update the remaining problem drivers/potential problem drivers please.

Once you've succeeded, download and install DriverSweeper and use it to uninstall your nVidia graphics drivers. Reboot and install the ones from here.

Code:

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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 116, {fffffa8008d8e320, fffff8800f8bdf10, ffffffffc000009a, 4}

Unable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
Probably caused by : nvlddmkm.sys ( nvlddmkm+801f10 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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2: kd> !analyze -v
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VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE (116)
Attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffffa8008d8e320, Optional pointer to internal TDR recovery context (TDR_RECOVERY_CONTEXT).
Arg2: fffff8800f8bdf10, The pointer into responsible device driver module (e.g. owner tag).
Arg3: ffffffffc000009a, Optional error code (NTSTATUS) of the last failed operation.
Arg4: 0000000000000004, Optional internal context dependent data.

Debugging Details:
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FAULTING_IP: 
nvlddmkm+801f10
fffff880`0f8bdf10 4883ec28        sub     rsp,28h

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  GRAPHICS_DRIVER_TDR_FAULT

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x116

PROCESS_NAME:  System

CURRENT_IRQL:  0

STACK_TEXT:  
fffff880`02ed9b88 fffff880`02cc2000 : 00000000`00000116 fffffa80`08d8e320 fffff880`0f8bdf10 ffffffff`c000009a : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`02ed9b90 fffff880`02c95867 : fffff880`0f8bdf10 fffffa80`06ab3000 00000000`00000000 ffffffff`c000009a : dxgkrnl!TdrBugcheckOnTimeout+0xec
fffff880`02ed9bd0 fffff880`02cc1e0f : fffffa80`ffffd84d ffffffff`fffe7960 fffffa80`08d8e320 00000000`00000000 : dxgkrnl!DXGADAPTER::Reset+0x2a3
fffff880`02ed9c80 fffff880`02d90ec1 : fffffa80`0776ca10 00000000`00000080 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`06ab2010 : dxgkrnl!TdrResetFromTimeout+0x23
fffff880`02ed9d00 fffff800`02f7732e : 00000000`046c09c0 fffffa80`06ab08c0 fffffa80`039e99e0 fffffa80`06ab08c0 : dxgmms1!VidSchiWorkerThread+0x101
fffff880`02ed9d40 fffff800`02ccc666 : fffff800`02e4de80 fffffa80`06ab08c0 fffff800`02e5bcc0 fffff880`01239384 : nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x5a
fffff880`02ed9d80 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiStartSystemThread+0x16


STACK_COMMAND:  .bugcheck ; kb

FOLLOWUP_IP: 
nvlddmkm+801f10
fffff880`0f8bdf10 4883ec28        sub     rsp,28h

SYMBOL_NAME:  nvlddmkm+801f10

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nvlddmkm

IMAGE_NAME:  nvlddmkm.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  4dd73a68

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x116_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys

BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x116_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys

Followup: MachineOwner
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When using DriverSweeper, it asks to clean and analyze Nvidia Chipset, Nvidia Display, and Nvidia PhysX, should I analyze and clean all 3? Are they drivers or groups of drivers?

 

Display and PhysX only, the chipset is not related to graphics.

 

When you clean the system reboot your machine go into bios and run driver swepper as said here

How to use ?

There are two methods to use Driver Sweeper.
Both methods achieve the same results. This method is always able to clean all files.

This method will delete remaining files upon reboot (if deleting failed). You can clean your drivers this way:

Use the official uninstaller(s) of the driver(s) you want to uninstall.
Reboot your PC in Safe Mode.
Run Driver Sweeper and select what to clean.
Analyse lists all the entries possible to remove, cleaning removes the entries selected.
More drivers can be selected for the same cleaning process.

It is the best way to clean all leftover items , do it !! :-o

 

Is it a problem if after uninstalling drivers, and rebooting, Windows automatically installs generic drivers? I suppose being in safe mode with no internet access would prevent that though, I had internet access still.

 

Ok drivers were removed, then cleaner was used, then the new drivers you linked me to were installed.

And now we wait?

 

Don't wait actively use the machine, try to trigger another BSOD.