BSOD happens daily

[marcus8h]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/83259137@N04/7626978054/

 

[marcus8h]

Can some one please tell me what is causing these events and hot to fix them?

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[kissingman]

Here is some information maybe helpful to you.

http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/210263-random-mostly-during-games-bsod-stopcode-0x0000101.html

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Pagefault in a nonpaged area is usually a memory error. Have you run memtest? Hardware?

 

[marcus8h]

i ran the windows memory diagnostic and it came back with no issues

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Memtest runs outside of Windows and is better. 8 to 10 hours for 8GB. Any errors at all means something is wrong. Hardware?

 

[marcus8h]

ok i will run memtest. This is my ram http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231569

 

[marcus8h]

There are many "memtest" when i google it. can you please provide a link to the one i should use

 

[Deleted member 217926]

http://www.memtest.org/

Download and burn the .iso to a CD. Change the boot order in BIOS so the DVD/CD drive is first and boot off the CD. This allows all the RAM to be checked with none reserved for Windows. If you need a burning program ImgBurn is a great free program.

http://www.imgburn.com/

 

[marcus8h]

ok thanks. i will post back with the results

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Wow 32GB? Is your motherboard even compatible with 32GB kits? That's why I keep asking what your hardware is so I can check things like that. New build? Has it always crashed?

What do you need with 32GB? You running a RAM disk?

You may need a voltage bump to run that much memory on any platform.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Oh and .... 8 to 10 hours of memtest is what's recommended for 8GB. 32GB may need more like 20-24 hours.

 

[gamerk316]

I'm not likeing the fact the he's getting 0x101: CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, since that basically means the CPU is getting locked up...

That being said, the 0x50AGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA BSOD indicates RAM as the primary culprit...

Are you SURE the motherboard supports 32GB? Even if it does, you might need a voltage boost on the RAM/NB in order to gain stability.

 

[marcus8h]

ok so i started memtest last night before i went to bed and woke up this morning to it still running. it currently has 169472 errors and has been running for 11 hours.... how much longer should i allow it to run. as well will it save the results some where after?

also here are my machine specs. sorry for not postiong them earlier.
Graphics Card: Asus HD7970 GDDR5-DC2-3GD5

Memory: Gskill Ripjaw x 32gb (4x8gb)

PSU: CoolerMaster Silent Pro Gold series 1000w ATX

CPU: AMD FX-8150 AM3+ 3.6Ghz

MOBO: Gigabyte GA-970A

OS: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Even 1 error means something is wrong with your RAM.

You might try increasing the RAM voltage to 1.55v or 1.6v. 32GB also might require a BIOS update.

You may also have a bad stick but since it's 32GB I really think the problem is with the amount. Many boards have problems with such a large amount and not to mention the issues with 8GB sticks being compatible.

Are you actually using 32GB for something specific?

If a voltage bump does not help pull all but one stick and run memtest on each stick individually. If only 1 stick is producing errors then you have a bad stick.

 

[marcus8h]

Even 1 error means something is wrong with your RAM.

You might try increasing the RAM voltage to 1.55v or 1.6v. 32GB also might require a BIOS update.

You may also have a bad stick but since it's 32GB I really think the problem is with the amount. Many boards have problems with such a large amount and not to mention the issues with 8GB sticks being compatible.

Are you actually using 32GB for something specific?

If a voltage bump does not help pull all but one stick and run memtest on each stick individually. If only 1 stick is producing errors then you have a bad stick.

ok i will try increasing the volts. my bios has the most recent update. and no im not using it for anything specific, just figured it would help out in the future. i will rum memtest to each stick. if 1 of them comes back with errors what do you recommend i do? RMA?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Yep. If a single stick causes the errors it's bad. If not then you still may have to RMA as that motherboard may not like 32GB.

Even 16GB is pretty much overkill unless you use it as a RAM disk or work with huge image or video files all day. For a gaming computer 8GB is fine. In fact only a few games do better with more than 4GB.

 

[marcus8h]

so i upped the volts to 1.055 and pressed f10 to save then it restarted and nothing.... its like it is dead. when i push the power button the fans will start up but nothing is displayed on screen. no bios flash screen or anything just black....

 

[Deleted member 217926]

1.055 or 1.55? 1.055 is not enough voltage to boot. Clear CMOS and it should fix it.

 

[marcus8h]

uh oh i must have done 1.055! how can i clear the cmos when i cant even get into the bios. when i push the power button its just a black screen.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You clear CMOS manually on the board with a jumper. Check your manual for where it is or just use a flashlight. You can also remove the battery for a few minutes and that should do it too.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

If you are having problems this may help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdp_L5IxaNI

 

[marcus8h]

ok great its up and running again. THANK YOU!! so i also upped the volts correctly to 1.55. what do you recommend i do now that they are on a higher voltage?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Try memtest again. No need to let it run any longer than 1 error. If 1.55v does not do it try 1.6v. If that does not do it try running memtest on each stick individually.

 

[marcus8h]

ok thanks. will post back after all that is completed