[SOLVED] BSOD ntoskrnl.exe for a couple of weeks now.

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Hello, I've been getting BSOD ntoskrnl.exe quite frequently recently, I've been doing some scans and tests but I couldn't find what is at fault. I'll post whocrashed dumps and memtest86.

On Mon 2/10/2020 7:47:07 PM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021020-8234-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x1B6980)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80153A6EF3E, 0xFFFFF000E6B24DD0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Mon 2/10/2020 7:47:07 PM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!setjmpex+0x7EC9)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80153A6EF3E, 0xFFFFF000E6B24DD0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Mon 2/10/2020 6:52:36 PM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021020-8218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x1B6980)
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0x48, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF800294B907F)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above. This is a software bug.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Mon 2/10/2020 1:38:17 PM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021020-6906-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x1B6980)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF8042AF08DC2, 0xFFFFF5884DDFDD90, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Mon 2/10/2020 11:55:47 AM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021020-6921-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x1B6980)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF8055F110ED0, 0xFFFFF08A8CC83CE0, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Mon 2/10/2020 11:42:47 AM your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\021020-7125-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x1B6980)
Bugcheck code: 0x4E (0x8D, 0x3E68F4, 0x41C000, 0xFFFF8681471033B0)
Error: PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that the page frame number (PFN) list is corrupted.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.





Conclusion



6 crash dumps have been found and analyzed. No offending third party drivers have been found. Connsider using WhoCrashed Professional which offers more detailed analysis using symbol resolution. Also configuring your system to produce a full memory dump may help you.


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Summary

Report Date2020-02-10 23:45:27
Generated byMemTest86 V8.3 Free (64-bit)
ResultFAIL
System Information

EFI Specifications2.70
System
ManufacturerMicro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product NameMS-7B84
Version1.0
Serial NumberTo be filled by O.E.M.
BIOS
VendorAmerican Megatrends Inc.
Version2.D0
Release Date12/03/2019
Baseboard
ManufacturerMicro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product NameB450M PRO-M2 (MS-7B84)
Version1.0
Serial NumberIC16387720
CPU TypeAMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core
CPU Clock3435 MHz [Turbo: 3939.6 MHz]
# Logical Processors12
L1 Cache12 x 96K (84815 MB/s)
L2 Cache12 x 512K (57046 MB/s)
L3 Cache1 x 16384K (27417 MB/s)
Memory16347M (14350 MB/s)
DIMM Slot #08GB DDR4 XMP PC4-24000
G Skill Intl / F4-3000C16-8GISB
16-18-18-38 / 3002 MHz / 1.350V
DIMM Slot #18GB DDR4 XMP PC4-24000
G Skill Intl / F4-3000C16-8GISB
16-18-18-38 / 3002 MHz / 1.350V
Result summary

Test Start Time2020-02-10 20:09:05
Elapsed Time3:34:56
Memory Range Tested0x0 - 41F380000 (16883MB)
CPU Selection ModeParallel (All CPUs)
ECC PollingEnabled
# Tests Passed45/48 (93%)
Lowest Error Address0x1CFEF444 (463MB)
Highest Error Address0x3EB3A34BC (16051MB)
Bits in Error Mask00000000000000F0
Bits in Error4
Max Contiguous Errors1
Test# Tests PassedErrors
Test 0 [Address test, walking ones, 1 CPU]4/4 (100%)0
Test 1 [Address test, own address, 1 CPU]4/4 (100%)0
Test 2 [Address test, own address]4/4 (100%)0
Test 3 [Moving inversions, ones & zeroes]4/4 (100%)0
Test 4 [Moving inversions, 8-bit pattern]4/4 (100%)0
Test 5 [Moving inversions, random pattern]4/4 (100%)0
Test 6 [Block move, 64-byte blocks]4/4 (100%)0
Test 7 [Moving inversions, 32-bit pattern]4/4 (100%)0
Test 8 [Random number sequence]4/4 (100%)0
Test 9 [Modulo 20, ones & zeros]4/4 (100%)0
Test 10 [Bit fade test, 2 patterns, 1 CPU]4/4 (100%)0
Test 13 [Hammer test]1/4 (25%)76
Last 10 Errors
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A34BC, Expected: BF1FBDD8, Actual: BF1FBDE8
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A34B4, Expected: 99DB7FEE, Actual: 99DB7F7E
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A34AC, Expected: 53ADFAD4, Actual: 53ADFAE4
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A34A4, Expected: 0A967C0A, Actual: 0A967CEA
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A349C, Expected: BB2E4510, Actual: BB2E45D0
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A3494, Expected: 528DEB66, Actual: 528DEB06
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A348C, Expected: 069FB88C, Actual: 069FB81C
2020-02-10 23:43:28 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 3EB3A3484, Expected: 0AB70A02, Actual: 0AB70A62
2020-02-10 23:37:51 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 2675C34BC, Expected: 487270FD, Actual: 4872704D
2020-02-10 23:37:51 - [Data Error] Test: 13, CPU: 0, Address: 2675C34B4, Expected: A82A612B, Actual: A82A61FB
 
Solution
Unless you have an RTX card the latest drivers aren't always best. See how you go but I find the drivers from Microsoft, while still being Nvidia drivers, are more stable than the newer ones from Nvidia themselves.
For gaming, the Microsoft drivers are not full featured. They are not going to give you everything the Nvidia drivers offer. Even for non-RTX cards. The Nvidia driver download page allows you to filter by card type. If your non-RTX card required a different driver than what is used by the RTX cards, which it doesn't, then it would send you to a different download page there.

Not sure where you got that idea Colif other than for eliminating problems created by the MOST recent drivers, which sometimes happens, or by a...
Unless you have an RTX card the latest drivers aren't always best. See how you go but I find the drivers from Microsoft, while still being Nvidia drivers, are more stable than the newer ones from Nvidia themselves.
For gaming, the Microsoft drivers are not full featured. They are not going to give you everything the Nvidia drivers offer. Even for non-RTX cards. The Nvidia driver download page allows you to filter by card type. If your non-RTX card required a different driver than what is used by the RTX cards, which it doesn't, then it would send you to a different download page there.

Not sure where you got that idea Colif other than for eliminating problems created by the MOST recent drivers, which sometimes happens, or by a specific driver version, but that would not be based on whether a card was RTX or not, it would simply be a hit or miss matter of some systems having problems with a given driver and some not, or in some cases, just a lot of people having problems with that particular driver.

Microsoft supplied drivers, while they WILL work in a lot of cases, will ALSO in a lot of cases not offer the full features of the hardware. This has been known for a long time and is not limited to only graphics card drivers. They are usually considered verified and fail safe but they are equally considered less capable than those supplied by the hardware manufacturer itself in most cases, especially when it comes to graphics cards and chipset drivers.
 
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