DPC_watchdog_violation is giving me headaches

Caumen

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I have been using about a week to find out what was wrong, after I installed two new SSD's in RAID 0 it began to happen. I have tried installing windows 7, 8 and 8.1 with RAID and AHCI interface on any of my hdd's or ssds while plugged to the computer, any drive gave the same bsod. The diagnosis I have here is from a dumpfile after I plugged my laptops hdd to the pc to try if that worked, and it obviously didn't. I have singled out that the RAM is perfectly operating, the CPU is perfectly operating, the OS properly loads in any SATA interface that it is installed on, cables have been replaced with spare ones, BIOS has both been flashed and updated and any spare USB devices has been disconnected along with soundcard, hdd's not in use and drivebay.

It is giving me serious headaches and I don't have a clue what is wrong with my PC.

Even the dumpfile tells me that System is the process that triggered the BSOD, I just don't know anymore!
I never thought I would get this confused with an error on my PC.

I hope you can help me!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 & 8 x64
FYI - the process involved in the dump has nothing to do with what caused the dump. On rare occasions it can be useful when a string of BSOD's all blame the same process - but if it's a Windows process then we have to ask if it's a 3rd party driver misbehaving in the Windows process address space.

If a critical Windows process (such as "System") is misbehaving, then you'll see lot's more problems other than the occasional BSOD. As such we focus our attention on 3rd party (non-Windows) drivers when first starting to troubleshoot BSOD's.

Your BIOS dates from 2009. Please check at the manufacturer's website to see if there are any BIOS updates available for your system. Also check the readme file to see if they apply to the problems that you are having. Please be advised that flashing the BIOS is a very unforgiving process - and one mistake can physically damage your motherboard.

The drivers for theses devices aren't installed, please install them:
Not Available ACPI\ENE0100\4&18D15E3&0 The drivers for this device are not installed.
A309 USB\VID_07CA&PID_A309\302053103029000 The drivers for this device are not installed.
The first one is most likely your ENE CIR Receiver (InfraRed receiver). The second one is most likely your Integrated Digital TV Tuner (DVB-T).

Daemon Tools (and Alcohol % software) are known to cause BSOD's on some Windows systems (mostly due to the sptd.sys driver, although I have seen dtsoftbus01.sys blamed on several occasions).
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

Interestingly, the dumps blame this Windows USB networking driver: usb8023x.sys
Windows drivers aren't usually to blame, so the first questions are:
- what USB devices are connected to the system?
- what networking devices are being used on the system?

While waiting for your answer to the above, I suggest you run this fix:
Please run the following DISM commands to see if there's any problems with the system (from an elevated (Run as administrator) Command Prompt). Press Enter after each one:
Code:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
Code:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

If the problem is fixable, you can use this command to repair i (from an elevated (Run as administrator) Command Prompt). Press Enter after typing it:
Code:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

From this article: Repair a Windows Image

Please update these older drivers. Links are included to assist in looking up the source of the drivers. If unable to find an update, please remove (un-install) the program responsible for that driver. DO NOT manually delete/rename the driver as it may make the system unbootable! :

FYI - the first 8 are difficult to find and probably aren't worth the effort to update. If you don't have an nVidia chipset, the next 2 (the nVidia one's - nvstor.sys and nvraid.sys) probably aren't worth updating either. The last 3 must be updated if available. If not available, let us know so we can research more current versions.

iirsp.sys Tue Dec 13 16:47:54 2005 (439F418A)
Intel Raid StorPort Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iirsp.sys

nfrd960.sys Tue Jun 6 17:11:48 2006 (4485EF94)
IBM ServeRAID Controller Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nfrd960.sys

adpu320.sys Tue Feb 27 19:04:15 2007 (45E4C6FF)
Adaptec .NET Ultra320 Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adpu320.sys

adpahci.sys Tue May 1 13:30:09 2007 (46377921)
Adaptec Windows SATA Storport Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adpahci.sys

SiSRaid2.sys Wed Sep 24 14:28:20 2008 (48DA86C4)
SiS RAID Stor Miniport Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=SiSRaid2.sys

sisraid4.sys Wed Oct 1 17:56:04 2008 (48E3F1F4)
SiS AHCI Stor-Miniport Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=sisraid4.sys

adp94xx.sys Fri Dec 5 18:54:42 2008 (4939BF42)
Adaptec HostRAID SAS Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adp94xx.sys

stexstor.sys Fri Nov 18 19:27:32 2011 (4EC6F7F4)
Promise SuperTrak EX Series Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=stexstor.sys

nvstor.sys Mon Sep 12 19:53:04 2011 (4E6E9B60)
nVidia Storage Drivers
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvstor.sys

nvraid.sys Mon Sep 12 20:01:54 2011 (4E6E9D72)
nVidia nForce RAID Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvraid.sys

iaStorV.sys Mon Apr 11 14:48:16 2011 (4DA34CF0)
Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver (base) (now is the Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver)
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iaStorV.sys

hpdskflt.sys Fri May 13 14:47:02 2011 (4DCD7CA6)
HP Mobile Data Protection System Disk Filter
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=hpdskflt.sys

Rt630x64.sys Wed Oct 19 08:12:55 2011 (4E9EBEC7)
Realtek PCI/PCIe Adapters
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=Rt630x64.sys

If all of this doesn't stop the BSOD's, please run Driver Verifier according to these instructions: Driver Verifier Settings



Analysis:
The following is for informational purposes only.
Code:
[font=lucida console]**************************Mon Jul  8 16:20:56.135 2013 (UTC - 4:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Owner\SysnativeBSODApps\070813-53898-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (6 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16551.amd64fre.win8_gdr.130306-1502
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:09:38.857[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for usb8023x.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for usb8023x.sys
Probably caused by :[B]usb8023x.sys ( usb8023x+2dd5 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]133, {0, 283, 282, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#Example]DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)[/url]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000000, A single DPC or ISR exceeded its time allotment. The offending
    component can usually be identified with a stack trace.
Arg2: 0000000000000283, The DPC time count (in ticks).
Arg3: 0000000000000282, The DPC time allotment (in ticks).
Arg4: 0000000000000000
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x133
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME:  System
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x133_DPC_usb8023x+2dd5[/B]
  BIOS Version                  1604
  BIOS Release Date             10/16/2012
  Manufacturer                  To be filled by O.E.M.
  Product Name                  To be filled by O.E.M.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Mon Jul  8 16:07:26.476 2013 (UTC - 4:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Owner\SysnativeBSODApps\070813-75738-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (6 procs) Free x64
Built by: [B]9200[/B].16551.amd64fre.win8_gdr.130306-1502
System Uptime:[B]0 days 0:04:55.200[/B]
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for usb8023x.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for usb8023x.sys
Probably caused by :[B]usb8023x.sys ( usb8023x+2d87 )[/B]
BugCheck [B]133, {0, 283, 282, 0}[/B]
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#Example]DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)[/url]
Arguments: 
Arg1: 0000000000000000, A single DPC or ISR exceeded its time allotment. The offending
    component can usually be identified with a stack trace.
Arg2: 0000000000000283, The DPC time count (in ticks).
Arg3: 0000000000000282, The DPC time allotment (in ticks).
Arg4: 0000000000000000
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x133
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME:  System
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: [B]0x133_DPC_usb8023x+2d87[/B]
  BIOS Version                  1604
  BIOS Release Date             10/16/2012
  Manufacturer                  To be filled by O.E.M.
  Product Name                  To be filled by O.E.M.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
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3rd Party Drivers:
The following is for information purposes only.
Any drivers in red should be updated or removed from your system. And should have been discussed in the body of my post.
Code:
[font=lucida console]**************************Mon Jul  8 16:20:56.135 2013 (UTC - 4:00)**************************
[COLOR=RED][B]hpdskflt.sys                Fri May 13 14:47:02 2011 (4DCD7CA6)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]Rt630x64.sys                Wed Oct 19 08:12:55 2011 (4E9EBEC7)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]dtsoftbus01.sys             Fri Jan 13 08:45:46 2012 (4F10358A)[/B][/COLOR]
nvlddmkm.sys                Mon Jun 18 16:47:19 2012 (4FDF93D7)
avgrkx64.sys                Thu Sep 13 20:41:40 2012 (50527D44)
avgloga.sys                 Thu Sep 20 21:23:51 2012 (505BC1A7)
avgldx64.sys                Mon Oct  1 21:05:50 2012 (506A3DEE)
avgidsha.sys                Sun Oct 14 21:22:54 2012 (507B656E)
sthid.sys                   Fri Oct 19 01:28:41 2012 (5080E509)
avgidsdrivera.sys           Mon Oct 22 06:47:11 2012 (5085242F)
avgmfx64.sys                Thu Nov 15 17:03:50 2012 (50A566C6)
avgwfpa.sys                 Mon Nov 26 17:09:35 2012 (50B3E89F)
SCDEmu.SYS                  Sun Dec  9 03:46:41 2012 (50C44FF1)
dump_storahci.sys           Fri Mar  1 21:15:44 2013 (513160D0)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
**************************Mon Jul  8 16:07:26.476 2013 (UTC - 4:00)**************************
[COLOR=RED][B]iirsp.sys                   Tue Dec 13 16:47:54 2005 (439F418A)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]nfrd960.sys                 Tue Jun  6 17:11:48 2006 (4485EF94)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]adpu320.sys                 Tue Feb 27 19:04:15 2007 (45E4C6FF)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]adpahci.sys                 Tue May  1 13:30:09 2007 (46377921)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]SiSRaid2.sys                Wed Sep 24 14:28:20 2008 (48DA86C4)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]sisraid4.sys                Wed Oct  1 17:56:04 2008 (48E3F1F4)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]adp94xx.sys                 Fri Dec  5 18:54:42 2008 (4939BF42)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]iaStorV.sys                 Mon Apr 11 14:48:16 2011 (4DA34CF0)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]nvstor.sys                  Mon Sep 12 19:53:04 2011 (4E6E9B60)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]nvraid.sys                  Mon Sep 12 20:01:54 2011 (4E6E9D72)[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=RED][B]stexstor.sys                Fri Nov 18 19:27:32 2011 (4EC6F7F4)[/B][/COLOR]
vsmraid.sys                 Tue Jan 31 14:55:18 2012 (4F284726)
amdsbs.sys                  Tue Feb 21 13:15:43 2012 (4F43DF4F)
lsi_scsi.sys                Tue Feb 21 18:59:35 2012 (4F442FE7)
lsi_sss.sys                 Tue Feb 21 19:00:12 2012 (4F44300C)
MegaSR.sys                  Fri Feb 24 13:22:15 2012 (4F47D557)
3ware.sys                   Thu Mar  8 15:33:45 2012 (4F5917A9)
lsi_sas2.sys                Mon Mar 12 16:28:53 2012 (4F5E5C85)
arc.sys                     Mon Mar 19 13:49:21 2012 (4F6771A1)
arcsas.sys                  Mon Mar 19 13:51:00 2012 (4F677204)
mvumis.sys                  Tue Mar 20 03:43:50 2012 (4F683536)
vstxraid.sys                Mon Mar 26 13:42:56 2012 (4F70AAA0)
megasas.sys                 Tue Apr  3 15:45:15 2012 (4F7B534B)
lsi_sas.sys                 Fri May 11 15:40:21 2012 (4FAD6B25)
HpSAMD.sys                  Wed May 30 18:24:33 2012 (4FC69E21)
amdsata.sys                 Mon Jun 11 18:19:56 2012 (4FD66F0C)
amdxata.sys                 Mon Jun 11 18:36:48 2012 (4FD67300)
bxvbda.sys                  Mon Jul 23 19:30:50 2012 (500DDEAA)
evbda.sys                   Tue Jul 24 08:22:19 2012 (500E937B)
agp440.sys                  Wed Jul 25 22:29:13 2012 (5010AB79)
nv_agp.sys                  Wed Jul 25 22:29:16 2012 (5010AB7C)
intelide.sys                Wed Jul 25 22:29:52 2012 (5010ABA0)
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http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=hpdskflt.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=Rt630x64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=dtsoftbus01.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvlddmkm.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgrkx64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgloga.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgldx64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgidsha.sys
sthid.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgidsdrivera.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgmfx64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avgwfpa.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=SCDEmu.SYS
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=dump_storahci.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iirsp.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nfrd960.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adpu320.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adpahci.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=SiSRaid2.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=sisraid4.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=adp94xx.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iaStorV.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvstor.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvraid.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=stexstor.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=vsmraid.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=amdsbs.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=lsi_scsi.sys
lsi_sss.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=MegaSR.sys
3ware.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=lsi_sas2.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=arc.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=arcsas.sys
mvumis.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
vstxraid.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=megasas.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=lsi_sas.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=HpSAMD.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=amdsata.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=amdxata.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=bxvbda.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=evbda.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=agp440.sys
nv_agp.sys - this driver hasn't been added to the DRT as of this run. Please search Google/Bing for the driver if additional information is needed.
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=intelide.sys
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
Ok, for starters I have today started the pc up again, and in some magical way it hasn't been triggering any BSOD after installing win8 on a single SSD /w AHCI mode active. Since then I have made a proper clean install in RAID and it is still working.

Second, I am pretty sure that some of the diagnostics didn't consider that it was taken from a used laptop hdd, and not a new clean install, as I can stand behind having updated the bios. Sorry for having it mixed up, but I had to, as my pc wasn't able to run for long enough a time to do the diagnose itself, so I plugged the hdd back into the laptop before starting the diagnostics. The laptop is old and hasn't had any firmware updates in a very long time.

When I will get the bsod again, which I will guess could be soon, I will come back with a proper diagnostic.

I went through the fix that you told me to do, and it found no problems.

Thanks for the help! It was much appreciated to have a little guidance, I will bump the thread when I get the bsod again, but it usually happened about 1-10 minutes into boot, and it has been running for about 6 hours now.. so it might have mysteriously disappeared, much to my annoyance, since it would be nice to find the cause of it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 & 8 x64
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