Solved Random BSODs + sudden lag / fps drop

sheru

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Hello, I've been having this issue for quite a long time. Basically I would get random BSODs eg IRQL not less or equal, system thread exception not handled, page fault in nonpaged area, and just a few minutes ago, kernel security check failure.

They would occur randomly, sometimes when I'm playing games (Final Fantasy 14, Guild Wars 2), and sometimes when I'm just browsing on chrome with less than 10 tabs open. When lagging / fps drops occur it would only last for 10 minutes or so, but sometimes it would lead to a BSOD.

I've attached the required files, any assistance is greatly appreciated! :D
 

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    Windows 8.1
Hi

Here are modules that are causing problems:
avgldx64 (AVG browser toolbar, utilities and probably stuff left from AVG Internet security un-installation)

The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. This overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application.

You can use a x64 bit remover from their site to remove:
Download tools and utilities | AVG Worldwide



Probably caused by : nvlddmkm.sys (Nvidia driver)

Updating driver for NVidia adapter from DELL site for your notebook (if you didn't already) could help
Your driver it looks is out 1 year of date since dell's website offers new version:
Product Support | Dell US

Alternatively you can obtain a driver and test it from this site:
NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Game Ready Driver for Grand Theft Auto V WHQL
 

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System One

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Thanks for the reply! I've used the AVG remover and updated my Nvidia driver, but the fps drops still happens. Any other solutions? :(
 

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    Windows 8.1
Thanks for the reply! I've used the AVG remover and updated my Nvidia driver, but the fps drops still happens. Any other solutions? :(

Well you first need to define what kind of problem you have, because lag and low fps are not the same thing.

FPS (frames per second) are dependent on your graphic card / CPU etc...
very low fps would mean that your hardware does not cover games' minimum system requirements.

Latency ( or lag ) is related to network such as upload/download speed and has very little if nothing to do with FPS.
lag would mean that you shoot a bad guy in some online game but the time needed for your PC to send data to the game server is so long that the guy from other side would already be somewhere else and would survive.

There are cases in MMO games when both high Latency and sucking FPS happen in same time, but they are not the same thing and mostly not caused by same problem.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Oh okay, I've been using the word interchangeably without knowing the exact meaning :p . My specs are waaaay above the minimum system requirements for the game. However my laptop would do this thing where it just slows down and basically the in game fps would drop below 10fps. It happens even when I'm not playing anything. For example I'm just browsing some site, and suddenly it takes a long time to scroll down (everything becomes choppy). If I try playing some vid, it would play but the image would only moves once per second.

I hope it makes sense..
 

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System One

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    Windows 8.1
In the above link ( dell website ) there are newer drivers , It's recommended that you install fresh drivers first.
Fresh drivers can make a difference.

as for fps and the events you described, it is most likely a problem with graphics driver, did you test the driver from nvidia link I gave you?

Additionally when did you last time reboot you wireless router?
from time to time routers cause connectivity problems so I would recommend ( if you didn't already ) to restart it, and make sure wireless driver is updated cos there is new one.

Also you have a lot of start up programs enabled, please disable as many as possible. these can all affect networking and gaming experience.

when you do all this reboot and try again running a game or video for testing purposes, then we'll see what could be done next.

edit:
oh btw, make a speed test to see ya ping and share the image here :D
Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
 
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Hello, sorry for the late reply. What do you mean by installing fresh drivers? Do you mean uninstalling whatever I currently have and reinstall it?

I already updated my current driver to the GTA V ready via the NVIDIA geforce experience app that I have on my laptop.

I have rebooted my router and disabled some startup programs. Problem still persisted. :( Here's my speedtest result -> http://bit.ly/1FqnAMr

I encountered new BSOD after I updated my NVIDIA INTO THE GTA V ready, if i remember correctly it was kernel security check failure and driver check somethingsomething..? I forgot. Anyway I'll be attaching another log. Thanks :)
 

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    Windows 8.1
Hi,
I hope you do not have paid version of avast! ?
cos I think you'll have to remove it and replace by some other AV for now so we can keep a track on issue.

Cut from event log:
Code:
Service Name:  [COLOR=#ff0000]aswSP[/COLOR]
Service File Name:  C:\windows\system32\drivers\aswSP.sys
Service Type:  [COLOR=#ff0000]kernel mode driver[/COLOR]
Service Start Type:  system start
Service Account:

Last dump from yesterday:
Code:
0: kd> k
Child-SP          RetAddr           Call Site
ffffd000`2a5f3e68 fffff800`b195c7e9 nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffd000`2a5f3e70 fffff800`b195c0fc nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69
ffffd000`2a5f3fb0 fffff800`b19581ed nt!KiSystemServiceHandler+0x7c
ffffd000`2a5f3ff0 fffff800`b18c90a5 nt!RtlpExecuteHandlerForException+0xd
ffffd000`2a5f4020 fffff800`b18cd45e nt!RtlDispatchException+0x1a5
ffffd000`2a5f46f0 fffff800`b195c8c2 nt!KiDispatchException+0x646
ffffd000`2a5f4de0 fffff800`b195adfe nt!KiExceptionDispatch+0xc2
ffffd000`2a5f4fc0 fffff800`b18ea7a0 nt!KiGeneralProtectionFault+0xfe
ffffd000`2a5f5150 fffff800`b18c2c51 nt!KxWaitForLockOwnerShipWithIrql+0x14
ffffd000`2a5f5180 fffff800`20623a6d nt!ExAcquireResourceSharedLite+0x351
ffffd000`2a5f51f0 00000000`00000c02 [COLOR=#ff0000]aswSP[/COLOR]+0x23a6d
ffffd000`2a5f51f8 ffffc000`dd32fa00 0xc02
ffffd000`2a5f5200 ffffe001`0b5ae900 0xffffc000`dd32fa00
ffffd000`2a5f5208 fffff800`2060b1ad 0xffffe001`0b5ae900
ffffd000`2a5f5210 00000000`00000000 [COLOR=#ff0000]aswSP[/COLOR]+0xb1ad

Other dumps are also related to kernel space, so it's definitely driver issue :party:

edit:
What do you mean by installing fresh drivers? Do you mean uninstalling whatever I currently have and reinstall it?


No dude not reinstall, but install new ones cos your's are old
:D:
download them here and install:
http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/alienware-m17x-r4/drivers

However skip the BIOS in above link

 
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System One

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Nah I have the free version. So I'll remove avast for now then? I'm downloading and installing the rest of the drivers right now :D What antivirus should I use for now? Since I've removed both AVG and Avast now hahaha.

Why cant I install the new BIOS driver?

edit: I've installed all the drivers on the site you provided except the audio one, it kept on giving me an error :/
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
You can use Windows defender built into windows, I think it has enabled it self when you removed avast, to be sure open control panel and type "defend" into search bar.

> Why cant I install the new BIOS driver?
updating BIOS can screw up you PC very bad if done wrong, and there could be no way back without PC repair, if you want to take a risk follow instructions carefully, but for now it's better to just skip it.

> I've installed all the drivers on the site you provided except the audio one, it kept on giving me an error
you do not need to uninstall drivers from device manager, just ran the setup from website, if setup contains new version it will update, if not it will skip installation.
What error you got, what does it say?
 

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Yea that's what I did, I didn't uninstall them. I just downloaded them then ran them. It didn't say anything, just 'Failed'. I tried it 2x.

Okay so I won't install the BIOS driver and I will just use windows defender for now :)
 

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    Windows 8.1
Okay so the problem is still not solved, but I've figured out that my laptop probably has a bad memory management. The lag only occurs when I have multiple things open at the same time. I played my game for 10 hours straight last night and it didn't lag even once because I didn't have chrome or other stuff open... Maybe the hardware is faulty? :(
 

My Computer

System One

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    Windows 8.1
As for now I haven't encountered any BSOD yet. The lag still persists, tends to be worse if I'm alt tabbing between programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Well that's normal I think.
Old Windows ( usually older than 2-3 months ) and a lot of programs and services running do not go together with gaming.

You need to give your entry PC resources to the game only. it does not matter how much RAM you have.
CPU needs to give some of it's power to other programs all the time, so the game will be short on resources.
Especially true for online FPS gaming.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Uhhh I'm sure that W8.1 isn't an old windows...? The factory OS is W8.. But okay man, thanks for the help! I'll mark the thread as solved.
 

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    Windows 8.1
No dude, what I mean by "old Windows" is how long are you using it? it does not matter which version you have.

People usually screw their windows in less than 3 months, and then things won't work any more, so reinstallation as soon as thing stop working is what works for gaming.
Tweak your PC for gaming and it will rock :D

Feel free to reopen this thread in case of problems or create new one :)
 

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    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
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