Solved Random restarts

[Cash]

Seems there's still something going on. Just to check, I booted with Driver Verifier active, and this time it actually loaded Windows. After using the PC for a few minutes, it crashed and restarted. Loaded into Windows again, and the same happened after a few minutes.

Looking at Event Viewer, I've had 3 critical events since the re-installation. All of them "Kernel-power - Event ID 41 - Task category (63). "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."

The first one I haven't even noticed, but the system was probably not under heavy load. Must have happened when I was AFK. The other two came now with the Driver Verification. I ran Aida64 for 1h, no problems. Also played a game for 2h, no crashes.

 

[softwaremaniac]

Driver Verifier identified Nvidia driver and Bitdefender as culprits.

LGBusEnum.sys Tue Nov 24 02:36:48 2009 (4B0B38B0)
Logitech Keyboard
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=LGBusEnum.sys

LGVirHid.sys Tue Nov 24 02:36:48 2009 (4B0B38B0)
Logitech Gamepanel Virtual HID Device Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=LGVirHid.sys

AsIO.sys Wed Aug 22 11:54:47 2012 (5034AC67)
Asus PCProbe Utility
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=AsIO.sys

trufos.sys Wed Mar 6 12:47:58 2013 (51372CEE)

trufos.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.

avc3.sys Thu Apr 11 10:31:58 2013 (516674FE)
BitDefender Active Virus Control filter driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avc3.sys

avckf.sys Thu Apr 11 10:35:04 2013 (516675B8)
BitDefender Active Virus Control Kernel Filtering driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=avckf.sys

gzflt.sys Mon Apr 22 12:21:00 2013 (51750F0C)
BitDefender Gonzales FileSystem Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=gzflt.sys

LGSHidFilt.Sys Thu May 30 17:16:33 2013 (51A76D51)
Logitech Gaming KMDF HID driver[br]KB or mouse
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=LGSHidFilt.Sys

bdfwfpf.sys Tue Jul 2 13:03:14 2013 (51D2B372)
Bit Defender
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=bdfwfpf.sys

intelppm.sys Thu Aug 22 10:46:35 2013 (5215CFEB)
Intel Processor driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=intelppm.sys

dump_storahci.sys Thu Aug 22 13:40:39 2013 (5215F8B7)
driver created to provide disk access during crash dump file generation
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=dump_storahci.sys

iqvw64e.sys Thu Nov 14 16:22:43 2013 (5284EAC3)

iqvw64e.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.

e1d64x64.sys Fri Mar 14 19:10:25 2014 (53234611)
Intel(R) Gigabit Adapter NDIS 6.x driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=e1d64x64.sys

RTKVHD64.sys Wed May 14 12:28:52 2014 (53734564)
Realtek High Definition Audio Function Driver
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=RTKVHD64.sys

nvlddmkm.sys Wed Nov 12 21:51:31 2014 (5463C853)
nVidia Video drivers
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=nvlddmkm.sys



Debug session time: Mon Dec 1 16:29:01.496 2014 (UTC + 1:00)
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Mihael\SysnativeBSODApps\120114-8109-01.dmp]
Built by: 9600.17415.amd64fre.winblue_r4.141028-1500
System Uptime: 0 days 0:08:23.209
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for avc3.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for avc3.sys
Probably caused by : avc3.sys ( avc3+722e1 )
BugCheck D5, {ffffcf80a9700fec, 0, fffff800d799d2e1, 0}
BugCheck Info: DRIVER_PAGE_FAULT_IN_FREED_SPECIAL_POOL (d5)
Bugcheck code 000000d5
Arguments:
Arg1: ffffcf80a9700fec, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg3: fffff800d799d2e1, if non-zero, the address which referenced memory.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, (reserved)
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD5
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP
PROCESS_NAME: chrome.exe
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0xD5_VRF_avc3+722e1
MaxSpeed: 4000
CurrentSpeed: 3998
BiosVersion = 2012
BiosReleaseDate = 10/01/2014
SystemManufacturer = ASUS
SystemProductName = All Series
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Debug session time: Mon Dec 1 16:20:15.597 2014 (UTC + 1:00)
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Mihael\SysnativeBSODApps\120114-8281-01.dmp]
Built by: 9600.17415.amd64fre.winblue_r4.141028-1500
System Uptime: 0 days 0:08:05.310
*** 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+87c7e2 )
BugCheck D5, {ffffcf804e29ee90, 1, fffff8004129b7e2, 0}
BugCheck Info: DRIVER_PAGE_FAULT_IN_FREED_SPECIAL_POOL (d5)
Bugcheck code 000000d5
Arguments:
Arg1: ffffcf804e29ee90, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg3: fffff8004129b7e2, if non-zero, the address which referenced memory.
Arg4: 0000000000000000, (reserved)
BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD5
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP
PROCESS_NAME: chrome.exe
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0xD5_VRF_nvlddmkm+87c7e2
MaxSpeed: 4000
CurrentSpeed: 3998
BiosVersion = 2012
BiosReleaseDate = 10/01/2014
SystemManufacturer = ASUS
SystemProductName = All Series
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[Cash]

Thank you. I've uninstalled Bitdefender, and activated Windows Defender. Guess it's not easy to figure out why the Nvidia driver crashed.. according to others who had problems with it, it can be both software and hardware related.

Btw, those red drivers. I don't have a Logitech keyboard, only a mouse (G600). Using Logitech Gaming Software, from their website (LGS_8.57.145_x64_Logitech).

 

[softwaremaniac]

Please rename the drivers in red from .sys to .bak to prevent them from loading. Try this: Nvidia - Nvlddmkm.sys error message

 

[Cash]

Thank you. Just got another random restart before I saw your post. Was playing a game (Guild Wars 2). After reinstalling Windows I've seen some stuttering in-game, and when I alt-tab it takes an extra second to get back into the game (playing in windowed fullscreen), it was instant before.

Did as that guide said, will see if it helps.

Edit: I'm also noticing some static noise on my headphones now, that weren't there before. Seems to be random, not that loud. I'm using a Fiio USB Dac Amp.

 

[Cash]

I finally figured out the issue. It turns out it was hardware related, the GPU. More precisely the water block, as it turns out the card is running fine now that I've mounted the original fan. I have no idea why, the temps were great. Only thing I saw was that I used too much thermal paste when I put the block on, and there were some spilled on the sides over some pins.

I realized I have an old GTX 465 laying around, so I uninstalled the Nvidia drivers (that seemed to cause trouble), switched the cards, and installed new drivers for it (turns out they run on the same drivers though). Windows loaded fine, so I started Driver Verifier and restarted. The 980 managed to run 5-10 min before crashing, this card ran for 1 and a half hour, without any signs of problems.

Thank you so much for all your help, softwaremaniac!

 

[softwaremaniac]

That's great that you managed to solve your problems. In case of further problems, do not hesitate to post back.