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    First BSOD!!!!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by LinkinForcer, Apr 16, 2014.

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    LinkinForcer Notebook Consultant

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    OK, so today while I was running a scan with ESET after reinstalling it my computer BSOD'd. Unlike most BSODs it did not specify what caused it until I went into AlienAutopsy. It then told me that it was cause by the driver stpd.sys. I know it's associated with Alcohol 120% which I have installed but it has never caused an issue before. Does anyone know if there is a way to remove the blue screen logs from AlienAutopsy? I've done all the steps to resolve the issue but the log still remains. Also can something like this particular driver cause a BSOD and never cause another one? Ever since the restart everything has been fine and it's been over an hour since the BSOD occured.
     
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    bluescreenview
     
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    I don't need that I already know what caused the BSOD.
     
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    OK I just had another one and this time it says my nvidia driver was the issue. I just installed two additional memory units that should have been compatible with my system but I'm going to remove them and see what happens.
     
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    OK looks like it's the memory. No problems since I removed them. Only problem dell/alienware say it's the right memory. But the stock memory is Samsung. Why would the send Kingston......I don't get it lol
     
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    I'm returning the memory. I ran cpuz and found there is Samsung memory stock. The Kingston memory was the right type but for some reason Alienate doesn't like it. This is the second Alienware 17 that i have had do this. Memtes86 + gave no errors during a 10-12 hour test either so I'm not sure why the memory causes blue screens. Also I noticed which each pass Memtest did it slowed down and was on pass 3 when I woke up this morning. Something tells me that's not right because I've read where people have gotten 7 passes out of one night.
     
    LinkinForcer, Apr 17, 2014
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    You should just buy your RAM aftermarket, lol.
     
    J.Dre, Apr 18, 2014
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    Test it with the new RAM and let us know!
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 18, 2014
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    I would say if you get more BSOD and they mostly point to Nvidia then its a failing GPU. I have had 2 GPUs fail in my R3 and both only lasted just over a year. It began with random BDOS that become more frequent over time.
     
    themonk1982, Apr 23, 2014
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