ASUS G73sw - What family of screen of deaths is this in?

Hello, my computer has crashed three times in the past week. I'm not to sure what to classify this under. The recurring theme is that I have a youtube video loaded in a tab, viewing or not viewing, when the computer crashes. I did post anything right away as I wanted to see if I could recreate the crash and recorded the screen with my camera. Last night the computer crashed but this time it crashed 30 seconds AFTER I exited Youtube. So now I am not sure if I want to say it is only Youtube but the time window was so close.

My lappy is a stock build: ASUS G73SW-XT1 ASUS G73SW-XT1 Laptop Computer - Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Blu-ray/DVDRW, 17.3 Full HD, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Black, 2-Year Warranty / 1-Year Accidental Damage at TigerDirect.com

-i7 2630QM 2.00GHz
-8GB DDR3
-500GB Hard Drive
-Windows 7 64bit
-NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB VRAM
-Screen: HSD173PUW1
-Service Pack 1

My problem seems to kind of similar to this guy's thread but I'm still unsure: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/664687-g73sw-having-pink-pixel-everywhere-screen.html

I have already ran ChkDsk and everything seems hokey pokey.

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Wininit
Date: 5/31/2012 3:14:19 AM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Mike-PC
Description:


Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is OS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
Cleaning up instance tags for file 0x1fb99.
302336 file records processed.

File verification completed.
646 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

60 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
378646 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
302336 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 526 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 526 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 526 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
38156 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37567096 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
302320 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
14290161 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

195354623 KB total disk space.
137653140 KB in 161940 files.
128572 KB in 38157 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
412263 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
57160648 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
48838655 total allocation units on disk.
14290162 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 9d 04 00 ac 0d 03 00 e3 6b 05 00 00 00 00 00 .........k......
04 05 00 00 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....<...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Wininit" Guid='{206f6dea-d3c5-4d10-bc72-989f03c8b84b}' EventSourceName="Wininit" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">1001</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-05-31T07:14:19.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>28666</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution Processid='0' Threadid='0' />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Mike-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is OS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
Cleaning up instance tags for file 0x1fb99.
302336 file records processed.

File verification completed.
646 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

60 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
378646 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
302336 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 526 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 526 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 526 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
38156 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37567096 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
302320 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
14290161 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

195354623 KB total disk space.
137653140 KB in 161940 files.
128572 KB in 38157 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
412263 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
57160648 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
48838655 total allocation units on disk.
14290162 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 9d 04 00 ac 0d 03 00 e3 6b 05 00 00 00 00 00 .........k......
04 05 00 00 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....&lt;...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

As of right now I have two System Restore Points.
1.) 6/1/2012 12:38:09PM Windows Update Critical Update
2.) 5/31/2012 11:22:24AM Automatic Restore Point System

Both of these times have been established before the first crash which happened: 6/1/2012 around 9:00PM-ish (i think, it was at night so yea.)
--------------------------------------------------
In the Event Viewer/Custom Views/Administrative Events

I keep getting warnings from the ACPI:

Log Name: System
Source: ACPI
Date: 6/4/2012 8:02:48 PM
Event ID: 15
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Mike-PC
Description: The embedded controller (EC) returned data when none was requested. The BIOS might be trying to access the EC without synchronizing with the operating system. This data will be ignored. No further action is necessary; however, you should check with your computer manufacturer for an upgraded BIOS.
--------------------------------------------------------

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Processor-Power
Date: 6/4/2012 8:01:46 PM
Event ID: 37
Task Category: (7)
Level: Warning
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Mike-PC
Description: The speed of processor 1-7 in group 0 is being limited by system firmware. The processor has been in this reduced performance state for 71 seconds since the last report.

 

I apologize if you stated earlier, but what kind of crash are you getting?

Is it a hard lock-up? a blue screen?

You could also try uninstalling whatever Flash plugin that you have.

What internet browser do you use?

 

I'm sorry. I totally forgot to mention my browser. I'm using FireFox 12.0. I definitely not a blue screen. I canceled my upload to Youtube for the sake of not wanting to induce another freeze (if that is causing it). So I am halfway done uploading my 30sec video to photobucket. You'll see exactly what I'm getting.

MVI_0298.mp4 video by Crazyjay345 - Photobucket

Here it is.
-I can move my mouse but the computer but the processor light isn't blinking.
-Any sound playing the instant before the crash, freezes than stops.
-There is no sound playing through the speakers.
-The screen flashes and flickers (in video).
-I can see what used to on the screen but it is now layered under a distortion of wrongly colored pixels.
-The only vertical lines that seem visible are at the top of the browser.

 

Eww yeah. Have you tried using (can't believe I'm saying this) Internet Explorer to watch Youtube videos as opposed to Firefox, and does this re-create the problem?

Also the other thread mentioned that the newest Nvidia drivers could be the culprit. Have you tried updating those or downgrading them?

 

I'm forgetting to mention things left and right! I have version 296.10 for the driver. What version do you have since we both have the same GPU?

 

Latest version is 301.42, you could give them a try.

 

Haha not a problem! I'm using the 301.42 drivers but haven't had any issues with them.

Do you do any gaming? If the issue doesn't happen during gaming stress, I'd be pretty sure we could rule out some kind of hardware issue.

I think first I'd try to see if the issue happens in another web browser. That way we could rule out the flash player and the browser.

Edit: And just as good measure, I would also uninstall Adobe Flash player or whatever, and download and install the latest version from their website.

 

So what do you guys think I should do FIRST?

Update to newest driver than watch a bunch of videos on I.E. if it doesn't crash then try firefox and if it doesn't crash then try a game.

or update and play the game first

or don't update until after I have watch videos on I.E. and played a game.

 

Wow, I guess I'm two releases out of date.

 

I would definitely update first. When you update there should be an option to clean install or something, make sure you do that.

After you restart your computer, try videos on IE. If that works, try some games.

If all that works, try Firefox again?

 

Its installing right now as I type this. There wasn't a "clean" install option, only the normal "express" and "custom" options. I chose "express". Most "Express" installs for any program normally uninstall the older version. Be it driver or just program.

-I updated Adobe Flash for I.E. as I'm sure it was old (I never use I.E.)
-I blindly reinstalled Adobe Flash for Firefox (I'm not sure if it was out of date, but I recall updating it not to long ago).
-I update Adobe Shockwave for Firefox just incase even though I know for a fact Flash and Shock don't have any relation.
-Installed a update for the Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
-Installed a update for the Intel Management Engine Interface
-Installed a update for Windows 7 64b (KB2718704)

I'll either post any crash results tonight, or very early morning or late morning (all my time -5:00). Since each crash has a different time frame it's hard to predict *when it will crash. I'll be pretty busy tomorrow past noon so if I don't respond before then, don't be mislead into thinking that the problem is solved and I'm never going to come back to this thread and explain the solution. I don't like leaving people out to dry and future viewers with their problems wondering what I did to fix my problem.

Also I think I should contribute to my Astro Scout backpack woes and to provide some more reference pictures for people looking to buy a backpack for their lappys. The more pics the less questions people have! ;D

 

That looked like a video card-related crash. Hopefully the updates fixed it.

 

"Pink Screen" lockups when viewing YouTube videos have been reported for NVIDIA driver 296.10. I would recommend backrevving to 285.62 with a clean install (choose "Custom Install" and check the "Clean Install" checkbox) from Safe Mode to disable other running drivers (like Antivirus) that may interfere with the NVIDIA driver installation. If you are more daring, you could also try version 295.73, or the latest 301.42 WHQL - both of these appear more stable than your current 296.10.

 

Why in the world would you suggest downgrading when there is an update available?

 

Check out Problem concerning Nvidia Verde Driver v301.42 WHQL, Sarge...

Sometimes the latest drivers are not the most stable.