Random reboots

[aTourist]

Hi, I suspect a hardware problem but not sure, as I can't locate it, I drop this q to general forum. Any ideas, please?

Problem is: I get BSOD usually right after logging to Windows (xp sp2), often at logging screen already. When I let comp stay on BIOS screen for some minutes ('warm up') I can usually boot to Windows normally. But still I may get similar BSOD later on, tho rarely, but totally random.

Windows safe mode boots normally, no errors at all so far.

Error is DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1), usual suspect is NV4_MINI.SYS, sometimes also some other.

Drivers should be up-to-date. Everest shows these statistics after few minutes of running:

CPU core: 1.52...1.79V, average 1.66V
+3.3V: 3.22...3.26V, average 3.25V
+5V: 4.73...4.92V, average 4.84V (4.73..4.76V stressed, 4.87...4.89V normal)
+12V: 12.04...12.34V, average 12.18V
DIMM: 2.66...2.67V, average 2.66V
AGP: 1.47...1.47V, average 1.47V

These look rather weird. Maybe faulty motherboard gives wrong readings? PSU is rather new and afaik quality product.

SYSTEM:
Videocard: Gainward GeForce 7600GT (purchased 6months ago)
Processor: AMD XP 3000+ (2yrs ago)
Mainboard: EpoX 8kra2+ (3yrs ago)
Memory: DDR 1024Mb (2-3yrs)
Soundcard: Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer (6months)
PSU: Zalman ZM600-HP (4months)
MS Reclusa keyb + Logitech MX518

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typical debuglog.txt here:

Opened log file 'c:\debuglog.txt'

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.8.0004.0 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini010508-04.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers
Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 (Service Pack 2) UP Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158
Kernel base = 0x804d7000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8055ab20
Debug session time: Sat Jan 5 22:35:41.578 2008 (GMT+2)
System Uptime: 0 days 4:37:31.190
Loading Kernel Symbols
...................................................................................................................................
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
...............
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nv4_mini.sys
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************

Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 100000D1, {0, 6, 1, 86236958}



Probably caused by : nv4_mini.sys ( nv4_mini+93121 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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kd> !analyze -v;r;kv;lmtn;.logclose;q
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If kernel debugger is available get stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: 00000000, memory referenced
Arg2: 00000006, IRQL
Arg3: 00000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: 86236958, address which referenced memory

Debugging Details:
------------------




WRITE_ADDRESS: 00000000

CURRENT_IRQL: 6

FAULTING_IP:
+ffffffff86236958
86236958 0000 add byte ptr [eax],al

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 4

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: COMMON_SYSTEM_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD1

PROCESS_NAME: Idle

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from f6953121 to 86236958

STACK_TEXT:
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
805507dc f6953121 86236958 00005811 00000001 0x86236958
805507f0 f69330cf 86236958 00000000 86236958 nv4_mini+0x93121
8055081c f6929f6d 86236958 80550840 8644a4a0 nv4_mini+0x730cf
80550834 f68adb95 00000000 80550864 804dad9f nv4_mini+0x69f6d
ffdff980 00000000 f7c7f000 01217ce5 00000000 VIDEOPRT!pVideoPortInterrupt+0x1d


STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:
nv4_mini+93121
f6953121 85c0 test eax,eax

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 1

SYMBOL_NAME: nv4_mini+93121

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nv4_mini

IMAGE_NAME: nv4_mini.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 47567b8b

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0xD1_W_nv4_mini+93121

BUCKET_ID: 0xD1_W_nv4_mini+93121

Followup: MachineOwner
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eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=86236974 edx=00000000 esi=86236958 edi=00000001
eip=86236958 esp=805507e0 ebp=8658b268 iopl=0 nv up ei pl zr na pe nc
cs=0008 ss=0010 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0030 gs=0000 efl=00010246
86236958 0000 add byte ptr [eax],al ds:0023:00000000=??
ChildEBP RetAddr Args to Child
WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong.
805507dc f6953121 86236958 00005811 00000001 0x86236958
805507f0 f69330cf 86236958 00000000 86236958 nv4_mini+0x93121
8055081c f6929f6d 86236958 80550840 8644a4a0 nv4_mini+0x730cf
80550834 f68adb95 00000000 80550864 804dad9f nv4_mini+0x69f6d
ffdff980 00000000 f7c7f000 01217ce5 00000000 VIDEOPRT!pVideoPortInterrupt+0x1d (FPO: [Non-Fpo])
start end module name
804d7000 806ec080 nt ntoskrnl.exe Wed Aug 04 09:19:48 2004 (41108004)
806ed000 8070d380 hal halaacpi.dll Wed Aug 04 08:59:05 2004 (41107B29)
b9b2a000 b9b53f00 kmixer kmixer.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:46 2004 (41107D32)
ba5bd000 ba5fd380 HTTP HTTP.sys Wed Aug 04 09:00:09 2004 (41107B69)
ba87b000 ba88f400 wdmaud wdmaud.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:03 2004 (41107EE7)
baab8000 baabbb20 aswRdr aswRdr.SYS Tue Dec 04 16:53:37 2007 (475569F1)
baac0000 bab11400 srv srv.sys Fri Apr 21 09:12:25 2006 (444877C9)
bab3a000 bab61f00 secdrv secdrv.sys Tue Aug 31 16:42:55 2004 (4134805F)
bad92000 bada7700 aswMon2 aswMon2.SYS Tue Dec 04 16:55:43 2007 (47556A6F)
bf800000 bf9c0480 win32k win32k.sys Wed Aug 04 09:17:30 2004 (41107F7A)
bf9c1000 bf9d2580 dxg dxg.sys Wed Aug 04 09:00:51 2004 (41107B93)
bf9d3000 bff54900 nv4_disp nv4_disp.dll Wed Dec 05 12:17:08 2007 (47567AA4)
efe6d000 efe84480 dump_atapi dump_atapi.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:41 2004 (41107B4D)
efe85000 efe95280 Udfs Udfs.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:00:27 2004 (41107B7B)
efe96000 efea6d80 LMouKE LMouKE.Sys Fri Dec 10 22:48:39 2004 (41BA0BA7)
eff6f000 eff8ff00 ipnat ipnat.sys Wed Aug 04 09:04:48 2004 (41107C80)
eff90000 efffe380 mrxsmb mrxsmb.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:14 2004 (41107EF2)
effff000 f002a180 rdbss rdbss.sys Wed Aug 04 09:20:05 2004 (41108015)
f002b000 f004cd00 afd afd.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:13 2004 (41107EB5)
f004d000 f0074c00 netbt netbt.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:36 2004 (41107ECC)
f0075000 f00cca80 tcpip tcpip.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:39 2004 (41107ECF)
f00cd000 f00df400 ipsec ipsec.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:27 2004 (41107EC3)
f0128000 f01c4000 ctac32k ctac32k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:14:23 2006 (44E3DF0F)
f01c4000 f01eb000 ctsfm2k ctsfm2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:14:40 2006 (44E3DF20)
f01eb000 f0218000 emupia2k emupia2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:14:35 2006 (44E3DF1B)
f0218000 f032b000 ha20x2k ha20x2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:16:01 2006 (44E3DF71)
f453f000 f4541900 Dxapi Dxapi.sys Fri Aug 17 23:53:19 2001 (3B7D843F)
f6653000 f6686200 update update.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:32 2004 (41107B08)
f6687000 f66b7100 rdpdr rdpdr.sys Wed Aug 04 09:01:10 2004 (41107BA6)
f66b8000 f66c8e00 psched psched.sys Wed Aug 04 09:04:16 2004 (41107C60)
f66e9000 f66f7d80 sysaudio sysaudio.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:54 2004 (41107F1A)
f6769000 f677f680 ndiswan ndiswan.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:30 2004 (41107EC6)
f6780000 f6793980 parport parport.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:04 2004 (41107B28)
f6794000 f67b6e80 USBPORT USBPORT.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:08:34 2004 (41107D62)
f67b7000 f67ea000 ctoss2k ctoss2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:14:59 2006 (44E3DF33)
f67ea000 f680c680 ks ks.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:20 2004 (41107EF8)
f680d000 f6830980 portcls portcls.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:47 2004 (41107F13)
f6831000 f68ab300 ctaud2k ctaud2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:17:00 2006 (44E3DFAC)
f68ac000 f68bf780 VIDEOPRT VIDEOPRT.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:07:04 2004 (41107D08)
f68c0000 f6fd7480 nv4_mini nv4_mini.sys Wed Dec 05 12:20:59 2007 (47567B8B)
f7622000 f7625c80 mssmbios mssmbios.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:47 2004 (41107D33)
f764e000 f7668580 Mup Mup.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:20 2004 (41107EF8)
f7669000 f7695a80 NDIS NDIS.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:27 2004 (41107EC3)
f7696000 f7722480 Ntfs Ntfs.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:06 2004 (41107EEA)
f7723000 f7739780 KSecDD KSecDD.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:45 2004 (41107B51)
f773a000 f774bf00 sr sr.sys Wed Aug 04 09:06:22 2004 (41107CDE)
f774c000 f776a780 fltmgr fltmgr.sys Wed Aug 04 09:01:17 2004 (41107BAD)
f776b000 f7782800 SCSIPORT SCSIPORT.SYS Wed Aug 04 08:59:39 2004 (41107B4B)
f7783000 f779a480 atapi atapi.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:41 2004 (41107B4D)
f779b000 f77c0a00 dmio dmio.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:13 2004 (41107D11)
f77c1000 f77df880 ftdisk ftdisk.sys Fri Aug 17 23:52:41 2001 (3B7D8419)
f77e0000 f77f0a00 pci pci.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:45 2004 (41107D31)
f77f1000 f781ee00 ACPI ACPI.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:35 2004 (41107D27)
f781f000 f7841600 xmasbus xmasbus.sys Sun Dec 21 11:16:02 2003 (3FE564D2)
f7863000 f786bc00 isapnp isapnp.sys Fri Aug 17 23:58:01 2001 (3B7D8559)
f7873000 f7881e80 ohci1394 ohci1394.sys Wed Aug 04 09:10:05 2004 (41107DBD)
f7883000 f7890000 1394BUS 1394BUS.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:10:03 2004 (41107DBB)
f7893000 f789d500 MountMgr MountMgr.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:29 2004 (41107B05)
f78a3000 f78afa80 VolSnap VolSnap.sys Wed Aug 04 09:00:14 2004 (41107B6E)
f78b3000 f78bbe00 disk disk.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:53 2004 (41107B59)
f78c3000 f78cf200 CLASSPNP CLASSPNP.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:14:26 2004 (41107EC2)
f78d3000 f78dde80 uagp35 uagp35.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:43 2004 (41107D2F)
f7903000 f790ed00 raspptp raspptp.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:26 2004 (41107EC2)
f7913000 f7922180 nic1394 nic1394.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:28 2004 (41107B04)
f7923000 f792b900 msgpc msgpc.sys Wed Aug 04 09:04:11 2004 (41107C5B)
f7933000 f793cf00 termdd termdd.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:52 2004 (41107B1C)
f7943000 f794c480 NDProxy NDProxy.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:55:30 2001 (3B7D84C2)
f7953000 f7961100 usbhub usbhub.sys Wed Aug 04 09:08:40 2004 (41107D68)
f7983000 f798b360 aswTdi aswTdi.SYS Tue Dec 04 16:51:50 2007 (47556986)
f7993000 f799b700 netbios netbios.sys Wed Aug 04 09:03:19 2004 (41107C27)
f79b3000 f79bb880 Fips Fips.SYS Sat Aug 18 04:31:49 2001 (3B7DC585)
f79c3000 f79cb700 wanarp wanarp.sys Wed Aug 04 09:04:57 2004 (41107C89)
f79d3000 f79e1d80 arp1394 arp1394.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:28 2004 (41107B04)
f79f3000 f79fbe80 LHidUsbK LHidUsbK.Sys Fri Dec 10 22:48:16 2004 (41BA0B90)
f7a03000 f7a0bd80 HIDCLASS HIDCLASS.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:08:18 2004 (41107D52)
f7a13000 f7a1d400 RecFltr RecFltr.sys Thu Jan 18 03:21:36 2007 (45AECBA0)
f7a53000 f7a5d180 amdk7 amdk7.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:19 2004 (41107B37)
f7a63000 f7a71b80 drmk drmk.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:54 2004 (41107D3A)
f7a73000 f7a7d380 imapi imapi.sys Wed Aug 04 09:00:12 2004 (41107B6C)
f7a83000 f7a8f180 cdrom cdrom.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:52 2004 (41107B58)
f7a93000 f7aa0f80 redbook redbook.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:34 2004 (41107B46)
f7aa3000 f7aad000 fetnd5b fetnd5b.sys Tue Oct 29 08:20:28 2002 (3DBE28AC)
f7ab3000 f7ac2d80 serial serial.sys Wed Aug 04 09:15:51 2004 (41107F17)
f7ac3000 f7acf880 rasl2tp rasl2tp.sys Wed Aug 04 09:14:21 2004 (41107EBD)
f7ad3000 f7add200 raspppoe raspppoe.sys Wed Aug 04 09:05:06 2004 (41107C92)
f7ae3000 f7ae9200 PCIIDEX PCIIDEX.SYS Wed Aug 04 08:59:40 2004 (41107B4C)
f7aeb000 f7aef900 PartMgr PartMgr.sys Sat Aug 18 04:32:23 2001 (3B7DC5A7)
f7af3000 f7af9d00 viaagp1 viaagp1.sys Wed Jul 02 13:08:01 2003 (3F02AF01)
f7bab000 f7bb3000 ctprxy2k ctprxy2k.sys Thu Aug 17 06:17:11 2006 (44E3DFB7)
f7bb3000 f7bbb000 Afc Afc.sys Wed Feb 23 08:58:55 2005 (421C29AF)
f7bbb000 f7bc0000 usbuhci usbuhci.sys Wed Aug 04 09:08:34 2004 (41107D62)
f7bc3000 f7bc9800 usbehci usbehci.sys Wed Aug 04 09:08:34 2004 (41107D62)
f7bcb000 f7bcc000 fdc fdc.sys unavailable (00000000)
f7bd3000 f7bd7880 TDI TDI.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:07:47 2004 (41107D33)
f7bdb000 f7bdf580 ptilink ptilink.sys Fri Aug 17 23:49:53 2001 (3B7D8371)
f7be3000 f7be7080 raspti raspti.sys Fri Aug 17 23:55:32 2001 (3B7D84C4)
f7beb000 f7bf1000 kbdclass kbdclass.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:32 2004 (41107B08)
f7bf3000 f7bf8a00 mouclass mouclass.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:32 2004 (41107B08)
f7bfb000 f7c00000 flpydisk flpydisk.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:24 2004 (41107B3C)
f7c0b000 f7c11180 HIDPARSE HIDPARSE.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:08:15 2004 (41107D4F)
f7c13000 f7c18200 vga vga.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:06 2004 (41107D0A)
f7c1b000 f7c1fa80 Msfs Msfs.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:00:37 2004 (41107B85)
f7c23000 f7c2a880 Npfs Npfs.SYS Wed Aug 04 09:00:38 2004 (41107B86)
f7c33000 f7c37940 Aavmker4 Aavmker4.SYS Tue Dec 04 16:48:59 2007 (475568DB)
f7c43000 f7c49080 LHidKE LHidKE.Sys Fri Dec 10 22:48:45 2004 (41BA0BAD)
f7c4b000 f7c52b80 usbccgp usbccgp.sys Wed Aug 04 09:08:45 2004 (41107D6D)
f7c5b000 f7c5f500 watchdog watchdog.sys Wed Aug 04 09:07:32 2004 (41107D24)
f7c73000 f7c76000 BOOTVID BOOTVID.dll Fri Aug 17 23:49:09 2001 (3B7D8345)
f7d03000 f7d05280 rasacd rasacd.sys Fri Aug 17 23:55:39 2001 (3B7D84CB)
f7d2f000 f7d31f80 mouhid mouhid.sys Fri Aug 17 23:47:57 2001 (3B7D82FD)
f7d37000 f7d39580 hidusb hidusb.sys Sat Aug 18 00:02:16 2001 (3B7D8658)
f7d3b000 f7d3ea00 kbdhid kbdhid.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:33 2004 (41107B09)
f7d4b000 f7d4ec80 serenum serenum.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:06 2004 (41107B2A)
f7d4f000 f7d51980 gameenum gameenum.sys Wed Aug 04 09:08:20 2004 (41107D54)
f7d53000 f7d55580 ndistapi ndistapi.sys Fri Aug 17 23:55:29 2001 (3B7D84C1)
f7d63000 f7d64b80 kdcom kdcom.dll Fri Aug 17 23:49:10 2001 (3B7D8346)
f7d65000 f7d66100 WMILIB WMILIB.SYS Sat Aug 18 00:07:23 2001 (3B7D878B)
f7d67000 f7d68500 viaide viaide.sys Wed Aug 04 08:59:42 2004 (41107B4E)
f7d69000 f7d6a700 dmload dmload.sys Fri Aug 17 23:58:15 2001 (3B7D8567)
f7d6b000 f7d6c480 xmasscsi xmasscsi.sys Mon Dec 22 20:14:36 2003 (3FE7348C)
f7d95000 f7d96100 swenum swenum.sys Wed Aug 04 08:58:41 2004 (41107B11)
f7d97000 f7d98280 USBD USBD.SYS Sat Aug 18 00:02:58 2001 (3B7D8682)
f7d99000 f7d9af00 Fs_Rec Fs_Rec.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:49:37 2001 (3B7D8361)
f7d9b000 f7d9c080 Beep Beep.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:47:33 2001 (3B7D82E5)
f7d9d000 f7d9e080 mnmdd mnmdd.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:57:28 2001 (3B7D8538)
f7d9f000 f7da0080 RDPCDD RDPCDD.sys Fri Aug 17 23:46:56 2001 (3B7D82C0)
f7da9000 f7daa100 dump_WMILIB dump_WMILIB.SYS Sat Aug 18 00:07:23 2001 (3B7D878B)
f7de3000 f7de4b00 ParVdm ParVdm.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:49:49 2001 (3B7D836D)
f7e96000 f7e96d00 dxgthk dxgthk.sys Fri Aug 17 23:53:12 2001 (3B7D8438)
f7f60000 f7f60b80 msmpu401 msmpu401.sys Fri Aug 17 23:59:59 2001 (3B7D85CF)
f7f61000 f7f61c00 audstub audstub.sys Fri Aug 17 23:59:40 2001 (3B7D85BC)
f7f84000 f7f84b80 Null Null.SYS Fri Aug 17 23:47:39 2001 (3B7D82EB)

 

[usp8riot]

nv4 is associated with your gpu. Also, your psu may be brand new but doesn't mean it couldn't be faulty. I've had a psu fail after a month and thinking a hdd was going out. Although if you have no problems in safe mode, could be a driver issue. Have you tried rolling back your gpu driver?

 

[aTourist]

Upped VCore +0.025V and DIMM voltage +0.10V. Had one crash in the beginning when powered up my comp after night, but just that one. Still alive and no BSOD since then.

Suppose I can't go much further with DIMM uncooled (2.77 V average by Everest now)? But maybe bit more CPU voltage to see if it helps?

I think I am just helping the symptoms, illness remains hidden.
MORE IMPORTANT: WHAT DOES THIS SIGNIFY?

 

[Blazing fire]

Changing so little volts cannot result in BSOD to total stability so it still remains unknown.

Good god's luck is all I can say.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Did you run Prime95? That's a phenomenally tough test!

Prime95 commonly fails even when the PC appears to be stable!

 

[aTourist]

Still not solved. Tried many drivers, soon have to try reinstall / do premature upgrade of all inner parts of the comp.

What puzzles me is, that my pc functions without problems in safe mode AND also when I play some graphically intense games, like Oblivion !! I can stay hours in Oblivion for instance, and no BSOD at all !!

But when I'm @Desktop, browsing internet and such, I get these STOP messages all the time.

Now how THAT is possible ??!?

 

[aTourist]

Getting worse, happening now in safe mode too, and even when I try to reinstall XP on formatted partition.

Getting new motherboard in few days.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Likely bad caps!

http://badcaps.net

 

[aTourist]

CORRECT!!! It was BAD CAPS!

Replaced motherboard, well, cpu and memory too, and after closer inspection noticed all the capacitors near my old Epox8kra2+ mobo cpu socket were swollen, a little bit leaking actually.

Running rock steady now )))) *crosses fingers*

Thanks for comments!