Advice needed for BSOD -- dam.sys does not load

[DBA]

Hi All,

I would appreciate any suggestions that i could get to the following problem. Details below:


About a week ago i would get sudden freezes and reboots on my system which had been relatively stable. Always in the error log i would check and see that the below error would occur:
Event 7026
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) did not load:
dam


After a few days of fiddling with my system. I pulled out all of of my components (ram, ssd, heatsink, gpu) and have reseated them. I have also disconnected and reconnected my PSU connectors to the motherboard. After doing this, I still received the dam error which would freeze my computer. After receiving the error, I proceeded to run memtest thru a few passes (over 8 hours) without any errors. Additionally, I have done a clean install of Windows 10. However, the errors have still persisted. Below are my specs:



OS: windows 10
mb : Asrock x99x killers
Ram: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4
PSU: Be Quiet Dark Pro 10 1000W
CPU: I7 5930K
GPU: MSI 980 4GB
Mouse/Keyboard: Razer Deathwidow and death adder

Errors received:
Event 7026
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) did not load:
dam

Event 55
processor 0 in group 0 exposes the following power management capabilities
Idle State type : ACPI Idle C) States (2 State(S))


I'm out of things to try. I'm unable to boot into windows for more then 60 seconds. I have upgraded and downgraded my bios to a few different version and none have fixed the issue.
I've also checked my temps and voltages in the bios and everything appears to be stable.

Thanks,

DBA

 

[trents]

The following is specifically for Windows 8 but the general principle is still valid:

http://www.solvusoft.com/en/files/b...indows-8-consumer-preview-iso-images/dam-sys/

"Why Do I Have SYS Errors?
SYS file errors are typically caused by faulty hardware or corrupt device driver files. Because of the importance of Dam.sys in the functionality of Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO images and other Windows functions, any corruption or damage to this file can create critical system errors in the form of a "blue screen of death" (BSOD). Please see "Causes of Dam.sys Errors" below for more information."

Try booting into Windows safe mode to bypass device drivers. I'm guessing you have a buggy driver.

Are you using Killer LAN? That technology is problematic. I would remove the Killer LAN driver and use a generic one.

After that I would remove your video card and try running the onboard gpu to see if it fixes the issue. I would also remove any other unnecssary add on hardware components.

A free program called "Who Crashed" can help you pinpoint blue screen problems. But if you can only get into Windows for 60 seconds that would be a problem.

 

[DBA]

Thanks for the info. I followed the article outline.

I think I'll uninstall the Killer lan and will also remove the intel RST drivers. I'll instead use the Samsung which i haven't installed yet.