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A lot of BSODs lately.

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October 16, 2014 12:31:52 PM

Hey guys, I'm gonna be quick: Recently I've been getting a lot of BSODs. And when I say a lot, I mean, A LOT (they have been happening on the followng days: 9/19 (2 BSODs), 9/20, 9/26, 10/1, 10/3, 10/5 (2), 10/12, yesterday 10/16 (3) and today 10/17 (3). The funny thing is that they happened mostly when I was away from the laptop (yeah it is a laptop). When I came back, I would find it in the log in screen => meaning that I'd been restarted -> BSODed.
So I know nothing about these things, I have some dump files here and hope that you guys can help me explain what is/are causing the BSODs.
Here is the RAR file to the dump files: https://www.mediafire.com/?2q8153f32zuyn9f
My laptop is a Lenovo y510p.
Thanks.

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October 16, 2014 12:48:46 PM

first thing i can tell is it looks like an overheating problem.
you do some heavy gaming?
did you overclock your video card?
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October 16, 2014 1:40:29 PM

Randel-0 said:
first thing i can tell is it looks like an overheating problem.
you do some heavy gaming?
did you overclock your video card?

That seems to make sense, sometimes she blows real hot air out. I guess thats why. But I doubt it is the only problem. I believe I have memory problem too.
Anything else you can share?
I'm much appreciated.
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October 16, 2014 2:43:39 PM

1. Monitor your CPU temperature (CoreTemp or RealTemp).. If high temp, let your laptop bottom have clear ventilation or have cooler pad.
2. Try update your windows, run sfc.ex., virus scan, uninstall your graphics driver and re-install. You may wanna skip this but considering lots of BSOD maybe created by multiple errors, corrupted system file due to crashes, something like that.
3. But I would suspect your ram/memory usage while under load condition, Task Manager>Performance. Check also the memory usage while idle (what %).
If it's too high, you may refer to this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/327177-30-reduce-phys...
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October 16, 2014 3:26:31 PM

TheseusSapphire said:
Randel-0 said:
first thing i can tell is it looks like an overheating problem.
you do some heavy gaming?
did you overclock your video card?

That seems to make sense, sometimes she blows real hot air out. I guess thats why. But I doubt it is the only problem. I believe I have memory problem too.
Anything else you can share?
I'm much appreciated.
i can't really think of anything else that hasn't been said here, what were you doing on average before the bsod's began?
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October 17, 2014 10:31:00 AM

It looks like failing RAM to me.
I'm seeing consistent one bit corruption at the same address, a bit has flipped within that address.

You should run Memtest86

I suggest you run Memtest86 for at least 8 passes.

Which one should I download?


You have two options to choose from, you can either download the ISO version then burn it do a CD and boot it from there.
The other option is downloading the auto installer for USB sticks, you then boot from that USB stick.
Be warned though, it will format your USB then install the files needed to make it bootable so any files left over will be wiped off.

Download it here:

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

So how does it work?

It works by writing a series of test patterns to most memory addresses over 9 tests, it then reads the data back to compare it for errors.

The default pass does 9 different tests varying in access patterns and test data. A tenth pass is optional from the menu which writes all the memory in zeroes then sleeps for 90 minutes and compares it to see if any address have changed, this takes 3 hours per pass each time.

My memtest86 isn't booting! What should I do?

This can be caused by a number of different reasons, common ones include your BIOS not setting using the correct settings, you might want to change your boot priority order.
Other causes include your motherboard not supporting bootable USB sticks in which case you'll need to use a CD (or floppy drive).

Any other issues you might want to look here:

FAQ : please read before posting
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October 17, 2014 10:36:28 AM

TheMooMooTV said:
It looks like failing RAM to me.
I'm seeing consistent one bit corruption at the same address, a bit has flipped within that address.

You should run Memtest86

I suggest you run Memtest86 for at least 8 passes.

Which one should I download?


You have two options to choose from, you can either download the ISO version then burn it do a CD and boot it from there.
The other option is downloading the auto installer for USB sticks, you then boot from that USB stick.
Be warned though, it will format your USB then install the files needed to make it bootable so any files left over will be wiped off.

Download it here:

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

So how does it work?

It works by writing a series of test patterns to most memory addresses over 9 tests, it then reads the data back to compare it for errors.

The default pass does 9 different tests varying in access patterns and test data. A tenth pass is optional from the menu which writes all the memory in zeroes then sleeps for 90 minutes and compares it to see if any address have changed, this takes 3 hours per pass each time.

My memtest86 isn't booting! What should I do?

This can be caused by a number of different reasons, common ones include your BIOS not setting using the correct settings, you might want to change your boot priority order.
Other causes include your motherboard not supporting bootable USB sticks in which case you'll need to use a CD (or floppy drive).

Any other issues you might want to look here:

FAQ : please read before posting

Ok, If I happen to find some errors, does that mean I have to replace my laptop's RAM?
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October 17, 2014 10:40:53 AM

TheseusSapphire said:
TheMooMooTV said:
It looks like failing RAM to me.
I'm seeing consistent one bit corruption at the same address, a bit has flipped within that address.

You should run Memtest86

I suggest you run Memtest86 for at least 8 passes.

Which one should I download?


You have two options to choose from, you can either download the ISO version then burn it do a CD and boot it from there.
The other option is downloading the auto installer for USB sticks, you then boot from that USB stick.
Be warned though, it will format your USB then install the files needed to make it bootable so any files left over will be wiped off.

Download it here:

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

So how does it work?

It works by writing a series of test patterns to most memory addresses over 9 tests, it then reads the data back to compare it for errors.

The default pass does 9 different tests varying in access patterns and test data. A tenth pass is optional from the menu which writes all the memory in zeroes then sleeps for 90 minutes and compares it to see if any address have changed, this takes 3 hours per pass each time.

My memtest86 isn't booting! What should I do?

This can be caused by a number of different reasons, common ones include your BIOS not setting using the correct settings, you might want to change your boot priority order.
Other causes include your motherboard not supporting bootable USB sticks in which case you'll need to use a CD (or floppy drive).

Any other issues you might want to look here:

FAQ : please read before posting

Ok, If I happen to find some errors, does that mean I have to replace my laptop's RAM?


Unfortunately, yes.
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