IndyLux 2 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Hi guys, I'm still getting occasional BSODs on my HTPC. I'm looking in my event viewer and there are several events that seem interesting, but I don't know how to interpret the codes or debug. I downloaded the microsoft debugger, but I've never used it and don't know how to proceed. Can any of you fine gentlemen help? Thanks, Chris ------------- Here are a few examples of the 'Kernal Power Errors'.... BugcheckCode 80 BugcheckParameter1 0xfffff8800e5dc5d4 BugcheckParameter2 0x0 BugcheckParameter3 0xfffff8000314f9ae BugcheckParameter4 0x2 BugcheckCode 30 BugcheckParameter1 0xffffffffc0000005 BugcheckParameter2 0xfffffa800188cdcc BugcheckParameter3 0x1 BugcheckParameter4 0x3 BugcheckCode 30 BugcheckParameter1 0xffffffffc0000005 BugcheckParameter2 0xfffff80003165c64 BugcheckParameter3 0x1 BugcheckParameter4 0x2210f929f Link to post Share on other sites
jmwills 284 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Is there an nVidia Graphics card in this equation? If not I would start running chkdsk on all the drives to start eliminating HDD issues. Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 All I've ever done with those codes is search for them using google or Bing. Sometimes that helps; sometimes not. Link to post Share on other sites
IndyLux 2 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 No NVidia graphics - onboard intel (core i3). I can run the check disk tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
IndyLux 2 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Do you guys know of any software to check for driver updates beyond windows update? I've updated everything I know to update. Link to post Share on other sites
Joe_Miner 254 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Do you guys know of any software to check for driver updates beyond windows update? I've updated everything I know to update. Indy: I've found Intel's Driver Udate Utility useful from time to time. Joe Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Do you guys know of any software to check for driver updates beyond windows update? I've updated everything I know to update. There are a number of so-called driver update sites on the web, but I don't trust them as far as I can throw them. To me they're pretty much snake-oil salesmen, trying to give you malware in the back door while promising great service through the front. Link to post Share on other sites
IndyLux 2 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 The Intel driver update utility was something I tried last night. I think it found a few things to update. As for the snakeoil products, I did try one (maybe two) just to see what they said and they both flagged EVERY Intel driver I had installed then pointed me to things that wouldn't install or were older than what I had. They also pointed to the Realtek HD Audio drivers that I do not use (I use Intel HD Audio) as well as some kind of Intel SSD rapid architecture thing that it wanted me to install 'prior' to the OS. Too late for that NOW. We'll see if the stuff I updated makes a difference. BTW Checkdisk scans were all 100% normal as was a MemTest so that's good! Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It's always good to eliminate hardware issues as much as possible Link to post Share on other sites
jmwills 284 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Here's what I do. Run Belarc Advisor to get an accurate inventory of your system. The report will show every piece of hardware and the current driver version. Research each one at the manufacturer's site and see what is available. I do no trust that update utilities. Link to post Share on other sites
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