Help troubleshooting BSOD (and analyze the dump file) please

[screw3d]

Basically I get a nice BSOD about 2 minutes into TES: Oblivion, with the error message MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. Right before the BSOD, the game stutters heavily, a very garbled and high pitched sound comes out, and then BSOD. I can reproduce this consistently.

Funny thing is, this only happens in my main admin account. When I tried it on the guest account, it worked fine for hours.

Everything is running on the latest drivers. I'm reasonably sure that the video card/drivers is not the problem because I've tested it on two different versions (cleaned with driver cleaner in safe mode each time), machine is OCed but prime-stable and memtested, works fine with at least Civ4 and Battlefield 2.

Specs are in sig but generally:
A64 Venice 3000+
DFI nf4 ultra
GF 7800GT
audigy2

So if anyone can spot anything obvious in the dump, I'd really appreciate it.


The Dump file from C:\WINDOWS\Minidump

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: screw3d
Basically I get a nice BSOD about 2 minutes into TES: Oblivion, with the error message MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. Right before the BSOD, the game stutters heavily, a very garbled and high pitched sound comes out, and then BSOD. I can reproduce this consistently.

Funny thing is, this only happens in my main admin account. When I tried it on the guest account, it worked fine for hours.

Everything is running on the latest drivers. I'm reasonably sure that the video card/drivers is not the problem because I've tested it on two different versions (cleaned with driver cleaner in safe mode each time), machine is OCed but prime-stable and memtested, works fine with at least Civ4 and Battlefield 2.

Specs are in sig but generally:
A64 Venice 3000+
DFI nf4 ultra
GF 7800GT
audigy2

So if anyone can spot anything obvious in the dump, I'd really appreciate it.


The Dump file from C:\WINDOWS\Minidump

I got your e-mail.

I won't assist with machines that are overclocked. If you'd like me to look at it, clock the machine normally, remove/decrease all agressive memory timings, and then reproduce the dump. Send me two new dumps after doing this, plus a new MPS Reports.

 

[imported_Moredhel]

I actually have a very similar setup and experience EXACTLY the same problem in oblivion
specs:
A64 3700+ San Diego
DFI nForce4 Ultra-D
2x512MB Corsair 3200XL
XFX 6600GT
Audigy2 ZS

absolutely no overclocks at the moment (too hot here lately)
and I experience no problems with any other games

have analysed my minidump...

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.6.0003.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [D:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini032606-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

Executable search path is:
Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 (Service Pack 2) UP Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
Kernel base = 0x80800000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8087c1a0
Debug session time: Sun Mar 26 15:09:01.703 2006 (GMT+8)
System Uptime: 0 days 4:51:50.297
Loading Kernel Symbols
....................................................................................................................................................................
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
................
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* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
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Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 9C, {4, 8086eff0, b2000000, 70f0f}

Probably caused by : ntkrnlpa.exe ( nt!KdPitchDebugger+ef4 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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if anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it !

 

[imported_Moredhel]

screw3d I've analysed your dump
but unfortunately I dont know too much else about what to do
translated below

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.6.0003.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [D:\Documents and Settings\Bryn\Desktop\Mini032306-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available

Symbol search path is: SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

Executable search path is:
Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 (Service Pack 2) UP Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt
Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
Kernel base = 0x804d7000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x805531a0
Debug session time: Fri Mar 24 06:40:31.218 2006 (GMT+8)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:08:03.804
Loading Kernel Symbols
................................................................................................................................................................
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
...........
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************

Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck 9C, {4, 80545ff0, b2000000, 70f0f}

Probably caused by : ntkrnlpa.exe ( nt!KdPitchDebugger+ef4 )

Followup: MachineOwner
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