Keep getting blue screen of death

[Some_of_My_Buses]

Almost every time I use Pro Tools (I have 9), I eventually get the BSOD. I can always tell when it's going to happen when this weird crackling sound appears while recording or during playback. Is this a driver issue? Should I reinstall Pro Tools? How do I resolve this?

Thanks.

[sunburst79]

Take a pic of the terminal stop screen AKA BSOD. All those numbers on the bottom? They are not gibberish but hexadecimal code that when punched into Google in many cases will take you to a MS KnowlageBase article and point out the specific causes of the issue. Also typing in the message such as IRQ_IS_LESS_THAN_EQUAL. Or BAD_POOL_CALLER.

My guess is bad memory or a driver issue.

[JoelG]

To further sunburst's comment, try using a memory tester to verify your ram is good:http://www.memtest.org/

Joel

[Some_of_My_Buses]

I use an MSI GE60 (laptop) with i7 core processor and 8gb of ram. I haven't been storing them to an external hard drive. I'll try and take a picture next time it happens.

[sunburst79]

Originally Posted by JoelG

To further sunburst's comment, try using a memory tester to verify your ram is good:http://www.memtest.org/

Joel

I meant to post a link to Memtest86+ in my original post and forgot. Thanks for covering that

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by Some_of_My_Buses

I use an MSI GE60 (laptop) with i7 core processor and 8gb of ram. I haven't been storing them to an external hard drive. I'll try and take a picture next time it happens.

Post a Sandra Report for a bit more detail. If you get a pic of the bsod when it happens, we can take number scheme from the crash and get a good idea what the problem is. The meaning of the code can vary a bit depending on your chipset ie. sandy bridge, ivy bridge etc. But as they are hinting, memory issues or bad overclocks are the typical cause.

[Some_of_My_Buses]

SiSoftware Sandra

ID
Host Name : Banner-MSI
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : MSI GE60 0NC/GE60 0ND
Serial Number : FFFF****
Chassis : MSI Notebook
Mainboard : MSI MS-16GA
Serial Number : BSS-012*******
BIOS : AMI (OEM) E16GAIMS.10F 12/18/2012
Intel vPro : 8.00.02.1410
Total Memory : 7.9GB DDR3 SO-DIMM

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz (4C 8T 3.2GHz/3.4GHz, 3.2GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 6MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC PGA988

Chipset
Memory Controller : MSI Core (Ivy Bridge) Mobile DRAM Controller 100MHz, 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM 1.6GHz 64-bit, Integrated Graphics

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0NS-DI 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-12800S DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LGD Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080, LP156WF1-TLF3, 22.3")
Video Adapter : Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (16 SM5.0 350MHz/1.15GHz, 2GB DDR3 1.6GHz 64-bit, Integrated Graphics)

Graphics Processor
OpenCL GP Processor : Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (16SP 16C 350MHz, 1.6GB DDR3 1.6GHz 64-bit, Integrated Graphics)
OpenCL GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M (384SP 2C 1.67GHz, 2GB 5GHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M (384SP 1.67GHz, 2GB 5GHz 128-bit)
Compute Shader Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M (384SP 1.67GHz, 2GB 5GHz 128-bit)
CUDA GP Processor : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M (384SP 2C 1.67GHz, 2GB 5GHz 128-bit)

Storage Devices
WDC WD7500BPVX-22JC3T0 (750.2GB, SATA600, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 699GB (C:) (D:)
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SN-208DB (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache) : N/A (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
OS_Install (C:) : 412GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD7500BPVX-22JC3T0 (750.2GB, SATA600, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Data (D:) : 275GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD7500BPVX-22JC3T0 (750.2GB, SATA600, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
BIOS_RVY : 12GB (NTFS)
System : 100MB (NTFS)
Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ TSSTcorp CDDVDW SN-208DB (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 1MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : MSI Panther Point LPC Controller
Audio Device : MSI Panther Point High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Disk Controller : MSI Panther Point Mobile 6 port SATA AHCI Controller
Disk Controller : MSI PCIE CardReader
USB Controller 1 : MSI Panther Point USB xHCI Host Controller
USB Controller 2 : MSI Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
USB Controller 3 : MSI Panther Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Killer e2200 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.20) #5 (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 135 (802.11g (ERP), AES-CCMP, 48Mbps)

Power Management
Battery No 1 : NEC PC-VP-BP77 48.84Wh/3.95Ah

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.1


Not sure which link to download for the Memtest. Thanks for all your replies/help so far, by the way.

[Southsidemusic]

First off I see that you are using a 5400 rpm harddrive. That right there is not gonna work well as it needs to be 7200 rpm or more. Also you really need a separate recording drive for the audio from Pro Tools as recording to a 5400 rpm spinner aswell as using that drive for system OS will deffinately give you errors and issues and the more you record the worse it will get.

That drive is also a "blue" drive and considered a no no for use in recording especially Pro Tools.

I don't know what others will say but this is a real problem.

Chris

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by Some_of_My_Buses

Storage Devices
WDC WD7500BPVX-22JC3T0 (750.2GB, SATA600, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)

Problem !!! Problematik ! nicht gut

[Some_of_My_Buses]

So if I buy an external 7200rpm hard drive and save all my Pro Tools sessions on that, the BSOD will stop appearing? I wish Avid had listed that in the system requirements. Anyone have any recommendations on Pro Tools-compatible external hard drives?