[SOLVED] BSOD: DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION in Windows 8

I'll switch it back to system managed for C:, however I believe I did that the first time and it still maxed it out at 4608 MB. But I'll give it a shot. I'll check for the firmware upgrade, and no I haven't tried less monitors yet- I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestions.
 
Ok, just rebooted with only the c: drive on system managed, and 'no page file' for the other drives, and it's telling me the page file is 8192 MB. So looks like I should be good to go, I'll find out if this helps tomorrow- time to catch some shut eye. Thanks again for the help.
 
I dunno if I missed this, but is there a C:\Windows\MEMORY.dmp file? If so, is the date on it recent?
If so, please zip it up and then upload it to a free file-sharing service - and post a link here for us to download it.

Perfmon /report shows missing Coprocessor drivers. I presume that this is your motherboard: http://www.msi.com/product/mb/GF615M-P33.html#/?div=Basic
If so, then please download and install these chipset drivers (which should include the coprocessor drivers: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_vista_win7_64bit_15.49.html Please be advised that this chipset is very old and probably isn't supported in Win8 - which may cause errors despite our best efforts.

Please visit Windows Update and get all available updates. I only see 3 updates on your system - and other systems have upwards of 22 updates.

We've seen a number of BSOD issues with SSD's. Here's the information that I've compiled so far:
There's not a whole bunch available to test SSD's. The "easiest" test is to remove the SSD, install a platter-based hard drive, install Windows and test for stability that way.

Here's some suggestions:
- Update the SSD's firmware to the latest available version (VERY IMPORTANT!!!)
- Update the motherboard controllers drivers to the latest available version from the controller manufacturer (NOT the mobo manufacturer unless you can't find any on the controller manufacturer's website)
- Slow the memory (RAM) down to the next slower speed (I've only seen one person who claimed that this worked for them).
- Use any manufacturer's utilities that you may have. If you don't have any, then try this free one (I haven't used it myself): http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
- Update chipset and storage controller drivers to the latest available from the manufacturer of the device (not the manufacturer of the motherboard). Be sure to update ALL controllers on the motherboard!
....NOTE: Recently (Nov 2011) we had BSOD issues with the Marvell 91xx controller and an SSD. You may have to switch controllers also.-
Replace the SSD with a platter based hard drive and see if that stops the BSOD's. If it does, then it's likely that there's a problem with the SSD OR an incompatibility with your system.
It's my opinion that SSD's aren't reliable enough (with current hardware) to be used on a system that needs to work reliably. Until I see reliability I will not recommend, nor will I use, SSD's for critical applications.
06 Dec 2011 - This post tends to confirm issues with certain SSD chipsets and certain controllers - http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f299/cant-find-the-cause-of-bsod-f4-613075.html#post3537179
29 May 2012 - The frequency of BSOD's with SSD's seems to have been decreasing over the last several months. It may be approaching time to re-evaluate my stand on their suitability for use in production systems.
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MSINFO32 doesn't show any BSOD's, which makes me wonder if they're crashes that are visible to Windows.

There have been issues with older Logitech software and Win8. Please ensure that you have the latest software available from Logitech. Uninstall the older software before installing any new software.

Here's the Critical error in the System event log (there's a good number of these):
Event[22]:
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date: 2012-06-20T19:15:40.260
Event ID: 41
Task: N/A
Level: Critical
Opcode: Info
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: unreal
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
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Please download and install a Temperature Monitor program and monitor/log the temps around the time that the system crashes. I suggest this one: http://www.hwinfo.com/

Please run CHKDSK /R /F AND a full hard drive diagnostic on the Lenovo_Part volume/disk (because of the error below - and there's many others like this in the System event log). Here's a link to the hard drive diagnostic page: http://www.carrona.org/hddiag.html Please note that a problem with one hard drive can cause issues throughout the system - so it's advisable to run the diagnostics on ALL hard drives in the system (both internal and external)
Event[1]:
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Ntfs
Date: 2012-06-20T19:16:27.833
Event ID: 98
Task: N/A
Level: Error
Opcode: Info
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: unreal
Description:
Volume LENOVO_PART (\Device\HarddiskVolume7) needs to be taken offline to perform a Full Chkdsk. Please run "CHKDSK /F" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:>" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
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This problem is definitely coming from an issue with your SSD drive, possibly incompatibility with Windows. It would not stall on writing the crashdump onto the drive if this were not the case. I'd recommend with the others to update firmware for your SSD whenever possible. As a future recommendation, that should be the first thing you do when you acquire an SSD, because they have a tendency to be quite buggy at launch.

Don't also rule out the possibility that Windows 8 currently is not compatible with your SSD drive and your drive's manufacturer or MS themselves have to get on the ball to make it happen.
 
@usasma: Since uploading those logs, I've updated to the latest ATI drivers, which also updated the Coprocessor driver, and it's not being flagged in device manager any longer. I have no \Minidump or memory.dmp file, for whatever reason when it crashes, it just goes to bluescreen and doesn't record anything (even though I have recovery settings set to do so). Note: I've also already run a full chkdsk, as well as a memtest on the system, everything came up clean.

@Vir Gnarus: I have a Crucial M4 SSD, I'm downloading the new firmware as we speak. Thanks for the help.
 
I also visited Windows Update, and it said I only have 1 important update, which will be installed during system maintenance.

I have both a wireless logitech mouse and keyboard, they are working fine, however- and I didn't install any drivers for them, they 'just worked'... should I still bother to upgrade the drivers?

I also noticed that this BSOD happens mainly when I leave my computer alone for a couple minutes (If I'm actively using it, I won't have any problems... I walk away for 10 minutes and I'll come back to a BSOD).
 
OK, I was mistaken- I followed the directions and updated the SSD to the latest firmware, and booted back into windows. I'll see if that changes anything..
 
I'm also running chkdsk /R /F on ALL drives, I had previously only done it on the C: drive. The LENOVO_PART drive is a secondary storage drive that I pulled out of my Lenovo.
 
Hi, revenuebuilder.

My sincere compliments on the excellent information you are providing on the actions/steps you are taking! It is extremely helpful for the analysts in helping you solve the BSOD issues. :thumbsup2:
 
Well, I left chkdsk running on my g: drive, and left the house for about 3 hours, and came back to.... a still up and running PC! So maybe we're good to go here- Normally if I would've left the PC running I would come back to a BSOD. Potentially solved, just running chkdsk on my other drive now.

@Corrine: Thanks, I've worked in IT Support for a few years so I know the more info you give, the better :)
 
You must run chkdsk /r /f on the Lenovo drive - and the hard drive diagnostic ( http://www.carrona.org/hddiag.html )
This is the drive that's spitting out problems in event viewer - so it's the one you've gotta test.

While a failing drive can still work (thanks to very robust error checking mechanisms in the drives and in Windows), they can also cause BSOD's and can even make the system fail to boot.
 
Thanks usasma, I did run chkdsk /R /F on the G: (lenovo) drive, unfortunately I didn't grab a screenshot and closed the window. I'm fairly sure it came back with 0 bad sectors/looked "clean". I'll run the hddiag tool once I'm done running chkdsk on my other drive.
 
If it passes the hard drive diagnostic test, then I'd suggest watching to see if you get any more of those errors in event viewer.
If so, then something's causing them - and we'll have to try and figure out what it is.

Another option is to disconnect the Lenovo drive and see if errors come back.
 

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