Thread: What is causing my BSOD?

Im on an older laptop but its still pretty decent with a core 2 quad extreme, 8gb of ram and a 128 gb ssd.

I uploaded my minidup file..hopefully

I was doing nothing out of the ordinary and bam, bluescreen. It has been happening more and more.

For a full diagnosis, please provide us with this info: How To Ask For Help With BSOD

Your BIOS dates from 2009. Please check to see if there are any applicable updates for it at the Alienware website. Be very, very careful when flashing the BIOS. Although easy to do, it's also easy to make a mistake - and mistakes may physically damage your motherboard.

Your TV Card software drivers also date from 2009. Please download and install an updated, compatible version:
AVerBDA716x_x64.sys Fri Jun 5 05:58:38 2009 (4A28EC4E)
Related to AVerBDA716x_x64.sys from AVerMedia TECHNOLOGIES
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=AVerBDA716x_x64.sys

These drivers have newer versions available. Please update these older drivers. Links are included to assist in looking up the source of the drivers. If unable to find an update, please remove (un-install) the program responsible for that driver. DO NOT manually delete/rename the driver as it may make the system unbootable! :

iaStorV.sys Mon Apr 11 14:48:16 2011 (4DA34CF0)
Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver (base) (now is the Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver)
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iaStorV.sys

NETwNs64.sys Thu Oct 6 10:45:03 2011 (4E8DBEEF)
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 5000 Series Adapter Driver for Windows 7
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=NETwNs64.sys

atikmpag.sys Mon Jun 18 16:41:29 2012 (4FDF9279)
ATI Video driver (remove the Catalyst Control Center and only install the Display Driver)
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=atikmpag.sys

atikmdag.sys Mon Jun 18 17:21:01 2012 (4FDF9BBD)
ATI Video driver (remove the Catalyst Control Center and only install the Display Driver)
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=atikmdag.sys

Analysis:
The following is for informational purposes only.

Code:

**************************Thu Nov  8 01:16:08.820 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\John\_jcgriff2_\dbug\__Kernel__\110812-14430-01.dmp]
Windows 8 Kernel Version 9200 MP (4 procs) Free x64
Built by: 9200.16384.amd64fre.win8_rtm.120725-1247
System Uptime:0 days 0:27:14.563
BugCheck Code: BugCheck 50, {fffff683fdff0960, 0, fffff80221331693, 2}
Probably caused by :memory_corruption ( nt!MiAgeWorkingSet+244 )
BugCheck Info: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Arguments: 
Arg1: fffff683fdff0960, memory referenced.
Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: fffff80221331693, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
	address.
Arg4: 0000000000000002, (reserved)
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR:  AV
PROCESS_NAME: LiveComm.exe
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: AV_nt!MiAgeWorkingSet
CPUID:        "Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU        @ 2.26GHz"
MaxSpeed:     2260
CurrentSpeed: 2261
  BIOS Version                  W841.B14
  BIOS Release Date             03/04/2009
  Manufacturer                  alienware
  Product Name                  Alienware M17
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3rd Party Drivers:
The following is for information purposes only.
Any drivers in red should be updated or removed from your system. And should have been discussed in the body of my post.

Code:

**************************Thu Nov  8 01:16:08.820 2012 (UTC - 5:00)**************************
AVerBDA716x_x64.sys         Fri Jun  5 05:58:38 2009 (4A28EC4E)
iaStorV.sys                 Mon Apr 11 14:48:16 2011 (4DA34CF0)
NETwNs64.sys                Thu Oct  6 10:45:03 2011 (4E8DBEEF)
atikmpag.sys                Mon Jun 18 16:41:29 2012 (4FDF9279)
atikmdag.sys                Mon Jun 18 17:21:01 2012 (4FDF9BBD)
intelppm.sys                Wed Jul 25 22:26:48 2012 (5010AAE8)
usbcir.sys                  Wed Jul 25 22:27:07 2012 (5010AAFB)
ATSwpWDF.sys                Mon Aug 27 11:26:50 2012 (503B91BA)

http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=AVerBDA716x_x64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=iaStorV.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=NETwNs64.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=atikmpag.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=atikmdag.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=intelppm.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=usbcir.sys
http://www.carrona.org/drivers/driver.php?id=ATSwpWDF.sys