Basic STOP Error (Blue Screen) Troubleshooting
[Pages:33]Basic STOP Error (Blue Screen) Troubleshooting
Doug Allen Support Professional PSS Premier Setup Team Microsoft Corporation
OS Architecture ? Background
Divided into two main sections
z Kernel mode ? high-privilege, direct access to hardware, memory, HAL, MicroKernel, NT Executive Services
z User mode ? low privilege, no direct access to hardware, uses APIs to request system resources, environment, and integrated subsystems
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OS Architecture ? Background (2)
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Why Do STOP Screens Happen?
Services, applications, or device drivers are faulty or incompatible
Hardware problems Disk or file system corruption Firmware or BIOS outdated or incompatible Viruses
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When Do STOP Screens Happen?
Four categories
z Short startup period (phase four of the boot sequence)
z Software condition detected by the CPU z Hardware malfunction detected by the CPU z All the rest of the STOP codes
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Windows NT 4.0 STOP Screen Breakdown
Five sections
z Section 1 ? Debug port status info z Section 2 ? Bug check info z Section 3 ? Driver information loaded in memory z Section 4 ? Kernel build number and stack dump z Section 5 ? Debug port info
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Windows NT 4.0 STOP Screen Breakdown (2)
Debug port status info ? much like Snd/Rcv indicators of a modem
Bug check info ? contains numbers in hex with symbolic string error code, and four bug check parameters
Driver information loaded in memory
z First column ? load base address z Second column ? time/date stamp in hex z Third column ? names all drivers
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Windows NT 4.0 STOP Screen Breakdown (3)
Kernel build number and stack dump ? version of Ntoskrnl.exe.
z Rest is the stack dump showing range of addresses that pertain to failed module
Debug port info ? confirmation of COM parameters
z May also show if the Memory.dmp file is being created
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