Topic: WARNING: Fireface 400 crashes with last update of Windows 10 Pro x64
Hi,
Fireface 400 driver version : 3.124
Hardware revision : 1.70
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro x64 (French) 1809 update (installed 5 october 2018)
After one hour playing music (using AIMP freeware application), Windows crashes (blue screen of death)
This is the WhoCrashed Crash Dump Analysis
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System Information (local)
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Computer name: AF-PC
Windows version: Windows 10 , 10.0, build: 17763
Windows dir: C:\WINDOWS
Hardware: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC., ROG MAXIMUS X HERO
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz Intel586, level: 6
12 logical processors, active mask: 4095
RAM: 17105346560 bytes total
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Crash Dump Analysis
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Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.
Crash dump directories:
C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\Minidump
On Sun 07/10/2018 09:32:43 GMT your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\100718-15187-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: hal.dll (0xFFFFF80278217FDE)
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFF8B85A0DBEEA8, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF80278217FDE)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above. This is a software bug.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 07/10/2018 09:32:43 GMT your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\MEMORY.DMP
This was probably caused by the following module: fireface_64.sys (fireface_64+0x3DCA)
Bugcheck code: 0xA (0xFFFF8B85A0DBEEA8, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF80278217FDE)
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\fireface_64.sys
product: Windows (R) Win 7 DDK driver
company: RME
description: Fireface Audio Driver (WDM)
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above. This is a software bug.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
A third party driver was identified as the probable root cause of this system error. It is suggested you look for an update for the following driver: fireface_64.sys (Fireface Audio Driver (WDM), RME).
Google query: fireface_64.sys RME IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
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Conclusion
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2 crash dumps have been found and analyzed. A third party driver has been identified to be causing system crashes on your computer. It is strongly suggested that you check for updates for these drivers on their company websites. Click on the links below to search with Google for updates for these drivers:
======> fireface_64.sys (Fireface Audio Driver (WDM), RME)
If no updates for these drivers are available, try searching with Google on the names of these drivers in combination with the errors that have been reported for these drivers. Include the brand and model name of your computer as well in the query. This often yields interesting results from discussions on the web by users who have been experiencing similar problems.
Read the topic general suggestions for troubleshooting system crashes for more information.
Note that it's not always possible to state with certainty whether a reported driver is responsible for crashing your system or that the root cause is in another module. Nonetheless it's suggested you look for updates for the products that these drivers belong to and regularly visit Windows update or enable automatic updates for Windows. In case a piece of malfunctioning hardware is causing trouble, a search with Google on the bug check errors together with the model name and brand of your computer may help you investigate this further.