[SOLVED] Mysterious Events 41

[shura]

Hi all,

I just built a new system: i7 12700KF, 2x32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5, RTX 3060, all sitting on a Gigabyte Aorus Master z690. This is windows 11 pro and there are six critical events in the event viewer, all dating roughly to the time when the system was freshly installed and probably doing its windows update shenanigans with the drivers. I did not notice any strange behavior while in front of the machine, so this was a surprise.

No dumps to be found, I checked. Settings now changed to providing minidumps without automatic restarts, but no new events since (it's been a week).

Even though the machine is running fine now, I'd like an idea on whether the build is actually OK. The six events are attached. Any comments? Thanks!

 

[philc43]

Hello @shura

It is possible that other logs may shed some light on the reasons for these events but, as they have not reoccurred, I would suggest that they are not a problem and were most likely associated with the initial tasks associated with loaded the new operating system and getting the right drivers installed.

Please follow the BSOD posting instructions to provide us with these other logs.

 

[shura]

Sorry, I did forget to follow the Sysnative's instructions, been a while. The collected data is attached. Many thanks.

Not sure if useful, but here is something that mentions my persistent combination of zero bugcheck codes and the same exact BootAppStatus: Kernel Power Error Event ID 41 Task 63 [Archive] - ASUS Republic of Gamers [ROG] | The Choice of Champions Overclocking, PC Gaming, PC Modding, Support, Guides, Advice

 

[x BlueRobot]

Event[7147]
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Boot
  Date: 2022-10-10T16:43:42.9280000Z
  Event ID: 29
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: Info 
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-18
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  Computer: DESKTOP-UPCIAUV
  Description: 
Windows failed fast startup with error status 0xC00000D4.

It seems that you had some issues with fast startup, did you disable it in the end or manage to resolve the issue? Fast startup used to be rather fickle on some machines, particularly if the hibernation file was located on a different partition to the main Windows partition.

 

[shura]

Nope, I absolutely did not disable anything, seems like it resolved on its own, possibly a motherboard driver issue. I initially installed Gigabyte's official drivers, but they may have gotten replaced by windows update.

This fast startup issue is consistent with the link I posted above, thanks.

 

[shura]

I doubt it played any role, but there are differences peripherals-wise between when i got those errors and now: I was doing the initial testing with rather ancient keyboard & mouse. Essentially, as soon as i moved the machine to its "home" near my main desk and connected my normal peripherals, no more errors. I will continue keeping an eye out.

 

[x BlueRobot]

It may have been the cause of the issue but doesn't seem likely from the error message from the event log, but who knows, the fast startup was a power state introduced with Windows 8 and so, it wouldn't surprise me if some older peripheral drivers were unable to support it.

 

[shura]

And it just happened again. I turned the PC off and unplugged the power cable to put in a new HDD and after that there was an event 41 along with a fast boot error. I guess I should disable it, after all.

 

[shura]

A good way to cause the error seems to be to unplug the power cable and leave the machine for 10-15 minutes. The PSU does a bizarre thing in this scenario, but I saw a youtube video about this PSU and it seems like normal operation and most of the time no boot errors after. I posted on the EVGA forum about this PSU earlier, but never got a response.

 

[x BlueRobot]

That's because you'll be clearing the hibernation state and essentially doing a full shutdown. I would disable fast startup and then see if the issue persists.

 

[shura]

Disabled, kept the PC off for 20 minutes with the power cable out. No new errors after.
Incidentally, I just noticed that there is a 'fast boot' option in the boot section of this BIOS -- and it is disabled by default. Assuming it refers to the same feature, I may enable it both there and in windows to see what happens... Though with an SSD like this I'm seeing zero difference in booting times, so maybe this is as solved as can be.

 

[x BlueRobot]

Assuming it refers to the same feature, I may enable it both there and in windows to see what happens...

It's a separate feature and effectively disables Secure Boot. I would leave it as disabled.

Source: Fast Boot, instead of UEFI Secure Boot

 

[shura]

It's a separate feature and effectively disables Secure Boot. I would leave it as disabled.

Source: Fast Boot, instead of UEFI Secure Boot

Gigabyte's downloads for this mb include a fast boot utility for Windows, which I think is supposed to enable/disable this specific feature (separate from secure boot) simultaneously in BIOS and in Windows. Gigabyte's support is telling me that they built a system identical to mine and that disabling the RAM XMP profile resolves the issue. This is a bit funny, because this motherboard is marketed around XMP profiles and all sorts of further customization.