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System Information (local)
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computer name: X61T-XP-TABLET
windows version: Windows XP Service Pack 2, 5.1, build: 2600
windows dir: C:\WINDOWS
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU L7500 @ 1.60GHz Intel586, level: 6
2 logical processors, active mask: 3
RAM: 2103660544 total
VM: 2147352576, free: 2047500288



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Crash Dump Analysis
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Crash dump directory: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump

Crash dumps are enabled on your computer.


On Sat 10/1/2011 9:35:22 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini100111-04.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x22EF7)
Bugcheck code: 0x96 (0xFFFFFFFF890518D0, 0xFFFFFFFF80563780, 0xFFFFFFFF80563780, 0xFFFFFFFF8057596C)
Error: INVALID_WORK_QUEUE_ITEM
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that a queue entry was removed that contained a null pointer.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time.

I did not have any issues as such working 2 HDDs running Win XP & Win 7 (swapping as I needed).

Then my machine started locking/ freezing at bootup.

At first I thought it was Windows based issue so on two separate HDDs that I use where I have WinXP & Win 7x64. Both seem to freeze/lock at certain point when booting up.

I tried every thing including:
- Safemode etc.
- Bootlog mode
- Debugging mode
- DOS based PC Doctor Bootable CD
- Memtest86/+ etc.
- System Restores (on both..Win XP HDD1 and Win 7 HDD2)
- Bunch of Bootable Diagnostic tools (I am wondering if there's some kind of better Hardware Diagnosis tool than PC Doctor and/ or Thinkvantage Toolbox)

I was getting Multicore misconfigured & SMBIOS test failed like this LINK -
http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo- ... t61-3.html
Read all of it and I seem to have done everything but its not fixed yet.

After a night of running whole bunch .. Windows came up ONCE.
That time I ran Running ThinkVantage Toolbox (newer replacement for PC Doc)
It showed Multicore as a Misconfigured and suggested I power down and reboot fresh and run again which fixed the Misconfigure.
It showed everything as ALRIGHT! except SMBIOS.

When I looked up SMBIOS I found the PC Doctor link that says its not an issue.
http://pcpitstop.com/faq/smbios.asp

Well.. I figured this was fixed.

Worked for a day..

Next day... Same issues. Now, SMBIOS seems to have flared up again.

crashnburn wrote:BSOD Fix on German Thinkpad.de forum Please Help Understand
thinkpad-forum.de/threads/3815-Bluescreen-INVALID-WORK-QUEUE

Even when I read the translation using Google Chrome translation I am unable to understand
what was happening and what he did to fix it.