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driver_power_state_failure asus zenbook windows 8.1

Hi,

I have a asus zenbook ux32a with windows 8.1. The computer won't shut down or hibernate correctly. Additionaly, Windows don't react for about 3 minutes after start-up, only then it's possible to use the computer again.

I keep getting the driver_power_state_error. In the minidump it says that it is cause by driver ntoskrnl.exe. 

The minidump files: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p4t8pycj0nuihia/minidump.zip

The device manager says that there is a problem with usb-if xhci USB Host Controller. However, I have problems updating the driver.

How do I fix it?

Thanks in advance

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Fantastic, thank you!


BugCheck 9F, {4, 12c, ffffe00000fb3880, ffffd000201ff860}


1st parameter = 0x4.


Let's take a look at the call stack:

2: kd> knL
 # Child-SP          RetAddr           Call Site
00 ffffd000`201ff828 fffff800`177d457e nt!KeBugCheckEx
01 ffffd000`201ff830 fffff800`1797a6ca nt!PnpBugcheckPowerTimeout+0x6a
02 ffffd000`201ff890 fffff800`176b1f64 nt!PopBuildDeviceNotifyListWatchdog+0x16
03 ffffd000`201ff8c0 fffff800`176b2478 nt!KiProcessExpiredTimerList+0x1d8
04 ffffd000`201ff9a0 fffff800`1770e478 nt!KiExpireTimerTable+0x218
05 ffffd000`201ffa40 fffff800`1765eabc nt!KiTimerExpiration+0x148
06 ffffd000`201ffaf0 fffff800`177557ea nt!KiRetireDpcList+0x19c
07 ffffd000`201ffc60 00000000`00000000 nt!KiIdleLoop+0x5a


Not really much info, just a few PnP routines that call into the bugcheck eventually. No driver in the stack, etc.

Let's run !locks to see what's going on:

2: kd> !locks
**** DUMP OF ALL RESOURCE OBJECTS ****
KD: Scanning for held locks..

Resource @ nt!IopDeviceTreeLock (0xfffff800178d3260)    Shared 1 owning threads
     Threads: ffffe00000fb3880-01<*>
KD: Scanning for held locks.

Resource @ nt!PiEngineLock (0xfffff800178d3360)    Exclusively owned
    Contention Count = 15
    NumberOfExclusiveWaiters = 2
     Threads: ffffe00000fb3880-01<*>
     Threads Waiting On Exclusive Access:
              ffffe00000b98880       ffffe00000fb2880       

KD: Scanning for held locks.......

Resource @ 0xffffe000076cc6d0    Exclusively owned
    Contention Count = 1
    NumberOfExclusiveWaiters = 1
     Threads: ffffe0000745a880-01<*>
     Threads Waiting On Exclusive Access:
              ffffe000077fb080  


Let's take the address in the 'Threads' field and run !thread:


2: kd> !thread ffffe0000745a880
THREAD ffffe0000745a880  Cid 0eb4.0ec8  Teb: 00007ff68359a000 Win32Thread: fffff901407a4010 WAIT: (Executive) KernelMode Non-Alertable
    ffffd00036bbcd88  NotificationEvent
IRP List:
    ffffe00006bdf6e0: (0006,01f0) Flags: 00060000  Mdl: 00000000
    ffffe000051faaa0: (0006,03a0) Flags: 00000884  Mdl: 00000000
Impersonation token:  ffffc0000b1d7060 (Level Impersonation)
Owning Process            ffffe000072ed900       Image:         WmiPrvSE.exe
Attached Process          N/A            Image:         N/A
Wait Start TickCount      573138         Ticks: 16601 (0:00:04:19.390)
Context Switch Count      274            IdealProcessor: 1             
UserTime                  00:00:00.015
KernelTime                00:00:00.156
Win32 Start Address 0x00007ffbe050b5c0
Stack Init ffffd00036bbdc90 Current ffffd00036bbc9c0
Base ffffd00036bbe000 Limit ffffd00036bb8000 Call 0
Priority 15 BasePriority 8 UnusualBoost 7 ForegroundBoost 0 IoPriority 2 PagePriority 5
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for aswSnx.sys
Child-SP          RetAddr           : Args to Child                                                           : Call Site
ffffd000`36bbca00 fffff800`176a890e : ffffd000`20754180 ffffe000`0745a880 00000000`fffffffe 00000000`fffffffe : nt!KiSwapContext+0x76
ffffd000`36bbcb40 fffff800`176a83a7 : ffffe000`00fe6320 ffffe000`06be4010 ffffe000`06b97c58 fffff800`00ae9825 : nt!KiSwapThread+0x14e
ffffd000`36bbcbe0 fffff800`1763f9a8 : ffffe000`06be4010 ffffe000`0745a9c0 ffffe000`010d74a0 fffff800`00000008 : nt!KiCommitThreadWait+0x127
ffffd000`36bbcc40 fffff800`011781da : ffffd000`36bbcd88 ffffe000`00000000 ffffe000`062fa500 ffffe000`079b2a00 : nt!KeWaitForSingleObject+0x248
ffffd000`36bbcce0 fffff800`011631e8 : ffffe000`03393060 00000000`00000000 ffffe000`062fa500 00000000`000000c0 : CLASSPNP!ClassSendSrbSynchronous+0x22a
ffffd000`36bbcde0 fffff800`011598ba : 00000000`00070024 ffffe000`03393060 ffffe000`06bdf840 ffffd000`36bbcd90 : disk!DiskIoctlIsWritable+0x128
ffffd000`36bbce40 fffff800`01177cec : 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`36bbcf60 ffffe000`06bdf6e0 fffff800`00bab184 : disk!DiskDeviceControl+0xfa
ffffd000`36bbced0 fffff800`00bab19d : ffffe000`076cc010 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000008 ffffffff`ffffffff : CLASSPNP!ClassDeviceControlDispatch+0x2c
ffffd000`36bbcf00 fffff800`01c71fdc : 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`36bbd291 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 : fltmgr!FltIsVolumeWritable+0xa1
ffffd000`36bbcf90 fffff800`00b93a27 : 00000000`00000005 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000008 ffffe000`00260cc8 : aswSnx+0x2fdc
ffffd000`36bbd110 fffff800`00b95f4f : ffffe000`07a60ba0 ffffe000`076cc010 ffffd000`36bbd291 ffffe000`076cc010 : fltmgr!FltpDoInstanceSetupNotification+0x87
ffffd000`36bbd170 fffff800`00b94af5 : 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`36bbd338 ffffe000`00000005 00000000`0000000b : fltmgr!FltpInitInstance+0x2db
ffffd000`36bbd200 fffff800`00b962e5 : 00000000`00000000 ffffe000`076cc010 ffffe000`00260c20 00000000`0000001a : fltmgr!FltpCreateInstanceFromName+0x1ad
ffffd000`36bbd2e0 fffff800`00b95276 : ffffe000`00260c20 ffffe000`00260c10 ffffe000`04af1730 ffffe000`0000002e : fltmgr!FltpEnumerateRegistryInstances+0x145
ffffd000`36bbd380 fffff800`00b8c4f4 : ffffe000`076cc010 ffffe000`00000000 ffffe000`00260c20 ffffe000`00fe22a0 : fltmgr!FltpDoFilterNotificationForNewVolume+0x126
ffffd000`36bbd400 fffff800`179b0533 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`000000a5 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : fltmgr!FltpCreate+0x4f3
ffffd000`36bbd4b0 fffff800`179ac0cf : ffffc000`0028b678 ffffc000`0028b678 ffffe000`03393030 ffffe000`03393030 : nt!IopParseDevice+0x7b3
ffffd000`36bbd6b0 fffff800`179a9ad3 : 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`36bbd8a8 ffffe000`00000040 ffffe000`00348dc0 : nt!ObpLookupObjectName+0x6ef
ffffd000`36bbd830 fffff800`179a6ec2 : ffffe000`00000001 ffffe000`07755ba8 000000bf`2acfd1c0 00000000`00000020 : nt!ObOpenObjectByName+0x1e3
ffffd000`36bbd960 fffff800`179a4c94 : 000000bf`2acfd1a8 000000bf`c0100080 000000bf`2acfd200 fffff800`179afd7a : nt!IopCreateFile+0x372
ffffd000`36bbda00 fffff800`1775d4b3 : ffffd000`36bbdb10 00000000`00000000 ffffd000`36bbdaa8 fffff6fb`7da017e0 : nt!NtCreateFile+0x78
ffffd000`36bbda90 00007ffb`e0566aca : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiSystemServiceCopyEnd+0x13 (TrapFrame @ ffffd000`36bbdb00)
000000bf`2acfd078 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x00007ffb`e0566aca


^^ Great, now we actually have some information. We have an IRP list, and a little bit of a more informative stack text. We can see a few file system routines (fltmgr), and then an avast! Virtualization driver call. Very interesting to see avast! in the stack.


Let's go ahead and take a look at the first current IRP within the thread:


2: kd> !devstack ffffe00003393060
  !DevObj   !DrvObj            !DevExt   ObjectName
  ffffe00003393a40  \Driver\partmgr    ffffe00003393b90  
  ffffe00003394890 *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for excsd.sys
 \Driver\excsd      ffffe000033949e0  excsd1
> ffffe00003393060  \Driver\disk       ffffe000033931b0  DR1
  ffffe000010d74a0  \Driver\ACPI       ffffe00000fbdc90  
  ffffe00000fe6320 *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for iaStorA.sys
 \Driver\iaStorA    ffffe00000fe6470  0000003b
!DevNode ffffe00000fe9a50 :
  DeviceInst is "SCSI\Disk&Ven_ATA&Prod_SanDisk_SSD_i100\4&5120a8e&0&010000"
  ServiceName is "disk"


Okay, now we are at our culprits.


So, what appears to be happening here is we have a conflict-based scenario caused by three different drivers.


1. Remove and replace avast! with Windows 8's built-in Windows Defender for temporary troubleshooting purposes as it's very likely causing conflicts:

avast! removal - http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

Windows Defender (how to turn on after removal) - http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/21962-windows-defender-turn-off-windows-8-a.html


2. excsd.sys - ExpressCache, uninstall ASAP. Very problematic software.


3.


2: kd> lmvm iastora
start             end                 module name
fffff800`0081d000 fffff800`00ae8000   iaStorA    (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: iaStorA.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\iaStorA.sys
    Image name: iaStorA.sys
    Timestamp:        Sat Sep 01 21:01:24 2012

^^ IRST dated from 2012 on your system, and the latest via Asus for your specific model is ~2013. Update ASAP.

It's listed under Windows 8 (no 8.1 yet) 'Others' - https://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_ZENBOOK_UX32A/#support

Regards,

Patrick

Debugger/Reverse Engineer.

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