Event ID 20 - WHEA-Logger - AMD Northbridge

Anonymous
2013-01-02T19:01:25+00:00

Since resolving an issue with my ATI Video Driver recently, I have started getting the following errors, once a day, which cause my system to restart unexpectedly.

I believe this to be a driver issue, even though it looks like a hardware issue.

When it happens, I am usually watching TV on it via my XBOX Media Center Extender.

Event ID 20 - WHEA-Logger

A fatal hardware error has occurred.

Component: AMD Northbridge

Error Source: Machine Check Exception

Error Type: HyperTransport Watchdog Timeout Error

Processor APIC ID: 0

The details view of this entry contains further information.

My Computer is a Dell XPS 7100 with an AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Processor and ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series graphics adaptor.

All Dell diagnostics run cleanly and successfully.

Can anyone advise what to do to investigate further please?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-10-29T10:04:58+00:00

    The problem started for me after upgrading to Windows 10 Fall Creators. Trying the alternatives, still without solution.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-03T02:28:57+00:00

    This happened to me today, too. 

    A fatal hardware error has occurred.

    Component: AMD Northbridge

    Error Source: Machine Check Exception

    Error Type: 11

    Processor APIC ID: 0

    Also just installed Fall Creator's Update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-09T07:32:05+00:00

    I too noticed soon after the Fall Creators Update, my computer keeps crashing with WHEA-Logger Event ID: 20. Component: AMD Northbridge error type 11. Prior to this update my computer wasn't crashing. I don't have malware and windows will not let me roll back the installation even though I still have the Windows.OLD directory. "Sorry you can't go back."

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-12T04:57:18+00:00

    Same here, after I updated to Fall Creators Update the same thing keeps on happening to me. I did upgrade the drivers and all. Why is Microsoft so ignorant? Can't Microsoft fix this issue at once?

    BTW, my notebook is an HP Envy with AMD FX 8800P

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-11-15T02:01:50+00:00

    I too am having issues with this. FOUR errors pop up within Event Viewer; the last of which is causing the crash & INSTANTANEOUS (0MS delay) REBOOT of the system. The XML info follows after each error in a pastebin link.

    Whatever you have installed on the system doesn't matter. What you have running? Doesn't matter at all. It can be a fresh, clean install; these crashes will keep happening.

    Affects ALL WINDOWS 10 copies, at ROOT level.

    From within \WindowsLogs\Security:

    The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

    https://pastebin.com/CjZRdKSz

    A fatal hardware error has occurred.

    Component: AMD Northbridge

    Error Source: Machine Check Exception

    Error Type: 11

    Processor APIC ID: 0

    The details view of this entry contains further information.

    https://pastebin.com/SRqDeCCG

    From within \WindowsLogs\Application

    Windows cannot load the extensible counter DLL rdyboost. The first four bytes (DWORD) of the Data section contains the Windows error code.

    https://pastebin.com/gKQSS6Hx

    Unable to launch data processes to report back to pipe servers.  Additional Info: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception (0x80004005): The system cannot find the file specified

       at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)

       at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()

       at PPCM.Worker.StartDataProcesses(Int32 givenSession)

       at PPCM.Worker.Startup()

    https://pastebin.com/L4rASm1V

    System specs:

    AMD RX-460 GPU, 2GB GDDR5 Memory

    8GB Single-Channel DDR3 RAM (@799MHz)

    AMD FX-4350 quad-core @4200MHz

    NONE of these devices are anywhere near hot enough to cause this crash. This crash can happen at ANY time whatsoever, with or without the user being at their computer, regardless of what's open.

    Edit: This may require a brand new operating system release in order to fix this catastrophic error.

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