BSODs and unknown error Event ID's...

[tibbsey]

Hi,

I've had a number of BSOD's this evening whilst playing Counter Strike.
System as in sig, running Vista Ultimate 64bit with SP1.


There appear to be two error messages that pop up at the time of death.

The first is:
"Performance power management features on processor 0 are disabled due to a firmware problem. Check with the computer manufacturer for updated firmware."
I get one of these errors for each of my 4 cores.

A number of seconds later, the following error is reported...
"Unable to initialize the security package Kerberos for server side authentication. The data field contains the error number."

Having googled a little bit, I can't find anything for the first error, which has an Event ID of 2, and a Source of "Kernal-Processor-Power", Microsoft's online event log was also most unhelpful (apparently this Event does not exist...).
I have managed to find other people with the Kerberos issue and it seems that it's Vista SP1 causing it (well, in so much that the other people's issues only started after SP1 was installed).

So I was wondering...

Anyone have any idea about the performance power management error?
Also, has anyone else experience the Kerberos initialisation error, and does removing SP1 resolve it?


Any help much appreciated.

tibbsey

 

[VARDY]

well, my guess is that it could be an anti-cheat checking your system while you play. vista then has a fit because its security goes ape.

i would probably suggest for the first error though is to update your BIOS if you can. it says power error so could be an overload or underload, and i doubt it will be your PSU

 

[tibbsey]

Update:

Turns out the Kerberos is a SP1 issue, but it's not that which is causing the BSOD. Two mates who are also running Vista 64 have the same error in EventViewer, but neither have had any BSOD relating to the error.

Will have a fiddle in the BIOS when I get home and see if there's any power management things turned on/off.