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[Running Win7 Ultimate 64 bit]

My new HP Pavilion Elite HPE-450t has been plagued by BSDO crashes since I got it about 5 weeks ago. The crashes are somewhat rare, sometimes not occurring for 3 or 4 days. I have spent a lot of time trying to isolate the device that could be at fault, but I have seen crashes with only the keyboard and mouse plugged in (as USB devices), and I tried two sets of keyboard/mouse, so I'm running out of ideas. :(

The WhoCrashed tool gave this info about my latest BSOD:

crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\121310-11887-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: usbport.sys (USBPORT+0x2DE4E) 
Bugcheck code: 0xFE (0x5, 0xFFFFFA8008F571A0, 0x80863B34, 0xFFFFFA80092F2510)
Error: BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER
file path: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: USB 1.1 & 2.0 Port Driver
Bug check description: This indicates that an error has occurred in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) driver.
The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system which cannot be identified at this time. 

I looked at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff560407(VS.85).aspx, and for Parameter1 = 0x5, it says "A hardware failure has occurred due to a bad physical address found in a hardware data structure. This is not due to a driver bug".

Should I conclude that it's a hardware issue in the machine itself, rather than a bad USB driver or USB device?

Here is the MiniDump, in case someone can get more info out of it: http://ewt52q.blu.livefilestore.com/y1peS4Ce8nSK1SXghzMDoxDWXlaEu-EKCJsv25y8y5DXXIUzZ9U0_tYgFJXd939fykwa0zRmx98IW0PYG18GioqKAuARYjtspSA/121310-11887-01.dmp?download&psid=2

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    Try updating your chipset driver
    – Moab
    Dec 13, 2010 at 20:26
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    Since it's so new, have you tried contacting HP support about getting it fixed/replaced under warranty?
    – nhinkle
    Dec 14, 2010 at 0:28
  • @nhinkle: I will do that if it comes down to it, but I'm hoping to find a fix that will save me this hassle.
    – David Ebbo
    Dec 14, 2010 at 7:12
  • @moab: I have never done this, so I wouldn't know where to start. But I'll look into it.
    – David Ebbo
    Dec 14, 2010 at 7:32
  • Use this utility (CPU_Z) to see what chipset you have, post it and I will try to find the latest driver for you....cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
    – Moab
    Dec 14, 2010 at 18:50

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I have the same problem with the same machine and Windows 7 and Windows 7 SP1; I've forwarded my dumps to the USB team at Microsoft.

Because HP has declined to provide the required BIOS update to address the issue, a workaround script that should prevent the problem is here: https://bayden.com/dl/FixSeries5USB.zip

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  • Marking as answer as Eric connected me with the right Microsoft folks who found that it is (apparently) caused by some new Intel USB feature. Turning it off in the kernel debugger fixes it, though I'm still waiting for a more permanent fix.
    – David Ebbo
    Jan 30, 2011 at 2:09
  • It appears that the blue screens in Windows 7 usbehci.sys on my HP Pavilion Elite HPE450t are caused by a bug in the Intel 5 Series chipset used by the motherboard. Alas, no fix until HP releases a BIOS update. 33. Intel® 5 Series Chipset and Intel® 3400 Series Chipset Not Responding to Cx Request when USB Async Advance Door Bell is Set intel.com/assets/pdf/specupdate/322170.pdf
    – EricLaw
    Jun 15, 2011 at 13:29

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