WHEA-Logger Event ID: 17

I have an Asus Prebuilt G10CE 11400F +1660ti bought in 2022 and then this WHEA error issue started at beginning of September 2025 with random BSOD once or twice a day and eventually the frequency increased got to the point of 5-8 crashes/day . From event viewer and device manager figured out it was PCIE port Intel PEG10-4C01 device.

Alright so I got it solved . This was such a headache. Figuring out what the issue was some were suggesting NVme also used PCIE that could be bad or the Wifi/bluetooth card that too uses PCIE those could be faulty but that was not the case .also setting GPU to max power didn't help . Also had tried turn off ASPM and then I tried setting PCIE to gen3 in bios that didn't help too.I had a old working laptop with Windows on SSD and thought maybe Windows is the issue and got the Laptop's SSD and put it in a converter for usb and booted windows from USB and checked event viewer for error but there was no error on that boot. So I just thought maybe a clean install would help so went onto youtube for a clean install guide and came across jason bagnell video and saw him using Driver booster at the end after installing a new windows for getting relevant drivers for devices and then i thought maybe I should give Driver booster a chance . Back in 2015-17 driver booster was notorious for killing usb ports of pcs and laptops infact it even killed my VAIO laptop's all USB ports back in 2015.

given the risks I was very desperate for a fix to this WHEA Error and trusted Jason bagnell and Driver booster for one last time and Voila it updated old drivers and I had a LAN port at Critical level ( maybe this was the culprit for WHEA error) and showed few other PCIE ports required an update and I dont remember the exact number but about 20 drivers needed an update and that update fixed it . The download speeds are terribly slow and take forever about 64Kbps took me around 2-3hrs to get 900 mb files to download but it worked ! And haven't had WHEA Error and no random crashes ever since .

Driver booster always trys to sell you its pro version and other malwares with it but just refuse to download any other program it suggests to download . just scan and get your drivers updated and then a restart that should do it . Uninstall Driver booster after updating drivers.

Hi, I'm Jan and I'm happy to help you today. All of the dmp files indicate that the crash is caused by the Nvidia graphics driver and the event id indicate a hardware error related to Intel PCIe. These issues are most likely due to driver or hardware problems.

• If you are overclocking your GPU, CPU or have XMP/DOCP enabled, reset your BIOS settings to their optimal defaults.
• Clean and install the Nvidia graphics drivers. Download the driver from the manufacturer's support site. Run the driver installer. Select Custom Install and perform a clean install. Once the installation is complete, restart your computer. If that didn't work, use DDU to clean the graphics driver in Safe Mode. Try to clean install an older version of the graphics driver.
• Download and reinstall the motherboard chipset drivers. Download the drivers directly from your motherboard's support website.
• The event log indicates a hardware-level fault on the PCIe , likely cause by the motherboard or one of its connected devices . Make sure all power cables, graphics card and PCIe cables are connected properly. When you connect the power cables to the graphics card, you should hear or feel a click as they snap into place, ensuring a solid connection.