Bsod

shenry · 04-30-2008, 07:39 AM

Yeah try memtest. Memory was the cause of my random BSOD's.

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 09:36 AM

Well, I left it turned off and unplugged all night, turned it on this morning and it came on... That's with all the settings in the BIOS at stock.

This is strange, It couldn't be software could it, because it wouldn't even get into Windows.

I'll try running Memtest...

TFT · 04-30-2008, 10:18 AM

It would do no harm to run Checkdisk, right click your C:, properties, tools, error checking and tick at least the file check, the bottom check box will also check sectors on the HD.

After pressing OK a warning will come up so do a restart and before it boots into windows it will scan. This is for XP but can't be too far away for Vista.

The other way is in a DOS command CHKDSK C: /F

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 10:29 AM

I'll give that a go, Thanks, Dave!

royalmarine · 04-30-2008, 10:46 AM

funny you say that i had some serious bsod the last 2 days.

couldnt for my life figure out what was causing it. error code was telling me it was a power issue. but ive a 750w corsair.
i replaced the psu and still same problems....

so i stripped it down to nothing. re-assembled it. found lots of dust and now she's working fine again.

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 11:55 AM

Hmmm. That's strange, maybe I'll give it a dust then...

Also, I ran that Disk Check, Dave. It apparently didn't come up with any errors, I didn't see any and it didn't tell me there was any...

I'll try Memtest... Maybe it was just a random thing

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 04:21 PM

Ran 3 pass' with Memtest, for 3:45 hours and I got no errors, so I'm guessing it was a random thing, strange though!

I put my RAM at 2.2v now, just to be safe...

mep916 · 04-30-2008, 04:27 PM

It was just a friendly reminder from Windows... "I'll never be a stable OS!"

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mep916

It was just a friendly reminder from Windows... "I'll never be a stable OS!"

Haha, I'm hoping so

Kornowski · 04-30-2008, 05:59 PM

I've ran Scan Disk like Dave suggested, didn't find any problems, I've ran 3 pass' of Memtest for 4 hours and that didn't find any problems. Now, I put my computer into Stand By, went for tea. Came back, turned it on, and it BSOD'd!

WTF!?

04-30-2008, 09:36 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	Well, I left it turned off and unplugged all night, turned it on this morning and it came on... That's with all the settings in the BIOS at stock. This is strange, It couldn't be software could it, because it wouldn't even get into Windows. I'll try running Memtest... __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

04-30-2008, 10:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
TFT Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 1,517	It would do no harm to run Checkdisk, right click your C:, properties, tools, error checking and tick at least the file check, the bottom check box will also check sectors on the HD. After pressing OK a warning will come up so do a restart and before it boots into windows it will scan. This is for XP but can't be too far away for Vista. The other way is in a DOS command CHKDSK C: /F __________________ Operator: Dave Operating System: XP Professional SP2 Processor: Intel E6750 Core Duo@3.20GHz Graphics: Nvidia 8500GT C: Drive 500GB D: Drive 250GB Memory: 2GB

04-30-2008, 10:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	I'll give that a go, Thanks, Dave! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

04-30-2008, 10:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 370	funny you say that i had some serious bsod the last 2 days. couldnt for my life figure out what was causing it. error code was telling me it was a power issue. but ive a 750w corsair. i replaced the psu and still same problems.... so i stripped it down to nothing. re-assembled it. found lots of dust and now she's working fine again. __________________ want to download your favourite movies and tv shows and so much more? come join our forum and get them all for free! http://www.rapidfind.org/upload/regi...errerid=100905

04-30-2008, 11:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	Hmmm. That's strange, maybe I'll give it a dust then... Also, I ran that Disk Check, Dave. It apparently didn't come up with any errors, I didn't see any and it didn't tell me there was any... I'll try Memtest... Maybe it was just a random thing __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

04-30-2008, 04:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	Ran 3 pass' with Memtest, for 3:45 hours and I got no errors, so I'm guessing it was a random thing, strange though! I put my RAM at 2.2v now, just to be safe... __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

04-30-2008, 04:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
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04-30-2008, 05:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 10,332	I've ran Scan Disk like Dave suggested, didn't find any problems, I've ran 3 pass' of Memtest for 4 hours and that didn't find any problems. Now, I put my computer into Stand By, went for tea. Came back, turned it on, and it BSOD'd! WTF!? __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 - Rev 3.3 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz PNY 8800GTS G92 @ 800/2000/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II WD 120GB SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded) Winner of Photo Tournament: People, Jewelry & Dead Space Member of COD4 [CF] Clan: [CF] Kornowski

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