Random BSOD

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sassoldier

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The last 2 weeks or so, I have been having a problem with my computer just randomly rebooting. It doesn't seem to happen very often (I would say once every 2 days) while I am using it, but of course it could be doing it more often while I am not actually at the computer.

After a while of it doing this, I looked up how to enable the BSOD rather than having the computer reboot so I could diagnose the problem. When it happened again I jotted down the error information:

IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL

0x00000000A
0x00000166
0x00000072
0x00000000
0x804FAADA

This is a fairly freshly formatted computer (About a month and a half or two months ago) and I didn't make any serious changes prior to these errors coming up. If I can provide any more information, please just let me know what and how and I will do so ASAP!

Thanks very much in advance for the help!
 
Sorry, I should have posted those details originally (I was both panicked and in a rush this morning when I posted this!). I am running XP 32 bit, SP3. Specs are: ASUS M2N-MX mobo, 7600GT video card, 4GB OCZ Gold Ram, and an AMD 3500+.
 
When was the last time you blew out the inside of the case?

Dust can prevent fans from operating properly and cause
overheating of the CPU and PSU, and other components
with fans.
 
I would have to agree with Bodaggit. If you leave your system up and running 24/7 you should definitely make sure you blow/use a non-static producing vacuum to clean out the hardware, I do mine once every two weeks, but at the very least once a month. Definitely sounds like an overheating problem.
 
I agree. Most users that have this error, get it as a result of bad RAM, but
there are other hardware issues that may cause it also.

I just wanted to start with the basics first.
 
Thanks for the replies. I don't think it's a heat problem, as I just recently cleaned everything out with a can of compressed air. Lately I've had the side off to make sure that the fans are actually running (That's okay to do right? Keeping the side off?). I will run that memory test and see how it turns out.
 
Running your system with the side off is fine as long as you make sure you keep a check on dust. Having the side off, obviously, will allow it to be easier for your system components to collect a nice little layer in no time (relatively speaking).
 
nothings rong with the side off except for the dust that bob said above, in fact i believe it increases my airflow lol, everything is cooler
 
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