Weird computer problem...

scaramanga_goldengun

scaramanga_goldengun

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From time to time, I get this weird computer problem. This usually happens every now and then when I go to turn off my computer, but once or twice it happened upon start-up. The screen instantly turns blue with MS-DOS print, and it says something about "BAD PHYSICAL DUMP" or something like that, and there's about 5 or so paragraphs of text explaining what it tried to do and what went wrong or something like that, and then that it's trying to restore it or something (I'll write what it says exactly next time it happens). However, the keyboard or mouse does not work during this. If it happens when turning off the computer, I have to unplug it from the back to turn it off, but if it happens during start-up, I can turn it off by pressing the power button, and in both cases, nothing is ever altered or erased or anything, if anything, it's just a minor inconvenience to me. Any guesses as to what this may be (until I write up exactly what it says)?
 
This is most likely the hard drive being examined after a bad shutdown or a program that crashed and the auto dump of memory took place. Memory dump files are useless at this time and date and can be deleted. If and When you see this again look for a counter showing how many seconds are left. That will point to the disk checker at work and let it finish. On the next normal startup after a proper shutdown that shouldn't appear.
 
Here is exactly what I see at the screen:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updtaes. Try changing video adapter.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x8054A10E, 0xA986E7EC, 0x00000000)

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance.
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And here's the thing: I have no idea what the numbers mean, all of my drivers are updated, and I'm not sure how to do the BIOS things. And like I said before, this doesn't happen every day, but just a few times a month.
 
An 8E indicates a memory issue. Either a faulty module or an incompatible configuration. Can you provide us with your motherboard model and ram? If you have other ram modules you can test with try that first.
 
Intel 915gv express is your chipset, not your motherboard model.

Download this and run it. select mainboard tab for the model there and select SPD for the memory mfgr.

Also, how new is the computer? has been happening since you got it? If not then its most likely a bad module. Use 'process of elimination' to determine which module it is, then replace it.
 
With DDR2 installed it's a newer model board. The advise often given when seeing initial problems is to update the bios with the latest version available. Sometimes information is lost in the bios programming. Bad ram will usually set off an audio alert with a series of beeps heard when first powering up.

Often these errors can be seen when there is a driver clash or hardware incompatibility problem to resolve. One software offers a free tryout for some many days to identify any specific problems found. The program is found at a good site for updates as well as freewares and sharewares. ErrorExpert does seem to receive high ratings and can be downloaded at http://www.errorexpert.com/download.html
 
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