Saved Bookmarks
| 1. |
Solve : Several problems :s? |
|
Answer» Hi, I'm new to the forum and I thought this might be a good place to ask for help. OK, what's your OS (operating system)? Do you have any firewalls/anti-virus programs? How old is your computer? Plus any other information.OS is Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2. Firewalls?.. I don't think so and I have AVG but that hasn't found any infections. My computer is no more than three years old. Quote from: CBMatt on May 31, 2007, 01:42:55 AM I too would like to know the answers to the above questions. Especially what protection you have.Close to no protection I haven't tried starting in Safe Mode. It won't be too LONG til my computer BSODs again so I'll write down what it says next. Intel Pentium D 3GHz 1gb of RAM. Hope that helps!Yes, next time you get a BSOD, pay attention to what it says. And just for the heck of it, try updating AVG and scanning with it in Safe Mode. Also, a firewall is important to have. You should have the one that comes with SP2, but you may want to look into getting ZoneAlarm, Kerio, or Comodo (only have ONE firewall). You may also want to try out a free memory test (for about 30 minutes or so) from www.memtest86.com Failing memory is possible here. And so is overheating, so you may want to download PC Wizard and check out your temperatures. When was the last time you dusted out the inside of your PC?I'm still trying to figure out how to use memtest.. :s I'll get there some day. I managed to take a dodgy photo of my latest BSOD: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/nekotali/P1040644.jpg I now have Comodo and it isn't really doing much except for pick up non-hostile programs doing stuff. :s Could you please explain what you mean by failing memory? According to PC Wizard 07 my power/aux temp is 43 degrees Celsius and one of my harddrive's temp is 37 degrees Celsius. The last time I dusted out the inside of my PC was never, haha. Am I meant to?Quote from: nekotali on June 05, 2007, 03:29:49 AM
RAM modules contain chips. These can get "flaky" and cause errors. Quote The last time I dusted out the inside of my PC was never, haha. Am I meant to? Fans and vents can get clogged up, don't use a vacuum cleaner on the cpu heatsink, you'll spin the FAN to destruction. You might want to take a look at the following link... http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.html Common CAUSES of this (the BSoD you've shown) are an overheating CPU or bad RAM. I suspect the latter. When you've got failing memory, it usually means you have a RAM stick that went bad. To use Memtest, you need to make a bootdisk. If you don't have a floppy drive, download the ISO so you can make a CD bootdisk with a program like Nero. If you need help with doing this, we can help you out. You should definitely dust out the inside of your PC. If this PROBLEM is actually heat-related, the dust likely has something to do with it. Get a canister of compressed air and a paper mask and do your best to clean out the inside. Do not use a vacuum cleaner. While in there, be sure to take ESD precautions and check to make sure your RAM is properly seated. (Click here if you're not sure what a stick of RAM looks like.) Once you're done dusting out your computer, I suggest you try running it for a couple of hours with the side panel off and see if you still get any errors.From the Mothership |
|
