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    Lots of BSOD with Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by coolink, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. coolink

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    I hava a Dell D630 with Vista Ultimate and I'm having lots of BSODs while using the PC. It is always Location:1046 and different error codes (50, C1, 1A, 8E). I've searched google and yahoo to try to solve the problem and didn't find the solution. Anyone has some BSODs with Vista?
     
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    Vista has been the Windows system with the less BSOD I believe.
    Those errors codes don't seem like the one I usually see. Are you sure there is no mesange like "IRQ_NOT_LESS_NOR_EQUAL" ?.

    Your best bet might be to contact Dell.
     
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    check the event viewer log to see if u can catch anything that would help the diagnostic. have u tried to protocol of when bsod occurred?

    cheers ...
     
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    Can you offer a little background? Did you effect any changes or reinstallations on the system?
     
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  5. coolink

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    No changes or reinstalling.

    The 4 errors that happened:

    0x00000050: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

    0x000000C1: SPECIAL_POOL_DETECTED_MEMORY_CORRUPTION

    0x0000001A: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

    0x0000008E: KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
     
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    coul u provide a bit more about the spec (memory, disk space available, pagefile ... ) ?

    at first view, everything was pointed to memory error - but then many things could contribute to memory errors

    cheers ...
     
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  7. Les

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    Memory pool and memory corruption= your ram may not be properly seated. Open up the ram cover, remove and reinsert the two ram modules carefully.
     
    Les, Jan 30, 2008
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    Yeah, my first thought is memory errors too. Test out your ram using memtest86+. See the guide in my sig for details.
     
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    Ran Memtest86 with 0 errors, ran Dell Diagnostic utility with 0 errors, ran Vista memory diagnostic with 0 errors.

    DELL D630
    T7100
    2GB DDR667
    120GB HD 7.200
     
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    I guess the next thing would be to try either a recovery or a clean install. Make sure to backup all your data first, as it will be deleted. It could be you have some corrupt systems files, or maybe some incompatible software overwrote an important dll or something like that.
     
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    Ok, I think I'll format and perform a clean install. But one last thing. I think there is a problem when I plug my Pendrive on a USB Hub. I don't know why, but the BSOD came just after I pluged my Pendrive in my USB HUB.
     
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    Hmm I had BSOD whenever I inserted a particular game disk (a Japanese game) , the second I try browsing its contents , my screen blues out. Doesn't happen with other DVDs....

    (Jap games and their bad programming =_=, even though it's nothing to do with BSOD)
     
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  13. orev

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    The test is if it does that every time you plug it in. Just once and it might be related, or could be just a coincidence.
     
    orev, Jan 30, 2008
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    do you have turbo memory?
     
    eyecon82, Feb 1, 2008
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    OK, formatted and installed XP Pro with SP2 and no more BSODs.
     
    coolink, Feb 29, 2008
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    Ok, that's cool. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Feb 29, 2008
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