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Random Crrashes
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:31 am
by corpse
I have a newish computer and I am getting random crashes where the computer reboots and then when it boots up it says, Windows has recovered from a serious error....etc..
Windows XP home, sp2, norton 2006.
I know its not much information, but does it sound like a windows thing or a hardware thing?
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:43 am
by Foo
Either. Check temperatures.
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:17 am
by Captain
Go to your Control Panel and click on System.
Then go Advanced
Startup and Recovery Options and disable Automatic Restarts.
Then post the info that comes from the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Many things can cause this and thus you begin the long and arduous journey of finding the culprit.
Or you could shove it back to whoever you bought it from and demand a replacement...or a free repair.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:14 am
by corpse
Temp is fine..around 29C both system board and CPU
While system is running it comes up with thsi Windows has recovered from a serious error thing
In event log, application it shows this:
Red X and System Error beside it.
Error code 00000019
parameter1 00000020
parameter2 85013aF8
parameter3 85013b10
parameter4 0a030008
Oh, the Event ID is 1003 and it says the Symbolic name is
ER_KRNLCRASH_LOG
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:29 am
by AmIdYfReAk
download the iso, burn it on to a CD-r, Boot from it and leave it run for a night.
http://www.memtest.org/
it will test your memory like HELL and see if it comes up with Errors...
also what power supply does that computer have? and what is the spec's of the computer? ( i.e. CPU, Ram, Mobo, Videocard, PSU, Etc.. and i need details. )
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:54 am
by Tormentius
Memtest will also work from within Windows.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:28 am
by corpse
AMD Sempron 2800+, 512 Ram, 450W power supply
When I first start memtest, it shows "check all unused Ram". Is this fine or should I change it to 512.............or type all Ram.
Onboard video and sound
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:25 pm
by corpse
Ran memtest all night and it shows 0 errors.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:26 pm
by axbaby
enable system restore .. then update all drivers and see if Norton has an update.
for some reason i blame Norton .. don't know why i just have a feeling.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:58 pm
by AmIdYfReAk
Tormentius wrote:Memtest will also work from within Windows.
i know it can run within windows, but that just isent the same.
windows will claim a hunk of ram thus you will be unable to test it.
Dedicated memtest+ > *
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:30 pm
by Captain
axbaby wrote:for some reason i blame Norton .. don't know why i just have a feeling.
:icon14:
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:21 pm
by corpse
I got fed up and formatted and am now re-installing.
However, there were a bunch of yellow exclamation marks in event viewer related to tcpip. I dont know if this could be related.
The computer is only about a month or 2 old so there insnt a bunch of junk on it yet.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:25 am
by AmIdYfReAk
what does it say? Maximum allow connections reached?
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:56 am
by ALLiED
AmIdYfReAk wrote:what does it say? Maximum allow connections reached?
I get that sometimes when Utorrent is running.
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:49 pm
by AmIdYfReAk
windows XP SP2 has a TCP/IP "Fix" that will only allow so meny TCP connections to try and stop Torrents.
There are tons of patches to get 1000 Tcip connections as the max.. rather then the 100 or so that it will allow now
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:43 pm
by corpse
That must be it. Thanks
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:59 pm
by dzjepp
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:22 pm
by AmIdYfReAk
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