Hi ,

My computer AMD64 256mb RAM / 80GB HDD / Windows XP Professional

recently started showing a blue screen while starting ..





Initially, if I restarted it would not come the next time. It used to come only randomly.

But later it started coming more often, and now it did not start for quite a few times consecutively.


Anybody knows what this is and how to solve it ?
(Other than formatting ...)

Please

HI,
Without seeing the full statement I would suggest that this is probably a hardware error of some sort..haev you installed something new recently? updated a driver recently?
Or it could be a dreaded memory problem;(
Paste the full msg your getting into here and I will track down what the problem is..

Marky

There are two ways of thinking.
1) You suppose that it's a software problem. Let's see if it's a real software problem. Try to boot several times from a ms-dos disquette, or on a Knoppix Linux CD. If you have no problem with ms-dos or with Knoppix, this means that your Windows has a problem and has to be repaired (several solutions, we will see furtherly).
2) Let's suppose there is a hardware problem. I suspect a newly added device which really has a bad IRQ.
Then, I would suggest to open the box, and remove everything not mandatory(only leave the disks, CD's, keyboard, video adapter and that's all). Try powering up several times.
If you have no problem with the vary basic configuration, add one device (let's say Ethernet adapter) and try again. If this still works, add another adapter (let's say the USB mouse). and try again. Untill you see the problem ocuring again, then remove the last added device, you found the faulty device.

I've had that error three times tonight, but I've been on now about 15 minutes fine. I havn't added anything reccently, but I'll probably do a virus scan overnight. Also, I couldn't seem to get the option to boot into Safe Mode.

it seems like it IS a hardware failure.

According to this post, it says that it is commonly caused by overheating hardware or crappy RAM: http://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.html

This post is from Microsoft Technet about every single BSOD errors you might have:


xboxrulz

Yeah, I left the computer on overnight to do a virus scan and my mum could smell very faint burning smell, and it only has 384mb RAM.

Is the best option to personally clean out the fan? Or to buy a RAM stick?


Bugger, thanks.

This post has been edited by toby: Oct 14 2006, 06:58 PM

check that your fan isn't clogged by dust, make sure your PSW and the rest of your chassis have good ventilation and most of all, be sure to know where the burning is coming from.

Also, check that your RAM are exactly the same. For example, don't put a PC2100 RAM with a PC3200!!!

xboxrulz

This post has been edited by xboxrulz: Oct 14 2006, 04:10 PM

I had the exact same problem with my AMD 64 system, right down to the faint burning smell. It used to be an intermittent issue but is now consistent.
I have tried removing everything except PSU, HD, MOBO\CPU, and Video Card..still occurs.
Back when it was intermittent I ran an extended Windows Memory Diag and it found no problems. In the BIOS it shows CPU temp as 41 C.

This post has been edited by mark101: Jun 27 2007, 06:02 PM

my website has something on this problem, I hope it can help: http://www.kwokinator.com/index.php?a=page&p=18

41C is normal. My P4 runs at 55C on heavy load and 35C when it's freshly booted after 10 hrs of rest.

xboxrulz

^ I have encountered this error before. My problem started when I installed a software then immediately used it without restarting my PC. What's worse is my PC just restarts randomly. I disassembled my PC, cleaned up the peripherals (CPU fan, power supply, cards, etc) but I'm still getting the error. So I just uninstalled, re-installed then restarted my PC. Since then my PC worked fine. I think you should trace when the problem started. Most likely this problem is a result of newly installed hardware/software.