what causes it? how do you fix it when it seems to be happening once a day or so?

11/10/2005 7:15:47 PM

depends on which flavor of blue you're getting

11/10/2005 7:35:32 PM

probably a hardware issue.

Check your ram.

11/10/2005 7:43:51 PM

^ Yep.

Overheating is a very common reason for the BSOD.

Find out which module is causing the BSOD. If the computer is resetting before you can read it then:

Control Panel
System CP
Advanced tab
Startup and Recovery settings button
Deselect the 'Automatically Restart on failure' option

11/10/2005 8:04:47 PM

you could also run a memory test program of some sort. it should tell you which module is bad if one is bad at all. if it crashes during the program, try it with only one stick of ram in at a time. if you only have one module of ram... then you probably have a bad module.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

there's one from microsoft, never used it, but if you google "memory test" you'll find a couple free ones.

[Edited on November 10, 2005 at 8:17 PM. Reason : ]

11/10/2005 8:16:57 PM

^^ill do that. so i should write down that code and then google it or call my dell people?

overheating is plausible. the case has good cooling, but theres some dust, and it stays on 24 7.

thnx.

^will do.

[Edited on November 10, 2005 at 8:18 PM. Reason : -]

11/10/2005 8:18:11 PM

The BSOD will usually identify which module caused the fault.

The difficulty of solving the problem will depend on what it says. Sometimes you will get specific driver name or DLL associated with a certian driver and updating the driver or removing a certian device will fix it. (Disabling Hyperthreading on some machines solves mystery crashes too.)

Sometimes it is much more complicated but let us know what you find out - the only way to know is to make a note of what is causing it to fuck up.



In this example, the second line is key - it tells the nature of the error.

[Edited on November 10, 2005 at 8:28 PM. Reason : visual aid]

11/10/2005 8:25:40 PM

I had the same problem a lot with my IBM...but it was happening multiple times a day

11/11/2005 12:28:22 AM

yeah let us know the error that is in all caps. I was having BSODs the past couple days, but I think I fixed it now. Stupid nForce drivers.

11/11/2005 8:57:51 AM