BSOD with diff msg each time

[gabbo93]

i keep getting stop errors and each time i get 1 it keeps coming up with a different message eg. Memory_Management, Memory_Corruption, Memory_Exception, ntkrnlmp.exe Driver Fault etc.

is this normal???

it mainly happens when i play games, burn movies or do something that pushes the graphics card or cpu.

Specs:
Pentium 4 3.00ghz hypthreading enabled
1gb ram 2*512mb
lite on dvd burner
lg dvd reader
128mb graphics card ATI Radeon 9200 Series
400w psu

 

[DeepMartin]

how old is the psu?

 

[gabbo93]

i bought a new psu bout 2 years ago coz my old one got reckt why?

 

[matt1522]

I think that maybe findind a memory tester that you trust should be the first step
by the way what O.S. do you have installed

I found one on the microsoft site here is the link if you are intrested

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

Since the problem only seems to occure when the system is under heavy usage I think it a fair spot to start looking for the trouble

 

[DeepMartin]

well i had almost the same problem by getting a thousand different error messages first it was the memory then the harddrive and then the memory so it turned out to be the psu

so a failing or a future-to-fail psu is prompt to make u believe that u have different problems, think about it if the different parts dont get a good amount of power then they will fail when they get asked to do something

just throwing out ideas but ill would try out what matt1522 said

 

[gabbo93]

Well to what matt said, i have already tried the microsoft memory test and i got about 995 errors in the LRAND test, but when i tried memtest86 i got no errors.

And for DeepMartin, it's nice to know that i'm not the only one with this problem and i think that a dying psu is the only thing that could cause this many problems, so i might try to get it checked out or buy a new one.

Also do you know if there's any program that tests the psu?

 

[matt1522]

A simple volt meter can tell you all of the output your psu is supplying

 

[DeepMartin]

if you got an extra psu laying around or from another computer just plug it in (just the basics mobo and HHD) and see what happens, if u get no errors then u got to check ur psu

i think u can take ur psu to a computer store and ask them to check it for u im not sure i never done it, the closest thing was checking some RAM to see what type it was for a possible upgrade (to find out they dont sell it PC100)

 

[gabbo93]

ok thanks ill try both your theories and get back to you

 

[gabbo93]

Thanks guys for your help but i found out what the problem is. It turns that one of my dimm slots is ruined and every ram card that gets put into it gets wrecked.

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