Classic bsod case

Do you know the make of your harddrive, i.e., Seagate, WD, etc.?

its a western digital

--> This one

Here you go: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=613&sid=3&lang=en

Follow the directions. Do the Quick and the Extended tests but NOT the Write Zeros..

Did the extended test and the harddrive passed

Test Option: EXTENDED TEST
Model Number: WDC WD5001AALS-00L3B2
Unit Serial Number: WD-WCASY5252288
Firmware Number: 01.03B01
Capacity: 500.11 GB
SMART Status: PASS
Test Result: PASS
Test Time: 19:38:52, October 17, 2009

I got windows 7 (I'm a student so i got the discount) so far no blue screens but i've gotten a few black screens. My graphics card I think is acting weird I think since it only happens when I have photoshop open. The screen will suddenly go black and then nothing will happen. If i wait long enough it'll come back but photoshop will be froze up.

No I don't have aero on.

Since installing Windows 7 did you update your video card drivers?

I did, and I also uninstalled them as we had discussed before earlier in the thread and reinstalled them. It was a clean install (mostly to get rid of the Vista OS I had in case it was the cause of the bluescreens)

Hello again, another bluescreen. This time while the computer was starting up. It got to the desktop and then suddenly bluescreened. here's the minidump though it's faulting a driver again

ntkrnlmp.exe

I have all the latest drivers installed since I've switched to windows 7. It seems that this is obviously either an issue with the motherboard or the graphics card I'm thinking now.

Also i finally got word back from gigabyte's tech support saying that 2.0 volt ram is fine in this particular motherboard that just setting the volt settings to the correct amount will be alright and should work just fine

That executible is a core Windows OS driver but as is generally the case they aren't too much of a hyelp.

jacket, is there another video card you can try in order to at least help rule out this piece of hardware? I think you are riight that this has to be a hardware issue especially in light of installing a brand new OS.

I"m considering buying a cheap geforce for the sake of testing just that. I wanted to get another's opinion before i gave it a shot.

Any suggestions

Another crash tonight. I was just sitting and listening to music on winamp.

I'm considering if it's the graphics card going out. The computer freaked out earlier briefly and the colors were incorrect on my task bar at the bottom.

Hmmm, sounds like artifacting which is a strong indicator of a card dying. Can you attach your latest minidump? You don't need to zip it.

weird, i thought i attached it. at least i did the upload and everything. bah x.x;

Oh that's why. The non-zipped file is over 200kb and it wouldn't let me attach it. There are the last 2 crashes in this one

Both errors only cited OS drivers as the cause which isn't much help.

Your first error is 0x0000001E: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
The Windows kernel detected an illegal or unknown processor instruction. A Stop 0x1E condition can be caused by invalid memory and access violations similar to those that generate Stop 0xA errors.


Your second error is in fact 0xA and these can be due to hardware but are usually due to drivers using improper addresses.

What was interesting in this second error was it cited under the Process_Name the iPodService.exe This doesn't mean this is your cause but it did list another driver that was not part of your OS.

that's strange. I don't even own an ipod.

What do you think?

It obviously has to be a hardware issue since this is a clean wiped new OS and it is still having bluescreens.

I'm sure that all my drivers are up to date. I'm really unsure what steps I should take at this point in time.

Hmmm, just to make sure I went back and re-read that dump and sure enough Apple's iPodService.exe was listed. Very strange...

Help me to remember, we have already checked your motherboard, RAM compatibility with said motherboard, and RAM voltage, correct?

yes we did, and i did a memory scan on all the ram sticks and they passed on several occasions and each individual stick by themselves. I also got a hold of the motherboard manufacturer and they said that the ram and voltage is correct and fine. That it should work well with this motherboard as long as I have the voltage set on the correct amount. (which I did in bios)

That is what I thought but it has been awhile.

You've suspected your motherboard. Have you changed that out at all?

Also, do you have a friend who will allow you to use his/her video card to see if that is the cause of the BSODs?

I haven't changed the motherboard out (is a college student) and I've considered changing out the graphics card but don't have anyone who i can easily switch with. My roomate possibly but I don't know how well that'd go since I don't think she wants to deal with her computer possibly crashing.

As I said in a previous post, i was considering buying a cheap geforce but wasn't entirely sure. I use the computer primarily for 3d modeling, animation, etc and not gaming (thus why I went for a firegl instead of a radeon or geforce)

Another crash.

I think i'm starting to see a connection. I noticed that it tends to crash when i'm accessing my external harddrive. It's connected by a firewire since i started using the usb cable for my printer.

I don't know but it's all i can consider since it crashed while i was clicking to open up my external when it crashed.

It would also make sense cuz every time it crashed it was connecting to my external. (my music is stored on my external drive and i was always listening to music when it crashed )

just a random theory from me. I also noticed the driver that it said was the cause this time and i searched it up and it said it might be a worm/corrupted file on google. I did a quick virus scan with avast with no hits