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Constant freezing/BSOD

Discussion in 'Windows BSOD, Freezing, Restarting Help' started by Memory Leak, Nov 3, 2012.

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  1. JC713 TechSpot Guru Posts: 2,655   +194

  2. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Thank you guys so much, I will be purchasing the PSU and will report back ASAP. I really appreciate your help :D
  3. JC713 TechSpot Guru Posts: 2,655   +194

    Do you have the Windows disk? try formatting and reinstalling. I cant tell you how to clean install the drivers because you have a AMD CPU and chipset, and doing the clean installation process may cause you to delete vital drivers since it envolves deleting the AMD folder. This is the guide btw, but if you make a mistake it could result in you having to reinstall windows since playing with registry keys is risky. http://www.overclock.net/t/988215/h...l-ati-amd-software-drivers-for-graphics-cards

    Rule of thumb man, never install drivers from CD. Good luck :D
  4. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    "Rule of thumb man, never install drivers from CD. Good luck :D"
    Except for a network driver as many motherboards need this before you can get on-line
  5. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Yea, I have learnt that now :D, hopefully this new PSU will solve everything. Thanks Guys
  6. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    You're welcome :) Let us know what happens...
     
  7. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Hey, I still haven't gotten around to purchasing the PSU, however my mate at school told me to try taking out one stick of ram and see if it still crashed. So I have and at the moment there has been no crash even while running multiple 3D games at once. I have found this weird as I did run memtest for about 10 passes with no errors. I was wondering if it is possible that it has been my RAM the entire time and if replacing it would solve all my issues.
  8. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    Only time will tell... good luck:)
  9. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Hey, unfortunately I crash again getting BSOD stop 101:
    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name:BlueScreen
    OS Version:6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
    Locale ID:1033

    Additional information about the problem:
    BCCode:101
    BCP1:0000000000000031
    BCP2:0000000000000000
    BCP3:FFFFF88002F64180
    BCP4:0000000000000002
    OS Version:6_1_7600
    Service Pack:0_0
    Product:256_1
    I have also attached the minidump


    PS: I have just run both IntelBurn and Prime95, after literally 10 - 30 seconds later my whole PC froze up in both tests. Could this be a CPU problem?

    Attached Files:

  10. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    ATI driver issue this time
  11. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Hey, thanks for the reply I have tried re-installing drivers but I am not too sure if I have done it correctly. Is there any good tutorials that you could link me too?
  12. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

  13. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Thanks, I used the tool and installed the latest drivers, however the error is persisting. I have a small hunch that it could be something concerning the voltage of my cpu, as after it has crashed I get an error before windows loads saying "Overclocking Failed".
  14. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    Turn off any over clocking and see if the computer stabilizes...
  15. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Sorry, I cant quite figure out how to turn off the over clocking, as the processor came pre-overclocked. I also ran Prime 95 and found this:
    [Tue Nov 20 17:35:44 2012]
    FATAL ERROR: Resulting sum was 3.689270750547794e+020, expected: 3525840537421099
    Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
    FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
    Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
    FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
    Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
    FATAL ERROR: Resulting sum was 2.102089499374552e+017, expected: 2.100491727589196e+017
    Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.

    However I can not find the stress.txt file.
  16. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    Well, this indicates that a piece of hardware is failing. To start, and using clues from earlier posts, try swapping out the video card
  17. Memory Leak Newcomer, in training Posts: 18

    Hey, sorry I have been away, the issue was happening before I bought my new graphics card. I originally thought it was the graphics card however it fixed nothing. I thought it might indicate CPU failure or something.

    My PC is also crashing more frequently, sometimes even while browsing. Please, please help. Thanks
  18. Tmagic650 TS Ambassador Posts: 18,730   +62

    Are there any new minidumps?