Hello. I am having some problems with my computer. It's an eMachines PC.
I'm not sure what to tell you guys here, so I'll just post everything I know.
-AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ (1.81 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB, 256 KB L2 Cache)
-Optical Drive ( DVD RW 16x Double Layer,multi-format Drive)
-Hard Drive ( 100 GB ATA Hard Drive)
-Memory (512MB DDR SDRAM)
-Video (nVIDIA GeForce 6100,PCI-Express Slot Available)
-384 MB of RAM
I have Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 installed
Now..here are the problems I've been having.
About 3-4 weeks ago, I was on the Internet and all of a sudden the STOP error KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR popped up, then the computer restarted and it didn't let me get to the login screen of Windows..so I figured I had to reformat. It was fine for a while up until Wednesday. The same exact error popped up except it included the file name atapi.sys at the bottom of the screen. But usually it's replaced by Win32k.sys.
And that's not all. I also get a blue screen saying this:
STOP: c000021a Unknown Hard Error
Unknown Hard Error
STOP: 0x000000F46x00000003,0x82571788,0x825718FC,0x805C7478)
Beginning dump of physical memory
A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated.
And..whenever I run Chkdsk, it always freezes up on the second or third stage, and the Unknown Hard Error BSoD appears. Sometimes it even freezes on the first stage.
I also tried to do a virus scan to see if that was the problem, and after about 20-30 minutes of scanning for viruses and stuff, the computer either restarts without showing the blue screen, or it'll show me the KERNEL screen.
One last thing: I can't get on Safe Mode. It lists a lot of files in the system32 folder (I think it's mostly the drivers, I can't remember) and just freezes.
Things I've tried: Reformat,virus scan,chkdsk,virus scan in safe mode..
I'm beginning to think it's the RAM or hard drive..What do you guys think?
I'm not sure what to tell you guys here, so I'll just post everything I know.
-AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ (1.81 GHz, 1600 MHz FSB, 256 KB L2 Cache)
-Optical Drive ( DVD RW 16x Double Layer,multi-format Drive)
-Hard Drive ( 100 GB ATA Hard Drive)
-Memory (512MB DDR SDRAM)
-Video (nVIDIA GeForce 6100,PCI-Express Slot Available)
-384 MB of RAM
I have Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 installed
Now..here are the problems I've been having.
About 3-4 weeks ago, I was on the Internet and all of a sudden the STOP error KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR popped up, then the computer restarted and it didn't let me get to the login screen of Windows..so I figured I had to reformat. It was fine for a while up until Wednesday. The same exact error popped up except it included the file name atapi.sys at the bottom of the screen. But usually it's replaced by Win32k.sys.
And that's not all. I also get a blue screen saying this:
STOP: c000021a Unknown Hard Error
Unknown Hard Error
STOP: 0x000000F46x00000003,0x82571788,0x825718FC,0x805C7478)
Beginning dump of physical memory
A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated.
And..whenever I run Chkdsk, it always freezes up on the second or third stage, and the Unknown Hard Error BSoD appears. Sometimes it even freezes on the first stage.
I also tried to do a virus scan to see if that was the problem, and after about 20-30 minutes of scanning for viruses and stuff, the computer either restarts without showing the blue screen, or it'll show me the KERNEL screen.
One last thing: I can't get on Safe Mode. It lists a lot of files in the system32 folder (I think it's mostly the drivers, I can't remember) and just freezes.
Things I've tried: Reformat,virus scan,chkdsk,virus scan in safe mode..
I'm beginning to think it's the RAM or hard drive..What do you guys think?