Random restart - (yes, I'm a n00b)

Where does the Windows XP scandisk store the results?

When Autochk runs against a volume at boot time it records its output to a
file called Bootex.log in the root of the volume being checked. The Winlogon
service then moves the contents of each Bootex.log file to the Application
Event log. One event log message for each volume checked is recorded. So
check the application event log.


I found the above while Googling.

Regards Howard

hm, I guess it found 3 things bad... is this typical.. or not really?

The only advice you can think of is a repair?


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Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 112 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 112 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 112 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

80413325 KB total disk space.
48503716 KB in 127423 files.
46708 KB in 11363 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
207897 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
31655004 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
20103331 total allocation units on disk.
7913751 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
10 20 02 00 2d 1e 02 00 7b 07 03 00 00 00 00 00 . ..-...{.......
77 02 00 00 01 00 00 00 4e 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 w.......N.......
14 34 99 0a 00 00 00 00 4a ea 8b 49 00 00 00 00 .4......J..I....
44 4e b7 0b 00 00 00 00 20 0e 26 98 04 00 00 00 DN...... .&.....
76 86 f5 4c 02 00 00 00 e0 e3 74 4c 07 00 00 00 v..L......tL....
b0 7f 4b 6b 00 00 00 00 b8 3a 07 00 bf f1 01 00 ..Kk.....:......
00 00 00 00 00 90 6e 90 0b 00 00 00 63 2c 00 00 ......n.....c,..

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
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That doesn`t seem too bad.

The reason I suggested a repair of Windows, was to rule out any OS corruption.

Regards Howard

This is depressing

I`m sorry if you find this depressing, but sometimes there is no quick fix.

I can only tell you what I see in your minidumps. Since your minidumps are crashing randomly, it`s very difficult to be 100% sure what the problem is.

It did look (based on similar minidump output) like it was a ram problem, and for all I know it still could be. Some faulty ram can pass Memtest.

It really is a case of testing various things, in order to try and get to the bottom of the problem.

The difficulty with a forum like Techspot is, we can`t actually get our hands on your computer. I wish we could.

Run the Windows repair and let us know if this helps.

Regards Howard

Oh I know I know, I'm sorry I wasnt trying to blame you or anything. I just get flustered easily!

I selected "R"- but it just dumps me to the command prompt. Anyway of you pointing me towards the guide? :S

Full instructions for doing a Windows repair, can be found HERE.

Regards Howard

aurgh found it sorry! im lame

now my box wont even start in safe mode =(

alright... I'm at the RECOVERY SETUP... and it just.... stops working when the meter says "34 minutes remaining"

The... blue squares keep... moving, and I don't believe the system is locked up... but- I dont think it should stay at that same status for over an hour. Anyone experience the same issue when using recovery?

i dont mind reformatting... I'd just like to backup my outlook cab files, favs, etc... before I do.

Try restarting your computer. the setup should continue from where it left off.

Regards Howard

I did several restarts...
And each time it would just hang.
I gave it enough time; allowed it to sit overnight..

I tried restarting without any CD's to see an error report... and it would say something along the lines of a cycle redundany error- claiming my disk might possibly be bad.

But I also tried the backup WINDOWS XP disk I have, same results...

So I just reformated- and re-installed.
If the disk was bad, why was I able to do a regular reinstall?

It seems the process is very simlilar.
Well anyway.

The problem is fixed, but only because I reinstalled
Was there anything else I coulda done?

Sometimes, a reformat and reinstall is what`s required.

Hopefully, you won`t get any more BSOD`s. If you do, post them in this thread and we`ll see what we can do.

Regards Howard

I am having a similar problem with my TYAN S2466. It was randomly restarting but that problem has since stopped and given way to a different problem.

I now switch on the computer but I have to let it run for a couple of mins with a blank screen (orange monitor light) and no activity before pressing reset which makes it load up and it stays stable.

Very odd considering i have changed graphics card, memory, hdd, power supply - pretty much everything. I even tried running off both processors individually.

Any help appreciated.