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Restarts and some bsod

z3phir
07-02-2008, 06:39 PM
lately my comp started to behave very strange, restarts and some bsod(rare)
i attached some dump files the most recent ones if more are needed i can upload more
usually restarts when i try to play a game after random time periods
i have a nvidia 7600gs with latest drivers installed

Route44
07-02-2008, 10:01 PM
In all four minidumps the WinDebugger symbols could not load to give code errors. Two of the drivers cited were core Windows drivers.

Another driver was nv4_disp.dll which is a Nvidia driver.

The last driver cited is yk51x86.sys which belongs to NDIS5.1 Miniport Driver for Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Controller and/or Adapter.

Do the following:

1. Run ChkDsk in the Run box.

2. Scan for viruses, etc.

3. Run MemTest for a minimum of 7 passes.

4. Run a full harddrive diagnostics.

* One other thing, did you have these issues prior to SP3?

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z3phir
07-03-2008, 04:12 AM
now that i think about it before installing sp3 i had about 2 bsod in a year
why do u ask about sp3 any particular reason i should not use it ?

i analysed all my dump files(I'm curios so i learned how to to that) and in the majority of times nvidia drivers are the guilty part only the last 4 that i posted here are related to windows core

i tested the memory is ok

nod32 didn't report any viruses
kaspersky no viruses
avira no viruses

for the hdd diagnostic i have to wait some time because i have 4hddx400gb and will take some time

thanks for responding

Route44
07-03-2008, 11:04 AM
People are having issues with SP3 such the kind you are experiencing. Their systems were stable prior but after installing a myriad of issues have occured across a fairly broad spectrum.

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