Hi there,
I never had such a problem before... I'm getting strange, random BSODs. Each time something else - sometimes after a few hours, sometimes minutes...
It's an old PC i use as a file server / media center:
ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe
Some examples:
0x9c
0xfc
0x7e
0x7f
0x24
0xd1
etc.
So I know these errors and solved similar problems before. I have access to a lab with hardware so I could swap etc.
I know it's a hardware problem and not a driver etc.: I get the BSODs in Safe mode and even when I start from the XP CD or the UBCD...
Turned BIOS to its default.
At first I thought it was RAM or PSU. Replaced them (even though the RAM tested good over 7 times with memtest - in another PC).
Then I thought that it might be the GPU memory, and replace the card as well...
It's not a defective HDD cause it happens even without the HDD (when booting from a CD). It's not the DVD drive... also, swapped the cables (SATA and IDE).
How can I test and analyst the CPU, L2 cache and the motherboard?
ANY tips will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!!!
I never had such a problem before... I'm getting strange, random BSODs. Each time something else - sometimes after a few hours, sometimes minutes...
It's an old PC i use as a file server / media center:
ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe
Some examples:
0x9c
0xfc
0x7e
0x7f
0x24
0xd1
etc.
So I know these errors and solved similar problems before. I have access to a lab with hardware so I could swap etc.
I know it's a hardware problem and not a driver etc.: I get the BSODs in Safe mode and even when I start from the XP CD or the UBCD...
Turned BIOS to its default.
At first I thought it was RAM or PSU. Replaced them (even though the RAM tested good over 7 times with memtest - in another PC).
Then I thought that it might be the GPU memory, and replace the card as well...
It's not a defective HDD cause it happens even without the HDD (when booting from a CD). It's not the DVD drive... also, swapped the cables (SATA and IDE).
How can I test and analyst the CPU, L2 cache and the motherboard?
ANY tips will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!!!