buffdaddy110
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For about two months now my computer has either been going black or crashing with random restarts. Sometimes I'll come into the room and the screen will be black, or it will be stuck on the Gigabyte screen after a crash. Other time it will crash and actually reboot. I can use the computer for hours with no problems, and sometimes not very long at all. It doesn't happen at a specific time or when I'm doing something specific.
I'm using bluescreenview to see the cause of the BSOD's, and it's usually different reasons, but usually always tied to hal.dll. Since it was so random I thought it was memory, but all four sticks passed memtest. i used the hard drive diagnostics and the drives passed as well. I've scanned for spyware and viruses and I'm all good there. I don't what to check next.
Here's the last round of mini dumps seen by bluescreenviewer;
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Dump File : Mini101309-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/13/2009 7:16:19 AM
Bug Check String : NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Bug Check Code : 0x00000024
Parameter 1 : 0x001902fe
Parameter 2 : 0xb84fb2c8
Parameter 3 : 0xb84fafc4
Parameter 4 : 0x8056a209
Caused By Driver : Ntfs.sys
Caused By Address : Ntfs.sys+dff0
File Description : NT File System Driver
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101309-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/13/2009 3:12:47 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000781
Parameter 2 : 0xc06e26c0
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0xe441e0c0
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101209-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/12/2009 4:19:10 PM
Bug Check String : THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
Bug Check Code : 0x000000ea
Parameter 1 : 0x894a8da8
Parameter 2 : 0x8972b770
Parameter 3 : 0x8afdb138
Parameter 4 : 0x00000001
Caused By Driver : nv4_disp.dll
Caused By Address : nv4_disp.dll+c3b89
File Description : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 191.07
Product Name : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 191.07
Company : NVIDIA Corporation
File Version : 6.14.11.9107
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101209-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/12/2009 7:26:56 AM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x00000050
Parameter 1 : 0xe572c440
Parameter 2 : 0x00000000
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x00000002
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+23b8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101109-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/11/2009 10:10:43 PM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000781
Parameter 2 : 0xc06de3c8
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0xe570ddc8
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101109-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/11/2009 7:19:30 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00041284
Parameter 2 : 0xc3ff3001
Parameter 3 : 0x0000074a
Parameter 4 : 0xc0e00000
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-03.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 9:13:09 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000000
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x8051b45a
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 9:00:17 PM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00041284
Parameter 2 : 0xc319e001
Parameter 3 : 0x0000098a
Parameter 4 : 0xc0e00000
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 8:28:04 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x00310034
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x8051b45a
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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I'm using bluescreenview to see the cause of the BSOD's, and it's usually different reasons, but usually always tied to hal.dll. Since it was so random I thought it was memory, but all four sticks passed memtest. i used the hard drive diagnostics and the drives passed as well. I've scanned for spyware and viruses and I'm all good there. I don't what to check next.
Here's the last round of mini dumps seen by bluescreenviewer;
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Dump File : Mini101309-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/13/2009 7:16:19 AM
Bug Check String : NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Bug Check Code : 0x00000024
Parameter 1 : 0x001902fe
Parameter 2 : 0xb84fb2c8
Parameter 3 : 0xb84fafc4
Parameter 4 : 0x8056a209
Caused By Driver : Ntfs.sys
Caused By Address : Ntfs.sys+dff0
File Description : NT File System Driver
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101309-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/13/2009 3:12:47 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000781
Parameter 2 : 0xc06e26c0
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0xe441e0c0
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101209-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/12/2009 4:19:10 PM
Bug Check String : THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
Bug Check Code : 0x000000ea
Parameter 1 : 0x894a8da8
Parameter 2 : 0x8972b770
Parameter 3 : 0x8afdb138
Parameter 4 : 0x00000001
Caused By Driver : nv4_disp.dll
Caused By Address : nv4_disp.dll+c3b89
File Description : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 191.07
Product Name : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 191.07
Company : NVIDIA Corporation
File Version : 6.14.11.9107
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101209-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/12/2009 7:26:56 AM
Bug Check String : PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Bug Check Code : 0x00000050
Parameter 1 : 0xe572c440
Parameter 2 : 0x00000000
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x00000002
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+23b8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101109-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/11/2009 10:10:43 PM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000781
Parameter 2 : 0xc06de3c8
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0xe570ddc8
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101109-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/11/2009 7:19:30 AM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00041284
Parameter 2 : 0xc3ff3001
Parameter 3 : 0x0000074a
Parameter 4 : 0xc0e00000
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-03.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 9:13:09 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000000
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x8051b45a
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-02.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 9:00:17 PM
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 0x00041284
Parameter 2 : 0xc319e001
Parameter 3 : 0x0000098a
Parameter 4 : 0xc0e00000
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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Dump File : Mini101009-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/10/2009 8:28:04 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x00310034
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x8051b45a
Caused By Driver : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2aa8
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)
Processor : 32-bit
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