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i have recently built a new computer and ever since i installed xp pro it has been having random reboots. i have no idea what is causing it.
system specs: amd athlon 2500+ (barton core) (retail) 2 - 256MB PC3200 DDR Ram (512MB total) 40gb hd 80gb hd side and top case fans tv tuner also, where is that log file at so i can take a look at it. thanks. |
Have you checked the Event Viewer? Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Event Viewer. Also you can uncheck "automatically restart" on system props -> Advanced -> Startup and Recovery Settings and maybe get a bsod and see what the problem is. Just some ideas :)
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1 Attachment(s)
in the event viewer on the minidump it has the following:
Code:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x1000008e (0xc0000005, 0xf13f7cf1, 0xf163ba2c, 0x00000000)Code:
The description for Event ID ( 1 ) in Source ( True Vector Engine ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: . |
I did a google search for 0x1000008e and ofund all sorts of
possiblities - PSU and bad RAM were the main culprits. Have you atried running any other OS on it - just in case it is a bad copy of XP. |
i'm pretty sure its not a bad copy. its retail upgrade from staples. but no i haven't tried running any other OS, didn't know there was such a thing. :D
edit: ran memtest and it reported over 1,000 errors. so i guess that is the problem. :angry: |
Um turn off zone alarm and see what happens.
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the firewall or the av? they are both by etrust.
edit: just to add a little more info. its not a constant reboot, just like once a day. but the memory is still bad so i'm going to see which stick tomorrow and rma it back to newegg. |
how do i tell which stick it is?
if i take out one stick and it happens to be the bad one will i even get into windows? or what happens? thanks. |
Test your memory with this:
http://www.memtest86.com/ |
thanks war, i did that. thank goodness it was only one stick.
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