Blue screen please help

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 09:53

Hi all I have an issue.

Just under a week ago me HD failed.
I got a new one from OCUK and installed it.
I did a few speed tests and some times it feels a little slow but was told its normal.
I did a health check on the HD eg Disk check,bad sectors etc etc all seemed fine.

Well today I was using PC and got a BSOD I did not catch the full error bu was some thing like

Page file blah blah C/win system 32.

Please advise is this my new HD dieing all ready?.

All so could one tell me if there is a crash dump I could upload for you tech peeps who understand them

Thanks

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 09:55

Can I ask what you were doing, when you got the BSOD?

Gav_881 · 11 Jul 2013 at 09:57

Did you do a fresh instal on the HDD or was it restored from a backup.

It could just be a corrupt install.

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 09:59

Sure

I was installing EP 1 and 2 of HL2.
I had 3 web browsers.

Now you mentions it I dont know if you have heard of UNITY3D
But there was a link to a web demo on youtube

http://depinframis.no-ip.org/aw12-13/Ramis3D/proyecto.ramis.html

I clicked it and it played I was running around testing the guys game and thought I would go full screen so right clicked hit full screen and BAM BSOD

Sliver · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:00

D.Roberts said:
All so could one tell me if there is a crash dump I could upload for you tech peeps who understand them

Thanks

Have a look in Event Viewer. This keeps logs of all errors/BSOD's etc. It will also tell you the BSOD code from the crash which should point you toward the cause.

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:01

is this is

Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 50
BCP1: FFFFF900C08CFD44
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: FFFFF9600028C3D6
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

Sliver · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:04

Yeah. Your BSOD code is 50. A quick google search brought up this ---> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-code-50/d1138db4-d04d-473c-9c85-600eb076bba2

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:06

Oh damn it please dont say me ram could be dieing to I cant afford to get new ram as well it was a push to get me a new HD as it was

be right back gonna run memtest thingy

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:23

damn where do I find results of mem test LOL I went off and came back now its in windows it did say it would show the results but nothing opened AGhhhhhhhh

NM found it and it says found no errors.

Could it just have been the demo I was playing I mean could bad code cause a BSOD like that?.

Any one else care to test

Idleman · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:36

How much memory do you have and how big is your page file for your new hdd?
If you are not sure where it is or how to change it, follow the guide.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-vista/change-the-size-of-virtual-memory

Sliver · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:40

Your memory could be fine. The BSOD code is a pointer but not necessarily the true cause. If memtest passes ok then I'd be looking at the HD as that was the last hardware change. As Idleman suggested, check your page file as this can cause BSOD's when it's off or too low. Windows should set it for you, but you never know.

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 10:58

Page file is set to 4gb.

I have 4gb of physical ram to

edit

i really think there was some thing in this game

http://depinframis.no-ip.org/aw12-13...cto.ramis.html

that cause it can games do this even though hardware fine?

D.Roberts · 11 Jul 2013 at 12:30

well just been playing hl2 ep1 maxed out seems ok so can badly written software cause a BSOD?