blue screen query

sunderland · 2 Apr 2011 at 18:01

now and again i get a blue screen when playing games i.e bfbc2 and today when it did it it went to reboot but it showed nothing on the screen but pc had started,had to switch it of at switch then turn power of at socket for a minute then it booted up fine,anyone got any info on good programes to run to test the cpu gpu and memory cheers or maybe any info on what it could be

mikeyholt · 2 Apr 2011 at 20:01

Do you know which codes it shows?

kPATm · 2 Apr 2011 at 20:21

Mine was doing this randomly for months then......BAM....PSU goes gaga.

sunderland · 2 Apr 2011 at 20:47

sory i didnt take note of the code will keep a look out for it next time and the psu is only a few months old hope its not on its way out already,just ran furmark for 1 hour temps went to 92 and all seemed fine,ran prime95 for 45 minutes and temps didnt go above 44 so might try and see what memory programme i can try,thanks again

Buchanan0204 · 2 Apr 2011 at 21:23

download "bluescreenview" and post the results from the time matched dump file. Shouldn't take long to work out the culprit.

sunderland · 3 Apr 2011 at 08:46

cheers for that this is what it said i hope ive got it right

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.

The problem seems to be caused by the following file: halmacpi.dll

UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP

If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen,
restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow
these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer
for any Windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware
or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.
If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart
your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then
select Safe Mode.

Technical Information:

*** STOP: 0x0000007f (0x0000000d, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

*** halmacpi.dll - Address 0x8302c806 base at 0x83029000 DateStamp 0x4ce788d2