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Frapple · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:16

Sorry to bother you.

Had 4 bluescreens in 2 days on a relatively new build, ~3 weeks old, been super so far.

2 were whist watching a film in VLC, fullscreen (tried it in a window, ran fine for 2 hours) and 2 whist using monitor to play on 360.

Didn't have time to read the bluescreen, any clues on what to do now?

Dace · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:19

Download and run Memtest.

Check for BIOS updates for your system.

Check for hardware device driver updates for your system.

Read forums/Google your hardware specifications for other people experiencing similar faults with the same/similar hardware.

Judging by the problems thus far, sounds like a graphics driver issue, and I'd probably start there.

Frapple · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:21

I reinstalled graphics driver last night and just had another one whilst on 360, so computer wasnt doing anything.

I'll go do all those things and report back.

Edit, here's my spec for future reference.

http://www.b3tards.com/u/e18f6498d1e95b9d53e3/spec1.png

Overclocked processor slightly to 2.79.

Oh, and Vista x64 OEM

Dace · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:24

Manbread said:
I reinstalled graphics driver last night and just had another one whilst on 360, so computer wasnt doing anything.

I'll go do all those things and report back.

The only problem with an entirely new system is that it could be almost any component throwing a fit at the moment, and you need to troubleshoot each and every one. Just do it systematically and it'll be fine.

Dace · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:33

Manbread said:
I reinstalled graphics driver last night and just had another one whilst on 360, so computer wasnt doing anything.

I'll go do all those things and report back.

Edit, here's my spec for future reference.

http://www.b3tards.com/u/e18f6498d1e95b9d53e3/spec1.png

Overclocked processor slightly to 2.79.

Oh, and Vista x64 OEM

Remove the overclock immediately to start with.

RJC · 5 Feb 2008 at 19:53

Also check memory settings in the BIOS. ie Voltage & timmings.

Frapple · 5 Feb 2008 at 20:35

Dace said:
Download and run Memtest.

Can I just drag the .iso onto a blank CD? I don't have any software to burn it to disk.

Also check memory settings in the BIOS. ie Voltage & timmings.

I haven't changed any, how would I know if they're correct?

RJC · 5 Feb 2008 at 20:39

On the side of your memory modules should be a sticker shower the recommended voltage and timmings, go into the BIOS and check the memory voltage and timmings.

If you can post your spec or add to your sig (remember 4 lines max) just helps people in the future.

Rob

Dace · 5 Feb 2008 at 20:41

Can I just drag the .iso onto a blank CD? I don't have any software to burn it to disk.

Nope, download some. Lots of free stuff out there if you can use Google. Once you revert your overclocked CPU back to its default speed/voltage settings you are going to be running Memtest overnight while you sleep.

I haven't changed any, how would I know if they're correct?

If you've simply bumped up your CPU to a 400mhz overclock without changing voltage/timing/frequency settings in any way, that might explain your system instability.