getting regular bsod

flexo786

flexo786

flexo786

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hi
i recently changed the ram in my system to the ocz pc6400c4 ram and also changed the sound card to an xifi extreme music 7.1. now Ive been getting bsod regularly over the last week. used to get them 1 or twice before i changed the parts. now i know their is a log every time i get a bsod. can i ask where this is and how do i read it/find out what it means?

thanks for any help
 
Sounds like a RAM problem. Try running Memtest.

http://www.memtest.org/

Not sure on the exact testing you'll have to do but that will test your RAM. Have a look in the RAM section or maybe the sticky for FAQ on testing RAM.
 
recently i restored my pc from an earlier backup which was done after a fresh install to see if it would get rid of the problems. went through the bios and realized that the voltage for the ram was set on auto. have now set it to about 2.1v as i believe that what it should be. now over last 2 days i have had 4-5 bsod. how do i go about finding what the problem is?
 
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Download memtest and burn it to a CD. If it finds any errors then you may have a problem with your RAM, sometimes this can be a misconfiguration in the BIOS. Be sure to test each stick seperatly if you find any errors.
 
i was looking around the net last night as my partners has the bsod aswell.
(driver related methinks) funny enough there was an article on the exact same sound card as yours that was playing up on someones system. cant remember the exact details but it ended up being a driver issue on that card.
might be worth a re install just to be sure?

forgot to say: go to mycomputer, right click on mouse, properties.
in system properties--->startup and recovery settings,untick automatically restart.
you will be able to see the bsod in more detail then if needs be.
 
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ive got the modded drivers installed which are quite recent plus its not an audigy like sig says. its an xifi music and also ram has been changed to the ocz that ocuk had on offer for £25 need to update my sig
now i know after each bsod there is a dump. can i ask how do you read and diagnose this?
 
The best thing to do is to post the content of the BSOD. I would stronly advise going without the soundcard for a day to narrow it down
 
have had about 5 bsod yesterday alone.
the codes that came up are
0x0000008e
STOP 0x0000007f.
0x0000000a

now i hear the 7f error could be due to faulty motherboard or ram. now ive tested the ram through memtest86 and windows memory tool and its passed both of them. how would i go about testing themotherboard
 
I had several BSOD myself over the last few months. I eventaully changed over the ram to different slot slots and the BSOD have not come back....looks for some wood to touch :)
 
Do you have enough volts to the mem. Not sure about the P5N-e board, but I know my p5n32-e under volts the memory when its on auto.
 
i reset the bios to default and just set the memory to the right timing which i believe are 4-4-4-12 with volts at 2.085. running stock and have had no bluescreens. wondering if i might be due to having something on in the bios when it shouldnt have been
 
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