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[catbeef]

whenever i turn on my pc i get this blue screen about 10 seconds after it logs in. sometimes it has driver_ in front of it, and sometimes it mentions nvsata.sys.

i can't give you the long error code because my graphics card has been dying all week and i think it just now decided to kick the bucket. what good timing.

oh speak of the devil my monitor just came on with the error, it's a bit scrambled but..

STOP: 0x0000000A (0x000000E8, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x806E4A16)

no mention of nvata.sys this time, and i'm not sure when it happened as my graphics decided to cut out during the xp load screen.

i havn't really overclocked my cpu/ram (i set my fsb to 208 (from 201) to see what would happen (+70mhz), then i set it back to normal) but maybe it is just my bad luck and that tiny bit decided to kill my ram.

ps. i know why my graphics is dying and its not related to overclocking, so i doubt that has anything to do with this, plus thats been going on for a week now, without any of this which all happened tonight after my curiosity.

things i can do: use my ibook
things i can't do: log in to windows long enough to do anything

i have tried putting my ram in another slot, but nothing. anyone got any ideas. heh. oh yeah, safemode does the same thing.

edit: ohoho i just logged into safe mode, time to have a nose around

edit2: crash same error. doens't seem to mention nvata.sys any more. i will try and download memtest and run it. but i can't for the life of me remember how to find the system information panel :/

edit3: oh i don't know, maybe it is my graphics. it's never been this messed up. ohwell it'll be 2 weeks for new card

 

[Admiral Huddy]

this message is normally related to memory I've found in the past. Last time I had it I found the memory wasn't getting enough juice for the speed it was running at. So check the voltages of your RAM are as per specified by the manufacturer.. PC3200, for example, typically runs at 2.7volts or 2.75 volts.

 

[pastymuncher]

I had this the other day while trying to hit 2.8ghz and it was the memory voltage. Mine at stock runs at 2.5v but up to 2.75ghz (12x230 1:1) it needs 2.7v. Above that it needed 2.8v to boot stabily. You can change this in the bios.

As for your graphics card, if you can get into windows, download coolbits and try dropping the clocks on your card a little.

 

[Azrael1]

I#ve had this exact same problem.

Turned out it was a faulty ram stick.

If you have 2 Modules, take one out and see if the error is replicated. Then try the other ram stick

 

[TomL]

I got this when I was using an ADSL modem and the cable was unplugged from the wall socket as it was in use, not necessarily a RAM problem.