Random BSOD - Need help working out why

mrfun1981 · 8 Dec 2010 at 16:51

Hi Guys.

1st of the Spec's:

CPU:AMD Phenom II x3 720
Ram: 4GB DDR2 1066mhz
Hard drive:1TB F3 hard drive
160GB storage drive.
Motherboard: Biostar ta790gx 128m
GPU: Using the on board graphics
OS: Win 7 64bit ( installed 06/11/2009)

Iv got a problem every so often a got a random BSOD with this error message:

page_fault_in_nonpaged_area

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 50
BCP1: FFFFF88006E79330
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: FFFFFA80043D8039
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

This seams to mainly happen when im shutting the PC off or just logging a user off, but its random & dont always happen n will shut down normally

Iv made sure all my updates are correct, an all my drivers are up to date. Iv ran memtest86+ to check the memory and all come back ok. At the moment im stuck for ideas to what the problem could be.

So any input at this stage would helpful

Hagar · 8 Dec 2010 at 17:01

Sounds like software, something is not closing down as it should. Cache may be set up wrongly and not writing contents to disk.

razorback09 · 8 Dec 2010 at 17:18

I looked around google and saw quiet a few posting leading to ram.

have you run memtest? if not you should try it. Or take out a stick of ram and run the pc, if it crashes, take out that ram and put the other stick back.

mrfun1981 · 8 Dec 2010 at 17:27

nkata said:
Sounds like software, something is not closing down as it should. Cache may be set up wrongly and not writing contents to disk.

How would i check the cache because iv not gone in to to change anything

razorback09 said:
I looked around google and saw quiet a few posting leading to ram.

have you run memtest? if not you should try it. Or take out a stick of ram and run the pc, if it crashes, take out that ram and put the other stick back.

I did read that before as well, that's why i did say in my OP that i had run memtest86+ and all had come back ok for the memory unless the extra memory built on to the mother board is the problem as i dont think memtest checks that?

razorback09 · 8 Dec 2010 at 17:37

mrfun1981 said:
How would i check the cache because iv not gone in to to change anything

I did read that before as well, that's why i did say in my OP that i had run memtest86+ and all had come back ok for the memory unless the extra memory built on to the mother board is the problem as i dont think memtest checks that?

Never heard of built in ram before o.o

anyway you could try safe mode, or check event viewer (Start > Run > eventvwr.msc). it'll give you more details on the BSOD, hopefully.

A lot of BSODs are caused with hardware. Some are software but to eliminate the software area, safe mode should do it. If it still does, you know you have a hard ware problem and then can investigate some more into hardware.