serious problems!...

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 12:57

i built my own computer a while back, and got a BSOD every now and then, but recently its becoming more frequent.. heres some of them.. 0x00000051 ....7E, 19, 8E, A etc...and my browsers keep closing all the time, with the usual error message, and the same for applications and games..... do u think its a memory problem? i tried memtest but it didnt find anything, got my anti-virus/malware running all the time too. should i just re-install windows?

DDR2 PC6400 2GB 800MHZ
GIGABYTE EP31-DS3L
C2Q 8200 @2.33GHZ
500GB HDD

BigRazer93 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:07

Are you running windows vista? If you are then yeah i would say its vista based. i installed vista ultimate edition, about 5 times and i kepy getting bsod, then i tried windows 7 runs fine, xp runs fine. So i would say its vista

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:14

nah im running XP, SP3, .... i would try windows 7 except i dont think many of todays programmes can run on it yet

NvidiaDan · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:15

Most programs run fine on Windows 7.

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:20

arite then, but do think its the OS thats causing these problems? or faulty hardware?

Zenduri · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:20

you updated any drivers recently? mainly gfx?

rodo · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:21

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815265 mentions error code and hotfix

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:24

yeh i did update drivers, but i still had problems before that

Zenduri · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:31

lets break it down via some research:

0x0000008e is faulty or incompatable ram
0x00000019 ntfs file system error
0x00000051 registry error
0x00000051 Driver issues, sometimes graphics/ device drivers

Time to eliminate
Try 1 stick of ram at a time, unplug all non essentials from the mobo and or powersupply and see if it keeps happening even though youve ran memtest.

If your getting it during applicaitons and games il'd edge a guess at memory being the cause

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:36

hmm, the memory did seem a bit cheap at 20 pounds from play.com, thought PNY was a good brand

Zenduri · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:38

ahem... ill say nothing...

Try 1 stick at a time and detach all non essentials and see if you still getthe problems.

If its the mem, bin the PNY, if its not the mem..... still bin the PNY

grahamceltic101 · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:47

so what type of memory would u recommend for my type of motherboard? im not entirely sure that the PC6400 was the correct type..

Zenduri · 13 Sep 2009 at 13:57

IF it is the memory to blame

Something like

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-108-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=813

Its on the memory support list for this board and its in stock at ocuk