Still getting BSOD's after fresh windows install

Pighardia

Pighardia

Pighardia

Soldato
Joined
9 Jan 2011
Posts
17,987
Hello, firstly let me say that i am in the process of gathering more information at the moment:)

I was getting BSOD's a few weeks ago that were i believe down to my GPU drivers. I have since reinstalled windows and they have gone, however this morning i got a BSOD out of the blue whilst i was browsing with the message SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION.

Some googling lead me to believe that it may be a problem with memory, so i downloaded and ran Memtest. About 20 minutes in to Memtest i had another BSOD, this time with the message INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR.

Does this mean that it is likely a problem with a memory stick? What should my next step be?

I should add that i installed the memory in my system about 2, maybe 3 months ago.


Also, what is the best way to get the info i need to sort this? I have literally never had any hardware problems before, but then years ago i used to just get pre-built.

Thank you:)
 
Need a bit more info here; whats your spec? have you done any overclocking? if so what are your voltages? have you adjusted memory timings?

I would test the machine with memtest with one stick in at a time, sounds like it could be relative to that like you say.. if its stable on each for say two hours (to be safe) then you know its not that.
 
It is a 965be overclocked. Here is a pic of everything i did when i first oc'd it. Also it is using an Antec Truepower 650w with a 6950

I have since changed the RAM from 4gb of xms3 to 8gb of the Kingston HyperX Blu. I ahven't adjusted memory timings as i wouldn't be sure what exactly i was doing:o

I built the system in Jan and have had no problems whatsoever until about 4 weeks ago, the new memory was put in 7 weeks ago. The system has been overclocked in some way throughout the time i have had it.
 
As Nevram suggests, it could be a memory stick fault or an unstable overclock. I would restore the overclock to default settings and test the memory one stick at a time. If it passes the tests on all sticks, restore the overclock settings and test again and then adjust the overclock if it fails.
 
Back again as i just had another BSOD after thinking that i had it sorted. This time the message stated IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.

The thing is it only happens during games, and almost exclusively in Bad Company 2, however it just happened in the Battlefield 3 beta. I have played numerous other games this month with no problem.
It always happens after about 20 minutes of a game.
All temps are fine as well.

I tested the ram with memtest and removed the OC. I didn't test the ram for very long though, probably about 4 hours each stick.

Any advice would be appreciated

Thank you.
 
The message is pretty useless tbh. Upload/trust me the minidump file, C:\Windows\Minidump
Personally I test RAM with all sticks in at once and leave it for atleast 7 passes.

Googling for help on BSODs is useless because everyone has different problems, you can't 'copy' fixes.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom