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Computer Shuts Down Every 2 Hours

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hackmole

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My computer crashes every 2 hours or so on cue but never less than that. It's like I have a crippled computer, it works fine except for the time limit. I've run 4 different virus programs and it's not a virus. It started many months ago when I installed an ST Labs SATA A-224 pci sata 4 channel (2p+4p) 150 4-Channel PCI RAID controller card so that I could use a larger terabyte drive (2 drives) in a raid setup.
It is a great mystery but maybe someone might have an answer.

Below is a link to the warning screen I get when it crashes:

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j401/johnharlin/ShutDownErrorMessage.jpg
 
The problem seems most likely to be in the RAID controller card drivers. Have you checked to make sure you have the latest version? Other possibilities include your motherboard drivers, or even an interaction with your video card drivers.

It's less likely, especially if it's been happening for months, but you should also check your CPU temperature, just to make sure it's not overheating.
 
If it happened after you installed a PCI card, the first thing I would try is removing the PCI card. Based on the error message, it does seem to be related to a problem with the storage subsystem (probably a driver bug).
 
I was going to post that certain (non-genuine) versions of Windows will shut down every 2 hours, but I don't think that involves a blue-screen like your case.

Edit: I agree with the others, sounds like a kernel driver bug, perhaps some sort of memory leak.
 
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