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My Computer keeps rebooting

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jononew22

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My computer keeps getting a BSOD...I send the error report and it says it's a device driver...other than that i have no real information on what the problem could be. when i first got the computer working it didnt reboot..then i went away for a week and came back and it just started doing this... i have no idea what it could be...sometimes it can stay on for a while like 5 hours and not reboot but other times it does it just as it starts up...I'm sorry to be so vague with this but i dont have any more info...the BSOD pops up and goes away so fast I cant see what it says...sooo...any tips on maybe troubleshooting so i can find out what the problem is would be helpful...thanks.
 
We need some info to go on. If you have the time, hit Quote and fill in this sample template thing. Otherwise at least post the core hardware including brand/model of power supply.
  • CORE HARDWARE
    • Power supply Antec TruePower 430
    • Motherboard Asus K8N-E Deluxe
      • Revision 1.03
      • BIOS 1005
    • CPU Athlon64 3000+
      • Core 130nm Clawhammer
    • Memory (2) 512MB Corsair XMS 3200C2 modules
      • Voltage Manually set to 2.7 volts
      • Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-6 @ 200MHz
  • CARDS
    • Primary video card ATI Radeon 9800Pro AGP 8x
    • PCI slot #1 (top) empty
    • PCI slot #2 empty
    • PCI slot #3 LeadTek Winfast TV/FM tuner card
    • PCI slot #4 Creative Audigy 2 ZS
    • PCI slot #5 LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI
    • PCI slot #6 (board only has five PCI slots)
  • DRIVES
    • Boot drive 160GB Seagate 7200.7
      • Interface Serial ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 SATA controller
      • Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)
    • Additional hard drive 40GB Seagate 7200.7
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, primary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Additional hard drive 18GB Seagate Cheetah 15k.3
      • Interface SCSI
      • Controller hosting this drive LSI Logic U160 card
      • Jumper setting SCSI ID 01
    • Optical drive #1 NEC 3500A DVD burner
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Optical drive #2 Lite-On combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Slave
  • OS AND SECURITY
    • Operating System WindowsXP Professional
    • Service Pack SP2
    • Internet connection Cable
    • Hardware firewall Netgear RP614 router
    • Software firewall WindowsXP firewall
    • Antivirus Norton Antivirus 2004
 
Originally posted by: mechBgon
We need some info to go on. If you have the time, hit Quote and fill in this sample template thing. Otherwise at least post the core hardware including brand/model of power supply.
  • CORE HARDWARE
    • Power supply FRTRN 530W
    • Motherboard DFI Lanparty Ultra-D
      • Revision 1.03
      • BIOS 1005
    • CPU Athlon64 3200+
      • Core Winchester
    • Memory (2) 512MBx2 twin mos dual channel
      • Voltage Manually set to 2.7 volts
      • Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-6 @ 200MHz
  • CARDS
    • Primary video card radeon x800xl 265mb pci express
    • PCI slot #1 (top) empty
    • PCI slot #2 empty
    • PCI slot #3
    • PCI slot #4
    • PCI slot #5 LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI
    • PCI slot #6 (board only has five PCI slots)
  • DRIVES
    • Boot drive 160GB western digital 7200.7
      • Interface Serial ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce4 SATA controller
      • Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)
    • Additional hard drive
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce4 standard ATA controller, primary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Additional hard drive
      • Interface SCSI
      • Controller hosting this drive
      • Jumper setting SCSI ID 01
    • Optical drive #1 Lite On CDRW+DVDrom
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce4 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Optical drive #2
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce4 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Slave
  • OS AND SECURITY
    • Operating System WindowsXP Professional
    • Service Pack SP2
    • Internet connection DSL
    • Hardware firewall
    • Software firewall
    • Antivirus AVG
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Originally posted by: jononew22
My computer keeps getting a BSOD...I send the error report and it says it's a device driver...other than that i have no real information on what the problem could be. when i first got the computer working it didnt reboot..then i went away for a week and came back and it just started doing this... i have no idea what it could be...sometimes it can stay on for a while like 5 hours and not reboot but other times it does it just as it starts up...I'm sorry to be so vague with this but i dont have any more info...the BSOD pops up and goes away so fast I cant see what it says...sooo...any tips on maybe troubleshooting so i can find out what the problem is would be helpful...thanks.
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The computer is rebooting because it defaults to reboot on serious errors. What you need to do to see what is causing the BSOD is to turn this " Feature " off... So you can actually read the BSOD information on the screen without rebooting too fast.

Right Click On My Computer.
Select Properties
Select the advanced tab
On the displayed screen at the bottom there is a header " Startup and Recovery "
Select the settings button
At the bottom of the window there is a section " System Failure "
Uncheck " Automatically Restart "
Click OK on that window and OK on the System Properties Window, DONE!

Then the next time the system has this problem it will not reboot and keep the BSOD window displayed so you can get the information required to troubleshoot the problem. Or you can read the minidump file in the root directory.

pcgeek11
 
Also, on the DFI, there are actually four power connectors (24-pin, square 4-pin, one HDD-style and one sneaky FDD-style) so make sure all four are plugged in. It has a reputation for liking plenty of memory voltage so don't be shy... boost the DDR voltage to 2.8 volts.
 
wow thanks a lot pcgeek i will definitely do that heh
mechbgon..all 4 are plugged in my PSU is only a 20 pin though...and i believe the voltage for the ram is at 2.8...ill check it though
 
ok I got the BSOD again and I wrote down all the crap on it .... Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ..... Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x41414231, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0XA7D118D4)
HTTP.sys- Address A7D118D4 base at A7D00000, Datestamp 41672744...Beginning dump of physical memory....Diable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing...and that is pretty much it...im gonna google the stuff now. let me know if you guys find anything.
 
Well the IRQL error is usualy driver related, but sometimes it's hardware related. Make sure all of your drivers are up to date. I would run memtest to rule out any memory errors, if you fail memtest, try changing the timings to 2.5-3-3-8 and run memtest again. If still fails, try each stick individualy. What are your temps? load and idle.
 
Goto BIOS and shut off all the legacy ports you don't needs. Usually I shut off the serial and parell ports if not needed anyways. I have ran into the same problem, shut the ports not needed off, then rebooted and never had another problem.
 
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