- Oct 7, 2005
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Okay, So i come back from temple on Sunday and my computer is not on; it has hung. Not a big deal restart right? So, I restarted and i get a BSOD right after POST but before the Windows Splash Screen....
STOP 0x0000007E (0xC000005, ....., ....., ......)
i can get into safe mode though. So i do that i schedule a checkdisk next time the computer boots; which preforms and comes up clean (done in safe mode, since the computer still can't get running in regular mode).
I thought that i it might have something to do with the SPTID.sys driver which runs the virtual drive on my computer wasn't playing nice with the new DVD Burner that i installed the thursday before (i thought it was a bit delayed, but still probably), so i disabled the virtual drive service. Then i get another STOP Error 0x0000008E. Looking this up, most people have this to a problem with their RAM. Ran memtest, RAM failed, but i remembred that i have it OC'd so maybe it just not working in the higher speed. Drop the RAM and CPU back to specs and run MemTest; passes fine. So great, one error fixed. But the 0x7E error returns now.
So far this is what i have tried...
1) replaced old DVD Drive
2) reseeded RAM
3) replaced HDD (has windows on it; but just older - same error occurs)
So, now i am out of ideas. I dont have another video card laying around to try it out, but i think i may have to go buy one to test this out.
Other things...
1) I can no longer get into safe mode, same STOP error occurs.
2) I have tried four seperate XP disks in an effort to get into Recovery Concole; most lock up during driver load, always at a random point. This occured with both HHD's tested.
What can you guys suggest? Help please!
TIA
STOP 0x0000007E (0xC000005, ....., ....., ......)
i can get into safe mode though. So i do that i schedule a checkdisk next time the computer boots; which preforms and comes up clean (done in safe mode, since the computer still can't get running in regular mode).
I thought that i it might have something to do with the SPTID.sys driver which runs the virtual drive on my computer wasn't playing nice with the new DVD Burner that i installed the thursday before (i thought it was a bit delayed, but still probably), so i disabled the virtual drive service. Then i get another STOP Error 0x0000008E. Looking this up, most people have this to a problem with their RAM. Ran memtest, RAM failed, but i remembred that i have it OC'd so maybe it just not working in the higher speed. Drop the RAM and CPU back to specs and run MemTest; passes fine. So great, one error fixed. But the 0x7E error returns now.
So far this is what i have tried...
1) replaced old DVD Drive
2) reseeded RAM
3) replaced HDD (has windows on it; but just older - same error occurs)
So, now i am out of ideas. I dont have another video card laying around to try it out, but i think i may have to go buy one to test this out.
Other things...
1) I can no longer get into safe mode, same STOP error occurs.
2) I have tried four seperate XP disks in an effort to get into Recovery Concole; most lock up during driver load, always at a random point. This occured with both HHD's tested.
What can you guys suggest? Help please!
TIA