Systems restarts itself....

[maddmaxx]

I'ts only time that I've witnessed it.

When the system restarts, I get a message telling me, to my surprise :roll:, that windows has recovered from a problem. I send the error report and the stupid help page that pops up tells me that the crash is caused by a device driver confilct. THANKS MICROSOFT!!!

Now I just need to figure out which one of the many drivers could be causing the problem. Any ideas on how to go about troubleshooting this problem? I have another post about my first failed attempt (I removed SP2 and then had another problem. See Here if interested in that delima.

Thanks for any input!

peace

 

[maddmaxx]

I tried to start the system in safe mode just to run a virus scan and I got a Stop Message:

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP: 0X0000000A (0XF8A57354, 0X000000FF, 0X00000001, 0X804E34DD)

How do I determine which device driver is in the range 0X804E34DD ?


Any help plz??

peace

 

[Googer]

I know this may sound odd, but try a differant Power Supply. Utilities made by Norton/Symantec Require a lot from a computer system. Your PC will use More energy from the additional CPU and HDD load. Believe me I fixed the old guy's PC liveing across the street with a similar problem by replaceing the PSU with a PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool.

 

[maddmaxx]

Wow.... I hope it's not the pwr supply. I just got this Sonata case with a 350w Antec pwr supply. I suppose it could be bad... but that would really suck!

Thanks for the input. I'll keep that as an option.

peace

 

[maddmaxx]

Can anyone tell me how to determine which device driver is trying to access the memory address 0X804E34DD, or where to ask if this is not the correct place.

Thanks

peace

 

[Googer]

Borrow a 550w PSU from a friend. if that does not work are I would like to know if you are Running XP SP2. It may have something to do with it.

 

[maddmaxx]

Umm, I don't know anyone that has 550w PSU.

I am running SP2... unfortunately...


peace

 

[mechBgon]

Full system specs, maddmaxx? The devil's in the details sometimes

 

[maddmaxx]

yeah... sorry I didn't put that to begin with. Here Goes:

Asus A8V Deluxe
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
512MB Corsair DDRAM 32MX8 PC-3200C2
200GB WD 7200 WD2000JD 8MB running on SATA
160GB Maxtor IDE
200GB Maxtor IDE
Geforce 2 Ultra
NEC 3500a DVD+/-RW
Onboard sound

I am piecing this "new" system together using as much of the old one as possible until I can upgrade (video card for example).

I think that's all of it...?

Thanks again for any input...

peace

 

[mechBgon]

Since your power supply is a good-quality brand and not a trash one, the 380W TruePower in the Sonata ought to be comfortable with that stuff. I have one initial recommendation and that is to raise your memory voltage to 2.7 volts manually in the BIOS. PC3200, particularly "fancy" PC3200, is often a little unhappy with the voltage they're doled out when the motherboard is left on AUTO (often just 2.5 volts).

Anyway, I have the same RAM and that's what I run it at on my K8N-E Deluxe. Hope that helps you out

 

[maddmaxx]

will try that.... Thanks MUCH for the input!


peace

 

[steelio]

I had a similar problem, but it was when I hit 3d graphics. The video card had some bad memory on it.
That could be a problem here as well. but maybe on the ram itself. is your 512 2 or 1 stick? If 2 take one out. if 1 try another one.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Since your power supply is a good-quality brand and not a trash one, the 380W TruePower in the Sonata ought to be comfortable with that stuff. I have one initial recommendation and that is to raise your memory voltage to 2.7 volts manually in the BIOS. PC3200, particularly "fancy" PC3200, is often a little unhappy with the voltage they're doled out when the motherboard is left on AUTO (often just 2.5 volts).

Anyway, I have the same RAM and that's what I run it at on my K8N-E Deluxe. Hope that helps you out

The true power may be a fine model, but that does not mean that It still may be defective. Try a differant one
of a higher wattage.

 

[maddmaxx]

The memory is one stick. I was wondering if that might be the problem. Unfortunately I don't have another 100 bucks to get another stick right now.

All of this about to drive me nuts. I am spending wayyy too much time trying to figure this out. After all of the money I forked out to get this stuff, I would think that it shouldn't be this way. Sometimes I wonder if it would be better just to get a Dell...

Anyways, thanks for all of the help. And sorry about the little rant. I am just a little frustrated.

peace

 

[mechBgon]

I do have a couple other questions:

1) The single module's in slot DIMM_B1, correct?

2) Is the board updated to at least BIOS 1007 to support your 90nm CPU properly?

 

[Googer]

you don't have to get 512mb to test something like this out, get 256mb of ram from newegg for about 35-50 usd

 

[Googer]

# Photo guide for 1st-time PC builders

It amazes me how PnP harware has caused such a boom in DiY pc making. I dont think (opinion here) as many people would be doing it if we were still configuring DMA and IRQ via jumpers.

 

[maddmaxx]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I do have a couple other questions:

1) The single module's in slot DIMM_B1, correct?

2) Is the board updated to at least BIOS 1007 to support your 90nm CPU properly?

1)Yes

2) The BIOS is version 8.00.09

peace

 

[mechBgon]

The BIOS version is 10xx and if you have not updated it yourself, you can discern what BIOS version it is by looking at the sticker on top of your BIOS chip, located in this location. It should have three numbers on it, one of which will be 10xx where the latest version is 1008, and 1007 or later is required for proper 90nm support.

If you need to update the BIOS, there are several ways to do that. I would use the traditional boot-floppy method, and you can get the DR-DOS boot-floppy-making utility from http://www.bootdisk.com and the BIOS and update utility from Asus, extract the BIOS and utility out of their Zip files and place them on your boot floppy, and follow the update routine in the mobo's owner's manual.

I have to get to work soon, but good luck and I'll check in later

 

[maddmaxx]

Ahh, ok. lol..... it's version 1007.

peace

 

[mechBgon]

excellent Oh, and by the way, one of the notes with the 1008 BIOS is that it fixed an issue with the Cool 'n Quiet. So you might update or else disable CnQ in the BIOS if it is enabled and still misbehaving.

Additionally, some components of modern antivirus and firewall software operate as a driver, so the driver thing could be pointing at exactly what you initially had trouble with (Norton). Good luck anyhow, I gotta run now (said the cheetah)

 

[maddmaxx]

I've decided to start over. I'm gonna format the drive and start driver by driver. I'll post the results for those that are interested.

Thanks again for all the input!

peace

 

[mechBgon]

Good luck and post what happens

 

[maddmaxx]

Delima... should I install SP2 and then all of the other software?

peace

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: maddmaxx
Delima... should I install SP2 and then all of the other software?

peace

That is a good start, save all of your doccuments to cd/dvd first.

When you do a reformat always do things in this order:


[*] 1) All Windows Updates (service packs included)
[*] 2) Install Drivers in the Folowing order:
* * * * Chipset Drivers (Intel, AMD, nVIDIA, VIA, SiS)
* * * * Network Drivers
* * * * Video and all other Drivers
* * * * After Installing drivers check the appropriate websites for updates.
Be sure to install ALL Windows Critical Updates before Installing Service Packs. And once a service pack is installed the rule of thumb is that it cannot be uninstalled. If you exisiting software or harware does not require SP2 then dont Use it (SP1 is ok). It has been known in some instances to cause trouble.

[*] 3) Install all other software.


EDIT: December 2, 2004 @ 4:14pm

*if required you can install drivers before windows update, just be sure that Chipset Comes First, especially if You are running an Intel System. Because Windows Update should provide some driver updates that is why i recommended It first, however Windows CD's dont always have the right driver in the first place so some times you need to bend those rules a bit.