Win2K Blue Screen Error Message

[Astien]

Hello, I was hopeing that some of you guys that are smarter then me, can help me out.

My brother's computer has crashed, and i am stumped as to what step to take to find out what is causing it.

The error message is:
****STOP: 0x0000000A, (0xC0080BA4, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x80447AD9)
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

It started doing this when he was playing games, browsing the net, anything, and normally, he could boot back into Win2K, and contiunue on. This started about 1-2 days ago. Now, he can't even boot into Win... even in safe mode, it gives the error.

I tried pulling all extra hardware out (soundcard, and Eth Card) leaving just his Asus 6800 GeForce2 card and all the drives plugged in, and re-installing Win2K, but it will get to a point, and just crash during instalastion.

Hopefully somebody can help me.
Oh... Hardware is as follows:
Abit Be6 motherboard w/ Pentium II 400mhz
256megs Ram
Asus V6800 GeForce2 video
SB Live! Value
GFC Ethernet card
Intel USB Camera

 

[NOX]

When you are reinstalling Win2k are you getting past the point of the partitioning options? I think so since you say it's happening during installation.

Try deleting all partitions, and then put them back (what every the size you want). Continue with installation and see what happens.

 

This thread describes that error message as well.
Check it out.

 

[Astien]

Hurm. Well I've already tried pulling all the add-in cards except the video card. I've also deleted the partiions, and created a new one. Could the motherboard have gone bad? This was/has never been a problem before when he installed/ran Win2K

 

[Croton]

hey i have the same error come up!~

it only comes up for me when i send a large email through eudora.

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[Astien]

Just an update for those who help me... I've pulled out the Asus v6800 card,
and replaced it with a Matrox G200 AGP card I had laying around... Still no go.
And for a side note, It has become increasingly difficult to even get the computer to turn
on, without making beeping sounds at me, and displaying a blank screen. or just nothing
coming up at all, Or, displaying a BIOS error message, asking me to put a diskette in.
From the little bit I know about computer, this would seem to narrow it down
to a corrupted BIOS, or something on the motherboard. Does this sound right to you guys?

Thanks In Advance

 

[Croton]

maybe it's the NIC?

i have a feeling that the NIC is my problem but i'm too lazy to swap it out.

 

[Mustanggt]

I am running a dual boot and have 2k on one and ME on another and I get same thing I can not get back into win 2k pissing me off. This OS is very easy to bring down and when it does its a disaster. I dont why I keep messing with it when ME seems the better of the two.