XP: BSOD: Too fast Too See

[CheapBastardo]

My computer encounter an error on boot up( when window xp splash show up). After that, the BSOD would appear and immediately the computer restart. I wasn't able to see the error because it rebooted so fast. I tried hitting the pause/break key but it wouldn't stop. I've fixing the mbr but stil same problem.

The computer is an HP pavilion 7875 model with phoenix bios.

How do pause at the BSOD screen so I know what the bsod says?

 

[mechBgon]

If you have a digicam that can take movies, you might try using that to capture the message in the BSOD. One possiblility is that the hard drive is failing or failed. If you want links to the HDD manu's diagnostic utilities, I collected them at the bottom of this page.

Good luck!

 

[RelaxTheMind]

Go to your system properties (right click mycomputer > properties) (control panel > system)

Go to the advanced tab > startup and recovery settings > uncheck automatically restart under system failure.

Try that and see if it works

 

[CheapBastardo]

Darn it. Too late. I already format the sucker and installed window 2000. Thanks anyway. I'll try that next time

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: RelaxTheMind
Go to your system properties (right click mycomputer > properties) (control panel > system)

Go to the advanced tab > startup and recovery settings > uncheck automatically restart under system failure.

Try that and see if it works

Usefull for the next time, but useless for the current problem (the machine was crasing during boot)...

 

[hopejr]

I saw this happen on a brand new HP Pavillion. Turned out the monitor was conflicting with something.

 

[RelaxTheMind]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: RelaxTheMind
Go to your system properties (right click mycomputer > properties) (control panel > system)

Go to the advanced tab > startup and recovery settings > uncheck automatically restart under system failure.

Try that and see if it works

Usefull for the next time, but useless for the current problem (the machine was crasing during boot)...

haha i will better read the initial post next time...

 

[rasczak]

resurrecting this thread in hopes of an answer as i have the same problem. and no it is not the monitor, i've tried three different ones. unplugged optical drives, floppy drive, sound, nic, and dial modem.still bsod at boot up. then brings me back to the last known good config screen. tried different ram, no luck same prob.

specs.
amd athlon 1700+
256 mb ram. (i used a 5122 stick no go)
60 gb drive
cd rw
dvd rom on board sound, onboard nic, onboard video.

any help would be appreciated

 

[oog]

can you boot into safe mode and switch the configuration that automatically reboots it? that way you can see what the blue screen says.

 

[imported_stmok]

Don't forget to note the gibberish of the BSOD. The error code actually tells you something.

 

[hopejr]

The way I found the issue with the monitor was using a Knoppix live cd. It told me while configuring devices that there was a problem with the monitor. Give it a shot. If it's a hardware problem, you can find out that way.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: hopejr
The way I found the issue with the monitor was using a Knoppix live cd. It told me while configuring devices that there was a problem with the monitor. Give it a shot. If it's a hardware problem, you can find out that way.

The monitor is a Knoppix issue. Nothing in Windows runs with monitor drivers that would cause a BSOD.

To the poster having this problem: Try safe mode (with and without networking, in sequence) and last known good menu choices, and let us know what happens.

 

[rasczak]

Originally posted by: oog
can you boot into safe mode and switch the configuration that automatically reboots it? that way you can see what the blue screen says.

when i try to boot into safe mode it locks up and doesn't load windows.

 

[P0ldy]

Make sure all your hardware is properly in place. A loose molex/IDE cable or stick of RAM could cause it.

 

[hopejr]

Originally posted by: dclive
The monitor is a Knoppix issue. Nothing in Windows runs with monitor drivers that would cause a BSOD.

This wasn't a knoppix issue. It still booted into X Windows. Windows XP blue screened. We tried a number of HP's of that model with a number of the screens of that model and the same thing happened on all of them. We got another screen for it and it was fine.

 

[casper114]

Have you tried using the recovery console?

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: hopejr

Originally posted by: dclive
The monitor is a Knoppix issue. Nothing in Windows runs with monitor drivers that would cause a BSOD.

This wasn't a knoppix issue. It still booted into X Windows. Windows XP blue screened. We tried a number of HP's of that model with a number of the screens of that model and the same thing happened on all of them. We got another screen for it and it was fine.

That suggests to me a video driver problem. Do you have a memory dump from one of the machines, that I could look at it? XP by default writes all the dumps to c:\windows\minidumps.... can you look on a machine, grab a few dumps, and send them my way?

 

[hopejr]

This was last year, the monitor was returned to the retailer as was one of the machines. They worked fine with other monitor/computer combinations so they just put them back on the shelf with a note saying that particular combination didn't work. We still have one of the machines, so there may possibly be a dump on it still, but I highly doubt it (like I said it was last year, and I don't have access to the machine atm because it's on the other side of the city). Thanks for the offer though.

BTW, the GPU was one of those Intel Extreme Graphics 2 abominations.