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The Batman

Aug 25 2007, 02:02 PM

My computer just keeps restarting. It did it at least twice yesterday (I went to work and when I came home it was on the login screen, so it could have done it multiple times) and then just now this morning. I've only had it on for 30 minutes too!

My specs, if they matter:
Athlon 64 3200+
nVidia GeForce 6800
1 GB of Ram
2 Hard drives with about 400GB in all
350 watt PSU

When it restarts, it'll go to a black screen, then I'll see a blue screen with a bunch of information, and it doesn't even let me read that because it stays on it for about a second, and then restarts like normal.

ISo please, I need HELP!

And yes, I'm posting this in multiple forums and boards so I get many responses.

The Batman

Aug 25 2007, 04:19 PM

Okay, I stopped my computer from immediately restarting when it gets the error so I could read it. Maybe it will mean something to someone, but to me, it seems kind of vague:

QUOTE

A problem has been detected and wnidows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated.

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any windows updates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x862295518, 0x8629568C, 0x805C7478)

Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system administrator or technical support group for further assistance

Master Bob

Aug 27 2007, 08:54 PM

go get memtest and do it.

The Batman

Aug 28 2007, 07:54 AM

I did do memtest already. I was on for 15 hours, and I did it not only overnight, but also let it run when I was at school. It had done 31 passes, and I had gotten no errors, and I was tired of waiting for it, so I stopped it. I don't think it's my memory, but just to make sure, I'm testing my memory anyways. Right now I only have 1 out of the 2 mem cards in my system, and that has already crashed, so later I will put the other card in the same spot, switching them out. When/if that crashes, I will take that out, put another card in the other slot, and so on. If it fails with all 4 (or 5 if you include the original setup) combinations, then I know for sure it's not the memory.

I'm really worried. I don't have enough money to do major computer upgrades, even if I wanted to.

Xaeser

Sep 2 2007, 04:07 PM

Have you made any hardware changes to your computer recently? Looking up some stuff on google showed that this specific BSoD error occurs mostly whenever your boot drive is set to slave, causing a blue screen error, usually when the computer goes on or off of standby mode.

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