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July 21st, 2009 20:00
Memory Management BSOD
I've been having an issue with a Memory_Management BSOD for the past four months or so. Basically, ever so often out of the blue, it will crash with this message, and I can't pinpoint it to anything hardware or software related. Sometimes it happens when I start windows (rarely) shut down windows (more often) and also sometimes just during general navigation of the operating system. My first thought was that it was the RAM so I replaced all 4GB with another 4GB and still get the error. I ran memory tests and it says everything is fine. I reinstalled Vista, and recently upgraded to Windows 7 hoping it was a Vista issue but I still get plauged with it on the new OS. I disabed my Physix Card, Sound Card, tried running GPU's on basic Windows Driver, underclocked CPU...anything I could think of. I also did stability tests on the CPU without any problems whatsoever.
It really is the worst issue to have on your PC, its so hard to pinpoint a cause. It doesn't make any sense because for example I could leave Rainbow Six Vegas 2 running all day without a BSOD, and then the next day just browsing the web it might crash twice in an hour.
Anybody got any idea of something I may have overlooked? I'm at my wit's end!
cheers guys.
Davet50
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July 21st, 2009 21:00
Most blue screens are the result of driver issues. What are the codes that appear.
John XPS 700
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July 23rd, 2009 12:00
Its a memory management 0x0000001a BSOD, it doesnt give any drivers or anything on the stop message. every time i debug one it tells me its something else that has failed, so its never what it says, i am running windows 7 and for the first time it actually told me 'problem caused by hardware - contact your manufacturer' but the thing is i dont believe what windows is telling me because how can you have faulty CPU for example, be able to play a intense game all day perfectly, run CPU stability tests for hours on end, and then do something total ordinary like open IE or put the PC into stand by and it instantly BSOD.