Serious Errors

Question

My OS keeps suffering serious errors, every once in a while. Theres no other problems with it and is relatively new. They are down to a device driver, which I suspect to be my Netgear Wireless card device as it crashes or screws up quite a lot. Is there any way to actually pinpoint the source of these problems and is there a possibility that these errors can damage my system?

Tom563 · Answer

Well, the computer randomly makes a static noise through the speakers then dies, then restarts
I have XP and when I log back on after its all fully loaded a message comes up saying your system has recovered from a serious error. The device manager lists everything working fine

Bill Snyder · Answer

(1) Exactly what are the errors? Blue screens? Freezes? What messages do you get? Also, what system do you have? What other types of hardware do you have?

(2) Have you checked in Device Manager to see what it tells you about the Netgear Wireless Card? Have you checked with the manufacturer's site to see if there is an updated driver? Have you (temporarily) removed the wireless card to see if that solves the problem? If that does solve the problem contact the manufacturer to see if they have any suggestions. One final thought, did the machine come from Dell with the wireless card installed? If so, contact Dell; you might have a defective card.

Message Edited by Bill Snyder on 02-21-2004 03:19 PM

AllynKC · Answer

How new is relatively new?  If under 30 days, you can still return the machine. What are the exact errors?  We need some clues if we want to help.

Tom563 · Answer

I got it in November, and the card I brought seperately. The whole system is working fine except for these errors

kippy50 · Answer

You may be able to isolate your problem by looking at your event viewer. That will at least give you a starting point. To do that follow these instructions:

Go to your Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Event Viewer Check under the System Tab for any listed error messages. If any are found, repost them in a new thread or go to http://www.google.com and input the error message in the search box to see if solution may be listed. Kip

Tom563 · Answer

The thing is, I dont know what the problem is. I am guessing its the card, but it could be something else

Bill Snyder · Answer

Contact the manufacturer of the card (or the retailer from whom you purchased it - manufacturer is better) either through their web site or by phone.  They may have a quick solution to your problem (an updated driver, hardware incompatibility, software incompatibility, or the like).

ke4wkp · Answer

You could also go to Eventid.net. Enter the Event ID and the Event source from your event viewer. You will find all kinds of good info there.

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Message Edited by ke4wkp on 02-21-2004 06:04 PM

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