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@roll1184 wrote:

When I boot up my Dimension 8400 running Windows XP Home, i get THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!!!  It comes up with the error "BAD_POOL_CALLER"  Under the "Technical information: it reads

 

*** STOP: 0x000000c2  (0x00000043, 0xd07a4000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

 

On the Dell support, it recommended disabling Hyper Threading.  I did that and rebooted, but still got that screen! 

 

I am hoping that someone out there will be able to help me with this issue :)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Heath Radke

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how much memory is in your cpu if you have 512 and they are in 2 modules remove 1 at a time and see if your BOD goes away...I had this happen to a friends Dell 9300 and I removed 1 module at a time and it turned out to be 1 bad mem module.....

if you only have 256k in one module try calling Dell for a replacement if you are under warranty....

Thanks.  I tried that this morning to no avail...There are 2 512MB's of memory in Slots 1 and 3 as it came to me from the factory.  Any other Ideas????

Do you have an audigy card? here's one example,

http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-14814-What-is-bad_pool_caller.html

 

This is more general,

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314492/EN-US/

I have the very same problem also on a Dimension 8400.ow did you get it resolved?
I've removed each RAM separately,
and the modem, and disabled hyper threading

 

no luck  How did you resolve your issues?