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July 4th, 2007 07:00
Occasional BSOD
I've had a Dimension 9200 since January 2007. I did a clean install of Vista in late April. Since that time I have been getting BSOD. Sometimes it will go weeks without happening and other times once a day for 3 or 4 days. The error in the log is typically like I have shownbelow. I am running RAID 1 if that makes a difference.
Extra information about the problem
BCCode: 9f
BCP1: 00000003
BCP2: 87E81AB8
BCP3: 87EB4490
BCP4: 85281C98
OS Version: 6_0_6000
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 768_1
Server information: e60e606f-56f8-4506-8275-a79bb3cc1776
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Posted July 4th, 2007 09:00
I regularly check the Dell site and install the critical and recommended driversdown_under
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Posted July 4th, 2007 09:00
Isn't there a way to decipher the Microsoft error message to enable one to home in on which driver might have a problem? Anyway, couldn't it be hardware?
down_under wrote:
I regularly check the Dell site and install the critical and recommended drivers
well if you are getting regular BSOD then the best thing to do is uninstall All drivers and then restart and reinstall them, drivers are one of the most computing headaches as sometimes they can be buggy, install incorrectly or become corupt.Try that and see if that sorts out the problems.
down_under wrote:
Isn't there a way to decipher the Microsoft error message to enable one to home in on which driver might have a problem? Anyway, couldn't it be hardware?
can you not submit more info, like from the event manager? I have very little to go on.
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Posted July 5th, 2007 08:00
I have found a DMP file that might have some useful information but I can't open it to post the details. Any ideas?- no that is no good that is a dump file, try and sent me your event log file in a text format.Message me privately with your e-mail address and I will sent you mine I will then get you to send me your event files and I will decipher them for you.
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Posted July 5th, 2007 20:00
That looks close but my pc is set to never go to sleep.down_under
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Posted July 5th, 2007 20:00
I have a maxtor hardrive connected via firewire. I also have a printer connected via usbdown_under
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Posted July 5th, 2007 21:00
I updated this two days ago - rotten thing caused windows to ask for re-activation!!!!!!!That was also the last time I recorded an unexpected windows shutdown. (I don't know if the BSOD occured before or after). This problem is so random that it may not happen for another week.The only other clue I can give is that no one has ever witnessed the blue screen as it happens after a period of no user activity (hence no-one is around). All I ever see is the error message that "windows has recovered from an unexpected error". When I check for solutions on line it tells me nothing.
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Posted July 4th, 2007 08:00