K7S5A Duron Random Stop Errors

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I'm running an un-modified 1.3 Duron with 512 Mb of memory. The system
is about 2 years old. About 4 months ago, I started to get BSOD errors
- all different, so it doesn't point to a specific area.

The machine fails about 1-2 times per week. Sometime it fails
immediately after startup and other times, after running for 12 hours.
After a restart, it's fine. Running the Prime95 test, the machine fails
after 10 hours (but no BSOD).

Temperature monitors show the CPU from 44-50 C and the case about 25C.
So far, I have:
- Changed the memory out
- Swapped out drive cables

Any suggestions as to what to try - other than seeing if the PC can fly
from the 3rd story!

pete

 

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> I'm running an un-modified 1.3 Duron with 512 Mb of memory. The
> system
> is about 2 years old. About 4 months ago, I started to get BSOD
> errors
> - all different, so it doesn't point to a specific area.
>
> The machine fails about 1-2 times per week. Sometime it fails
> immediately after startup and other times, after running for 12
> hours.
> After a restart, it's fine. Running the Prime95 test, the machine
> fails
> after 10 hours (but no BSOD).
>
> Temperature monitors show the CPU from 44-50 C and the case about
> 25C.
> So far, I have:
> - Changed the memory out
> - Swapped out drive cables
>
> Any suggestions as to what to try - other than seeing if the PC can
> fly
> from the 3rd story!
>
Hi.
Might be your power supply.
Type 'k7s5a 0000009c' into google groups. Is this one of the errors? I
my problem by upgrading to an Athlon XP. Might be something to do with
the capacitors on the board.

 

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>> I'm running an un-modified 1.3 Duron with 512 Mb of memory. The
>> system
>> is about 2 years old. About 4 months ago, I started to get BSOD
>> errors
>> - all different, so it doesn't point to a specific area.
>>
>> The machine fails about 1-2 times per week. Sometime it fails
>> immediately after startup and other times, after running for 12
>> hours.
>> After a restart, it's fine. Running the Prime95 test, the machine
>> fails
>> after 10 hours (but no BSOD).
>>
>> Temperature monitors show the CPU from 44-50 C and the case about
>> 25C.
>> So far, I have:
>> - Changed the memory out
>> - Swapped out drive cables
>>
>> Any suggestions as to what to try - other than seeing if the PC can
>> fly
>> from the 3rd story!
>>
> Hi.
> Might be your power supply.
> Type 'k7s5a 0000009c' into google groups. Is this one of the errors?
> I *solved* my problem by upgrading to an Athlon XP. Might be
> something to do with the capacitors on the board.

 

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"BoomerM3" <pblock95@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1110640179.518314.184960@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
| I'm running an un-modified 1.3 Duron with 512 Mb of memory. The
system
| is about 2 years old. About 4 months ago, I started to get BSOD
errors
| - all different, so it doesn't point to a specific area.
|
| The machine fails about 1-2 times per week. Sometime it fails
| immediately after startup and other times, after running for 12
hours.
| After a restart, it's fine. Running the Prime95 test, the machine
fails
| after 10 hours (but no BSOD).
|
| Temperature monitors show the CPU from 44-50 C and the case about
25C.
| So far, I have:
| - Changed the memory out
| - Swapped out drive cables
|
| Any suggestions as to what to try - other than seeing if the PC can
fly
| from the 3rd story!
|


Try using memtest86 and test your memory. www.memtest86.com

I had a stick of Crucial ram die a slow death a while back, took me
some time to sort out what the culprit was, b/c the ram would work,
sometimes. Not until it totally failed did I find the culprit. Run
memtest86 overnight one night.
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Best regards,
Kyle