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campbullard   12-27-2008 at 07:13:14 AM

I keep getting bsod every few hours or so it seems. I'm not getting the same error every time but it is usually irql not equal error, or memory management error. I tested my memory with the diagnostics tool and it didn't find any errors with my ram. I also tried but failed getting memtest to work on vista 64 bit. My specs are Nvidia 9800gt, Intel e8500, vista premium 64 bit, 4 gigs of ram. I'm on the 170.XX nvidia drivers. Does anyone have any idea what I should try next?

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Zoron   12-27-2008 at 05:26:44 PM
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Memtest is often on a bootable disk... either CD or floppy... it won't work from within Windows.

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notherdude   12-27-2008 at 07:13:49 PM
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1. Update all drivers, including your network card.

2. Even if you are passing memory tests you could still be having occasional memory errors in Windows. Go into BIOS and manually adjust all memory settings to mfg. spec. Particularly the voltage. We see a lot of issues related to voltage being set below spec..

3. Run memtest86 for a long time, as Zoron said, not from within windows. You burn the ISO to a cd, which will then be self-booting - just set bios to boot from CD and put the disk in the drive and restart PC. It will run automatically.

4. Do you have four sticks of RAM or two? Filling all four slots on a mobo can cause instability which can usually be corrected by adjusting the RAM timings and/or RAM bus speed down to a slightly more conservative setting. A way to test for this is to try running with 2 gig in there for a while and see if you still have the BSOD.


Message edited by notherdude on 12-27-2008 at 07:14:53 PM
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loneeagle   12-28-2008 at 02:02:49 AM
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Are you overclocking?

Might be the cause.

If yes, go to your BIOS and reset to default.

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campbullard   12-31-2008 at 06:15:01 AM
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Tried everything you all said, and it's still doing it.

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4ryan6   12-31-2008 at 02:13:05 PM
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Memtest86 is pretty much old school use the Microsoft Memory Diagnostic, its been specifically designed to fiind errors that will affect the system in the Windows operating environment.

It initially runs 6 tests, then you can press T and it will run extended tests, 11 in all, runs exactly like Memtest86 but way more thorough.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

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loneeagle   12-31-2008 at 03:42:29 PM
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4ryan6 wrote :

Memtest86 is pretty much old school use the Microsoft Memory Diagnostic, its been specifically designed to fiind errors that will affect the system in the Windows operating environment.


What the difference with the one included with Vista (under the Administrative Tools) ?

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campbullard   12-31-2008 at 09:31:47 PM
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I have ran memtest and windows diagnostic multiple times and they both say my memory is fine.

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