[Solved] Computer Crashes When Playing Videos

Usually MY computer Runs fine But Sometimes when playing videos my computer randomly restarts. Through Research I was advised it was more than likely a software issue. I run Win XP and usually run a registry fixer and the problem will disappear for a few days and then return. IT is really random I'm not stressing the CPU or anything really. I'm just watching Videos on Hulu. I also Notice that sometimes the computer restarts if I leave it on for a while. At first I though it was because it was getting hot but it's not. I'm thinking it might be the motherboard. Let me know if you guys need anymore information.

AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W

ECS BLACK SERIES A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

1 LG DVD Rom

Coolmax / V-400 / 400-Watt

Test still running

All video and audio onboard

I got this though


[Tue Oct 06 14:58:12 2009]
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Tue Oct 06 15:03:20 2009]
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.

Removed one Stick of ram Test are running but not complete. Before the os Loaded I checked the Bios. The Timing Was set to Auto. And the Voltage was set to +100mV. I didn't change anything yet just wanted to rerun the test. Timing for the RAM is 5-6-6-18 and the voltage is 2.1 V. Core temp does not rise above 54 C

Ran the Test with only the one stick got

[Tue Oct 06 14:58:12 2009]
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Tue Oct 06 15:03:20 2009]
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
[Tue Oct 06 15:17:52 2009]
Self-test 1024K passed!
Self-test 1024K passed!
Self-test 1024K passed!
[Tue Oct 06 15:33:37 2009]
Self-test 8K passed!
Self-test 8K passed!
Self-test 8K passed!
[Tue Oct 06 15:59:26 2009]
FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4
Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file.
Self-test 1024K passed!
Self-test 1024K passed!
[Tue Oct 06 16:04:59 2009]
Self-test 1024K passed!


Memory Timing is good 5-6-6-18
downloaded the CPU-Z And the Hardware monitor
Voltage is Steady at 2.18 the RAM is Rated at 2.1V

Gonna Take out the other Stick and Rerun Test

It may be odd that memory was set to +0.1V. Who built this machine? I'm a bit concerned that overvolting memory *could* have led to the otherwise unusual occurrence of a two-stick memory failure.

Let's get memory set to 2.1V. I guess you'd do that by setting that "+100mV" to zero or auto. Then retest with one stick. I'm hoping its "memory heat" lol.

Unfortunately, I am *not* an AMD guy. Maybe one will stop by who can help you more specifically.

If no one comes by soon, I'd suggest you make another thread describing the problem (your original post without the last two sentences), your spec, and that Prime95 fails shortly after starting with the message "FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4 Hardware failure detected, consult stress.txt file. ". Also add here that heat is not the problem since CoreTemp showed max temp of 54C.

No problem. Truly sorry I can't do more.