BSOD's galore in XP SP1

[The PIT]

I thought you had uninstalled the Live???

[Paddy]

I did, but I was still getting them, so i put it back.

I have out the SCSI card, the Live! and the PCI-USB2 controller.
Since then, I have had no problems....

I assume that the USB controller is ok because it came with the mobo. I have heard reports that the SCSI controller (an Adaptec 2100s) could be tempremental. Perhaps that's why everything seems so stable now...

I am gonna stay put as i am for a bit, and then start to add hardware again.

There's light at the end of the tunnel!

[KeiFront]

Originally posted by Paddy [MU]
There's light at the end of the tunnel!

Keep on testing Paddy.

[The PIT]

Come on Paddy pull everything out clean install, two procs and see what happens.

[Paddy]

I can't

I am averaging 5hours of work every evening. I cant afford any down time.

With the exception of some slowdown this morning, the computer has been stable for ~24hours.

I am begining to think that it is the PCI-USB2 controller or the SCSI controller.

I'll put the USB controller back in this afternoon and see what happens.

[Fat Tone]

Hi Paddy

(Great AV btw, except when you catch a part of it in the corner of your eye and think something is crawling on your screen)!


This could still be a power thing. It could simply be a case of the more components you put in there, be they CPUs or expansion cards, the more stress you put on the PSU.

I know those readings of the -ve voltage rails are suspect (~-10.5 and ~-6.5 for the -12 & -5 rails iirc), but until you are sure about them I wouldn't rule it out.

T.

[Paddy]

Still no crashes, so in goes the USB controller

[Paddy]

IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL

In my PCI_USB2 controller i have my iPAQ and my mouse.
Perhaps that explains why it only BSODs when i am there???

[The PIT]

Could still be bad memory and those devices may be addressing that area.
Just a thought to cheer you up.

[Paddy]

memtest86 checked out ok.

Is that ever wrong?

[The PIT]

Do you ever trust software.

Can't remember what I used to check mine out but it sure failed in a big way. Nice Cruical replaced without a quibble once I got past the grumpy receptionist.

[Paddy]

I remember the thread.

If it were a memory fault, I would have expected it to rear it's ugly head before now.... and in a single processor environment.

As I have been playing with McAf-a-POS, I will leave it all alone untill tomorrow night.

To bad my board doesn't have onboard USB

[Fat Tone]

Paddy

If you are desperate I can lend you a USB2.0 card - its the 5 port one than Scan sells for ~£20. XP supports it nicely. Pop along to my office sometime if you want it - just give me a time to whip it out. *ahem*

T.

[Paddy]

Cheers for the offer mate, but anything that I need USB for, I can do in serial for now

[The PIT]

Still going ???