Okay, so I booted up Google Chrome to just browse the internets, I got on to DeviantArt and suddenly BAM! Blue screen of death. My PC boots back up just fine but here's the odd thing
The BSoD wasn't caused by video drivers
Awhile back (about the time TF2 was making computers with AMD processors (like mine) blue screen) I downloaded "Blue Screen Viewer" it allows you to read the logs and it highlights the cause of the BSoD.
The program generated an HTML file with a table on it that appears to have detailed technical stuff on it...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1605589/BSoD7292010.htm
and.. a picture if it helps...
![[Image: BSoD.jpg]](http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1605589/BSoD.jpg)
Can anyone tell me what needs to be done to prevent further Blue Screens?
Just google the error and report back here. I'm sure there's a number of solutions already available throughout the internet.
Do a full scan of your memory and see if it reports any bad sectors
Looks like a problem with a dll, hal.dll?
(07-29-2010, 11:56 AM)fifty¢ link Wrote: [ -> ]Looks like a problem with a dll, hal.dll?
Hardware Abstraction Layer
It's the part the separates the generic OS calls from the low-level direct hardware. Think of it as kinda of a driver for your motherboard.
You had an exception, now that could either be caused by bad hardware or by a funky 'chipset' driver.
Generally it's the first.
Check with your hardware vendor to see if a 'chipset/controller' driver is available.
Also run error testing software such as Memtest86+.
(07-29-2010, 10:27 PM)HeK link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=fifty¢ link=topic=4857.msg166753#msg166753 date=1280422607]
Looks like a problem with a dll, hal.dll?
Hardware Abstraction Layer
It's the part the separates the generic OS calls from the low-level direct hardware. Think of it as kinda of a driver for your motherboard.
You had an exception, now that could either be caused by bad hardware or by a funky 'chipset' driver.
Generally it's the first.
Check with your hardware vendor to see if a 'chipset/controller' driver is available.
Also run error testing software such as Memtest86+.
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Having bashed a stick of RAM loose from my PC I can safely say I have no idea what I'm doing... how do I go about doing the things you've stated? o.=.o
(07-30-2010, 02:13 PM)HeK link Wrote: [ -> ]Start by downloading, burning, and running this: http://www.memtest.org/
Run that, if it kicks back bad memory sectors, remove the offending stick and scan again, if it comes back clean you have isolated your problem, then just buy a replacement from New Egg
(07-30-2010, 02:43 PM)Caffeine link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=HeK link=topic=4857.msg166945#msg166945 date=1280517193]
Start by downloading, burning, and running this: http://www.memtest.org/
Run that, if it kicks back bad memory sectors, remove the offending stick and scan again, if it comes back clean you have isolated your problem, then just buy a replacement from New Egg
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Before anyone works on the inside of a computer, please watch this extremely dated video from Apple:
The Shocking Truth (1/4)
You can seriously damage your hardware just by handling it wrong, and you can damage it in ways that you won't know about at first but it will cause problems down the road.
Stay safe and protect you and your beloved computer from ESD:
Wear a glove.
I've got a nice mat of anti-static bubble-wrap I jacked from work, it's almost 3' x 3'
That combined with my ghetto-ass anti-static device (Anti-static bracelet x2, one on wrist one on ankle) where both bracelets are actually wired to an electrical cord which is plugged into the wall, means I'm static freeeeeeeeee.
(07-31-2010, 08:32 AM)Kirby, the AxeHammer Zealot link Wrote: [ -> ]That combined with my ghetto-ass anti-static device (Anti-static bracelet x2, one on wrist one on ankle) where both bracelets are actually wired to an electrical cord which is plugged into the wall, means I'm static freeeeeeeeee.
Just because you are grounded to earth, doesn't mean your devices don't hold a potential. The problems works both ways.
Make sure you handle your components correctly, only by mounting plates (touching these will generally ground the device as well) and by the edges of the boards. Never touch the chips, ever.
(07-31-2010, 11:51 AM)HeK link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Kirby, the AxeHammer Zealot link=topic=4857.msg167048#msg167048 date=1280583153]
That combined with my ghetto-ass anti-static device (Anti-static bracelet x2, one on wrist one on ankle) where both bracelets are actually wired to an electrical cord which is plugged into the wall, means I'm static freeeeeeeeee.
Just because you are grounded to earth, doesn't mean your devices don't hold a potential. The problems works both ways.
Make sure you handle your components correctly, only by mounting plates (touching these will generally ground the device as well) and by the edges of the boards. Never touch the chips, ever.
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So.. Generally speaking it's safe to pick my graphics card up by the plastic casing for the fan and the metal end of it that's got the vent on it?
(07-31-2010, 12:49 PM)Ekarus Ryndren link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=HeK link=topic=4857.msg167057#msg167057 date=1280595091]
[quote author=Kirby, the AxeHammer Zealot link=topic=4857.msg167048#msg167048 date=1280583153]
That combined with my ghetto-ass anti-static device (Anti-static bracelet x2, one on wrist one on ankle) where both bracelets are actually wired to an electrical cord which is plugged into the wall, means I'm static freeeeeeeeee.
Just because you are grounded to earth, doesn't mean your devices don't hold a potential. The problems works both ways.
Make sure you handle your components correctly, only by mounting plates (touching these will generally ground the device as well) and by the edges of the boards. Never touch the chips, ever.
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So.. Generally speaking it's safe to pick my graphics card up by the plastic casing for the fan and the metal end of it that's got the vent on it?
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Yus.