Frustrated over BSOD

DonShimoda · 11-09-2009, 04:44 AM

System:

Mobo - Abit An8 32x SLI updated to last bios
CPU - AMD FX-55 not over clocked
Ram- 2 gig OCZ platinum
PSU - PC Power and cooling 750
Sound -onboard realtek
Harddrive 36 gig raptor and a WD 250 IDE
Video Cards two Nvidia 7900 gps x2
Microsoft Keyboard
logitech G5 laser mouse USB
OS XP home - SP2 installed.

Had this rig for awile along with 2 Raptors in raid 0 and Creative xfi platinum and the 2 7900's in SLI.

About 5 months back I started getting sound stuttering in windows applications like spider solitair or while listening to music and watching video. Weird part was that game sounds were fine! Call Of Duty modern war fare, ET no issues while gaming. Only when listening to music,video playback and Spider Solitair. Spider Solitair would even stall out while cards were being dealt.

Reinstalled windows, problem went away for a few days. Then the stuttering would start. Tried all kinds updated creative drivers and older versions. Nothing changed. Did a couple clean installs, even thought it might have been Service pack 3. Stuttering came back a couple days with or without SP3.

Tested my raptors with WD lifeguard. One raptor was bad.

Did a clean install on my WD IDE drive.

Stuttering occured again. Yanked out the XFI and used Realteks onboard audio instead. Stuttering gone.

About 6 weeks ago I decided to upgrade my mouse to the g5 laser. Took awile to get it to recognize. No BSOD's or anything like that. Eventually it worked. Everything seemed fine. No issues with games.

About 3 weeks ago I decided to update my Video card drivers, all of a sudden I started getting periodic BSOD's(Machine_Check_exception).

Was not able to get SLI since then.

I was able to use last known good configuration and everything seemed fine untill I rebooted. Then the same BSOD.

Problem got worse were last known config didnt work. Tried a couple clean installs but as soon as I installed the video drivers I would get Machine_Check BSOD. Sometimes during the actual installation and sometimes after the first reboot.

During several clean installs I was getting some real quick BSODS on the first reboot and during service pack 2 installed. This was without any drivers being installed. However I was finally able to get it up and running for a couple of days and then the BSOD machine_Machine_check.

Took both cards out and swapped them to see if that made a difference. One caused the BSOD and another seemed to be the culprit.

I have tried the earliest to the latest 7900 drivers and the same thing happens. However I am able to go into safe mode.

Over this weekend I did several clean installs with each sepperate card. Everytime I install the Video drivers I get Machine_Machine_check on reboot.

Decided to plug the PSU directly to the wall socket instead of the surge protector. I am up and running now with Service pack 2. Im getting some real quick BSOD flashes then it reboots fine with last known configuration.

Memetest reported no errors.

Any suggestions? my PSU is cool to the touch, not warm at all.

Im trying to figure out what to buy first, new PSU or video card to see what the culprit is.

**speedster123** · 11-09-2009, 05:03 AM

post temps and voltages from your bios.

DonShimoda · 11-09-2009, 06:07 AM

Thanks for the quick reply Speedster.

Temps:
1. CPU=43C
2.SYS =30C
3.PWM=42C

Voltages

1. CPU= 1.43 rock steady

2. DDR= 2.61 -2.63 slight fluctuation

3.DDRvTT= 1.30 rock steady

4.HT = 1.21 Rock Steady

5.CPU VDDA = 2.53 rock steady

6.NB= 1.21 rock steady

7.SB = 1.53 - 1.54 slight fluctuation

8.ATX12v 24 pin connector = 12.13 rock steady

9.ATX 12v 4 pin = 12.19 rock steady

10. ATX +5v = 5.05 rock steady

11.ATX +3V =3.41 rock steady

12. ATX 5VSB = 5.05 Rock steady

**Tyree** · 11-09-2009, 07:14 AM

What Error Codes are on the BSOD?

DonShimoda · 11-09-2009, 07:30 AM

Stop 0x0000009c Machine_Check_exception

Thats always after I install the vid drivers.

However there is another one that happens when ever I do a clean install of windows. After windows installs and reboots to finalize a real quick flash of blue occurs. It doesnt stop so I can read it. The PC just reboots then I get the F8 menu. I hit most recent settings that work and then it boots. Happens on every single clean install.

I then install SP2 and reboot and always get a flash of blue and it reboots again. Windows options again shows up, I hit last known good configuration and its fine, it just gives me "Windows has recovered from a serious error."

I dont how to view the event log, it never shows anything.

On this last install I went one driver at a time. Vid card last. Created a restore point on every single change. Did the video card last. No BSODs last nite. Ran Memtest and left the pc on all nite. no errors.

This morning I Rebooted to just to see and sure enough Stop 0x0000009c Machine_Check_exception

Restarted on most recent settings that work and it booted fine.

DonShimoda · 11-09-2009, 12:16 PM

Ran Burn In test v4.0

The video memory failed on this graphics card for the 2D test. Everything else passed.

11-09-2009, 04:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
DonShimoda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 OS: XP SP2	Frustrated over BSOD System: Mobo - Abit An8 32x SLI updated to last bios CPU - AMD FX-55 not over clocked Ram- 2 gig OCZ platinum PSU - PC Power and cooling 750 Sound -onboard realtek Harddrive 36 gig raptor and a WD 250 IDE Video Cards two Nvidia 7900 gps x2 Microsoft Keyboard logitech G5 laser mouse USB OS XP home - SP2 installed. Had this rig for awile along with 2 Raptors in raid 0 and Creative xfi platinum and the 2 7900's in SLI. About 5 months back I started getting sound stuttering in windows applications like spider solitair or while listening to music and watching video. Weird part was that game sounds were fine! Call Of Duty modern war fare, ET no issues while gaming. Only when listening to music,video playback and Spider Solitair. Spider Solitair would even stall out while cards were being dealt. Reinstalled windows, problem went away for a few days. Then the stuttering would start. Tried all kinds updated creative drivers and older versions. Nothing changed. Did a couple clean installs, even thought it might have been Service pack 3. Stuttering came back a couple days with or without SP3. Tested my raptors with WD lifeguard. One raptor was bad. Did a clean install on my WD IDE drive. Stuttering occured again. Yanked out the XFI and used Realteks onboard audio instead. Stuttering gone. About 6 weeks ago I decided to upgrade my mouse to the g5 laser. Took awile to get it to recognize. No BSOD's or anything like that. Eventually it worked. Everything seemed fine. No issues with games. About 3 weeks ago I decided to update my Video card drivers, all of a sudden I started getting periodic BSOD's(Machine_Check_exception). Was not able to get SLI since then. I was able to use last known good configuration and everything seemed fine untill I rebooted. Then the same BSOD. Problem got worse were last known config didnt work. Tried a couple clean installs but as soon as I installed the video drivers I would get Machine_Check BSOD. Sometimes during the actual installation and sometimes after the first reboot. During several clean installs I was getting some real quick BSODS on the first reboot and during service pack 2 installed. This was without any drivers being installed. However I was finally able to get it up and running for a couple of days and then the BSOD machine_Machine_check. Took both cards out and swapped them to see if that made a difference. One caused the BSOD and another seemed to be the culprit. I have tried the earliest to the latest 7900 drivers and the same thing happens. However I am able to go into safe mode. Over this weekend I did several clean installs with each sepperate card. Everytime I install the Video drivers I get Machine_Machine_check on reboot. Decided to plug the PSU directly to the wall socket instead of the surge protector. I am up and running now with Service pack 2. Im getting some real quick BSOD flashes then it reboots fine with last known configuration. Memetest reported no errors. Any suggestions? my PSU is cool to the touch, not warm at all. Im trying to figure out what to buy first, new PSU or video card to see what the culprit is. Last edited by DonShimoda; 11-09-2009 at 04:46 AM.

11-09-2009, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,212 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: Frustrated over BSOD post temps and voltages from your bios. __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11-09-2009, 06:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
DonShimoda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 OS: XP SP2	Re: Frustrated over BSOD Thanks for the quick reply Speedster. Temps: 1. CPU=43C 2.SYS =30C 3.PWM=42C Voltages 1. CPU= 1.43 rock steady 2. DDR= 2.61 -2.63 slight fluctuation 3.DDRvTT= 1.30 rock steady 4.HT = 1.21 Rock Steady 5.CPU VDDA = 2.53 rock steady 6.NB= 1.21 rock steady 7.SB = 1.53 - 1.54 slight fluctuation 8.ATX12v 24 pin connector = 12.13 rock steady 9.ATX 12v 4 pin = 12.19 rock steady 10. ATX +5v = 5.05 rock steady 11.ATX +3V =3.41 rock steady 12. ATX 5VSB = 5.05 Rock steady

11-09-2009, 07:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,479 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Frustrated over BSOD What Error Codes are on the BSOD? __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

11-09-2009, 07:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
DonShimoda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 OS: XP SP2	Re: Frustrated over BSOD Stop 0x0000009c Machine_Check_exception Thats always after I install the vid drivers. However there is another one that happens when ever I do a clean install of windows. After windows installs and reboots to finalize a real quick flash of blue occurs. It doesnt stop so I can read it. The PC just reboots then I get the F8 menu. I hit most recent settings that work and then it boots. Happens on every single clean install. I then install SP2 and reboot and always get a flash of blue and it reboots again. Windows options again shows up, I hit last known good configuration and its fine, it just gives me "Windows has recovered from a serious error." I dont how to view the event log, it never shows anything. On this last install I went one driver at a time. Vid card last. Created a restore point on every single change. Did the video card last. No BSODs last nite. Ran Memtest and left the pc on all nite. no errors. This morning I Rebooted to just to see and sure enough Stop 0x0000009c Machine_Check_exception Restarted on most recent settings that work and it booted fine. Last edited by DonShimoda; 11-09-2009 at 07:31 AM.

11-09-2009, 12:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
DonShimoda Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10 OS: XP SP2	Re: Frustrated over BSOD Ran Burn In test v4.0 The video memory failed on this graphics card for the 2D test. Everything else passed.