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Windows :
Blue screen of death (BSOD)
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John van de Pol Send message Joined: 7 Oct 99 Posts: 6 Credit: 95,188 RAC: 0 |
My computer is running fine. When I start running Boinc The computer hangs and gives the blue screen. A full reset without boinc and all is well again. Who can help me out? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
What BSOD? There are only a couple of thousand of them. Which Windows? Which BOINC version? What kind of computer (CPU, RAM)? (We zullen Engels blijven praten, maar het zou iets duidelijker zijn als je kunt vertellen hoe en wat. Wij kunnen niet op jouw monitor kijken wat er gebeurd!) |
John van de Pol Send message Joined: 7 Oct 99 Posts: 6 Credit: 95,188 RAC: 0 |
What BSOD? There are only a couple of thousand of them. I'm sorry. I should have known that you were gone ask me that questions. I will find out and come back later. |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Ok, if you run Windows 2000 or XP, or a version of either, you can check what happened in your Event Viewer. (Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event Viewer .. sorry, I don't know what they're called in Dutch, I run an English version of Windows myself ;)) |
John van de Pol Send message Joined: 7 Oct 99 Posts: 6 Credit: 95,188 RAC: 0 |
Ok, if you run Windows 2000 or XP, or a version of either, you can check what happened in your Event Viewer. (Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event Viewer .. sorry, I don't know what they're called in Dutch, I run an English version of Windows myself ;)) BSOD: DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Stop: 0x000000DL XP PRO Boinc 4.4.3 CPU AMD 1733 MHz Some of the events. Type Datum Tijd Bron Categorie Gebeurtenis Gebruiker Computer Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 21:06:47 WinMgmt Geen 63 Polleke HOOFDCOMPUTER Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 21:06:47 WinMgmt Geen 63 Polleke HOOFDCOMPUTER Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 21:00:17 EvntAgnt Geen 1015 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 21:00:17 EvntAgnt Geen 1003 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Informatie 12-10-2006 21:00:06 WMDM PMSP Service Geen 105 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Informatie 12-10-2006 20:59:59 Creative Service for CDROM Access Geen 105 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Fout 12-10-2006 20:45:09 Application Error Geen 1000 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 16:53:34 EvntAgnt Geen 1015 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Waarschuwing 12-10-2006 16:53:34 EvntAgnt Geen 1003 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Informatie 12-10-2006 16:53:24 WMDM PMSP Service Geen 105 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Informatie 12-10-2006 16:53:17 Creative Service for CDROM Access Geen 105 n.v.t. HOOFDCOMPUTER Hopefully this helps. |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
BSOD: DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Alright, first things first. Errors in Windows are always given in hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal runs from 0 to 9 and a to f. So the error is 0x000000D1 Stop 0xD1 messages can occur after installing faulty drivers or system services. If a driver is listed by name, disable, remove, or roll back that driver to confirm that this resolves the error. If so, contact the manufacturer about a possible update. Using updated software is especially important for backup programs, multimedia applications, antivirus scanners, DVD playback, and CD mastering tools. You did so by contacting Seti (Boinc has its own forums, but ... I'll let that slip. ;-)) Try updating to BOINC 5.4.11, which is the latest available. You will need to uninstall 4.43 Install 5.4.11 in the same directory as where you installed the old version, then all should be fine. Report back if that fixed things. |
John van de Pol Send message Joined: 7 Oct 99 Posts: 6 Credit: 95,188 RAC: 0 |
BSOD: DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Ok, I did update to Boinc 5.4.11. Run antispyware, adware, Ewido, and Hitman Pro. No Problems. So far this update, I'm still working on it. Turned of the screensaver. I will report back later. Next thing I will do is updating my videocard drivers. |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Turned of the screensaver. I will report back later. Next thing I will do is updating my videocard drivers. Don't forget to update on DirectX as well. (Even DirectX 9.0c has regular updates) Motherboard chip set drivers can also be a thing easily forgotten. |
John van de Pol Send message Joined: 7 Oct 99 Posts: 6 Credit: 95,188 RAC: 0 |
Turned of the screensaver. I will report back later. Next thing I will do is updating my videocard drivers. I think, my problem is solved. I took all the actions you recommended. Still a "hang up". There were no more BSOD's. Then I ran TuneUp Utilities 2006 trying to optimize the computer and now it is working again. I will keep track for some time and report back. Thanks for your help. John |
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