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Blue Screen of Death in Win 2k??

Nov 20, 2003 11:03AM PST

I hope someone can figure this one out. I have been getting a BSOD lately and I'm pretty sure I know where it stems from. I have been playing a very graphically intense game (Star Wars Galaxies) for the past few weeks. I put in more RAM last week as well. Not sure if that has anything to do with it but I did get another stick that was exactly the same as the one I had in there. Same brand, model, size, etc. The message I have been getting is this (all zeros by the way):
***STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000002, 0x00000002, 00000001, 0xBFD3EDD2)
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
***ADDRESS BFD3EDD2 base at BFD3D000, DateStamp 3dee36d2 - KS.SYS
Beginning Dump of Physical Memory

Could this have something to do with my video card? Which is an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 128MB DDR??

The card is part of the supported chipsets for the game and more than enough memory to play (minimum 256MB of SD RAM to play)
Please help!

Thanks
Dave

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Re:Blue Screen of Death in Win 2k??
Nov 20, 2003 11:15AM PST

Or it's a similar bug to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812035 Yes, that's about XP. But you may or may not know that new articles are made daily and some are not published yet.

I didn't read much about the machine, but try this. Pull the case cover off and point a fan at the case internals. Does the problem vanish?

Is the machine free from all noted Parasites? I made a list of tools at http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=1313&start=0

Review prior discussions at http://groups.google.com/groups?&q=0x000000D1+KS.SYS

Bob

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Re:Re:Blue Screen of Death in Win 2k??
Nov 20, 2003 12:19PM PST

I assume by this: "I didn't read much about the machine, but try this. Pull the case cover off and point a fan at the case internals. Does the problem vanish?", you think that one problem may be not enough cooling? I tried the links and they led me to a solution, but for Intel processors. Mine is an AMD Athlon 2000+. Any links for AMD?
Dave

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Just noding off. Will check again in the a.m., but do share...
Nov 20, 2003 12:49PM PST

Share those links on the Intel solution.

Windows is not keen on reveal all reasons for a crash. When faced with one that has no prior history, I use generic tests to discern if it's heat or not. I don't know until the test is done.

You have to share what you have found on the issue so I can use that to build on, or recall something from memory. Working with a blank sheet is slower and harder.

Bob

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Re:Just noding off. Will check again in the a.m., but do share...
Nov 20, 2003 1:31PM PST

Bob,
I'll research those links and post any pertinent info for future use. I am also "noding off" for the night so I'll send a reply tomorrow.
Thanks
Dave

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Re:Re:Just noding off. Will check again in the a.m., but do share...
Nov 21, 2003 12:24AM PST

From experience, I've had nothing but problems with AMD CPUs and XP whether Home or Professional. The same systems paired with Windows 2000 Professional worked without problems. YMMV That was just my experience and the no. 1 reason why I have not switched to XP at home.

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Re:Re:Re:Just noding off. Will check again in the a.m., but do share...
Nov 21, 2003 5:22AM PST

Thanks for the info....but I have Windows 2000 Pro at home and these problems are on that machine. I think I'll be going to an Intel chip within the next few months.
Dave

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Re:Blue Screen of Death in Win 2k??
Nov 21, 2003 1:57AM PST

Have you tried reseating the memory chip? How about taking out the chip that you installed. Even if you did get the same brand, make and model, chips can still go bad from the outset.