Will the BSODs stop...?

Syxx_Killer · 01-27-10, 09:23 PM

I'm just thinking about reinstalling Windows because of other funky things. Sometimes something doesn't load right so I have to reboot. Avast was the latest victim of this so I had to switch to AVG. When I get the memory, if things improve I will get Avast again. Another strange thing is when I view the Event Viewer and look at System. Every time I boot up there is a Save Dump. The codes change, but the first batch I have seen before when I get BSODs. The BSODs are never the same thing over and over. The reasons change and so do the codes. Here are some that I can remember:

BAD_POOL_HEADER
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT

There are others, but I can't remember them. I may not have even got those right. Rarely is a file referenced. Only a couple occasions actually referenced a file, but I always attributed it to my computer being possessed.

When I did a search for those types of errors in the past, I would usually find a forum or something that says bad memory can do that.

I remember when the first BSOD occured. I was playing Gran Turismo 5 at the time at the other end of the room. I heard a strange (to me) noise from the computer (the BSOD noise) and saw the blue screen. Now that I think of it, I have been getting random BSODs for 2-3 years, probably closer to 3. It has only recently been getting more frequent. When they first started I could go quite a while (maybe a couple months or more) without a BSOD. Other times I would get a BSOD a day for a few days, then they would stop for a while. On the most cranky days, I could get two or three BSODs a day. I probably should have done something about it a long time ago, but I just figured if the computer blows up, "Oh well."

If I don't do something right away, I can be the kind of procrastination.

The BSODs get REALLY annoying when I am typing a reply or email.

I don't do any overclocking. Never been interested in that.

01-27-10, 09:23 PM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I'm just thinking about reinstalling Windows because of other funky things. Sometimes something doesn't load right so I have to reboot. Avast was the latest victim of this so I had to switch to AVG. When I get the memory, if things improve I will get Avast again. Another strange thing is when I view the Event Viewer and look at System. Every time I boot up there is a Save Dump. The codes change, but the first batch I have seen before when I get BSODs. The BSODs are never the same thing over and over. The reasons change and so do the codes. Here are some that I can remember: BAD_POOL_HEADER DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO PFN_LIST_CORRUPT There are others, but I can't remember them. I may not have even got those right. Rarely is a file referenced. Only a couple occasions actually referenced a file, but I always attributed it to my computer being possessed. When I did a search for those types of errors in the past, I would usually find a forum or something that says bad memory can do that. I remember when the first BSOD occured. I was playing Gran Turismo 5 at the time at the other end of the room. I heard a strange (to me) noise from the computer (the BSOD noise) and saw the blue screen. Now that I think of it, I have been getting random BSODs for 2-3 years, probably closer to 3. It has only recently been getting more frequent. When they first started I could go quite a while (maybe a couple months or more) without a BSOD. Other times I would get a BSOD a day for a few days, then they would stop for a while. On the most cranky days, I could get two or three BSODs a day. I probably should have done something about it a long time ago, but I just figured if the computer blows up, "Oh well." If I don't do something right away, I can be the kind of procrastination. The BSODs get REALLY annoying when I am typing a reply or email. I don't do any overclocking. Never been interested in that.