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Anyone know how to view the error logs, if lets say you BSOD and the puter restarts b4 you can read the BSOD error?? Where do I go to view such information????
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How to view error logs???
- Thread starter newbienerd
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event viewer. start -> run, type in "eventvwr.msc". Should be under System.
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it doesn't seem to contain information... the problem is that my computer restarts sometimes and I don't know why.. it just crashes.. BSOD (too short to read) and restarts. I tried scanning for worms of viruses. I have avg free and microsoft anti spyware. plus i use microtrend's house call to scan thourougly. so that's why I wanted to know where to look up error logs so that I might be able to see why it crashed. grrrr..
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Try this right click on my computer the select properties/ advanced/ the click settings where it says system failure you should be presented with 3 things you can check you might want to uncheck 'automatically restart' the other two should be ok so once you get your error you can read it and if its a .dll googling the information provided should shed light as to how to fix it
You should also be able to find a file called "mini******.dmp" under "c:/windows/minidump/". ******=date in 110605 format. Open with wordpad.
This file is mostly junk/unreadable, but it might contain referances to files involved during crash
I copied this from a dump that was made when BF2 crashed a couple of hours ago...
This file is mostly junk/unreadable, but it might contain referances to files involved during crash
Code:
*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0xBFA4DF8F,0x91E4C990,0x00000000)
*** nv4_disp.dll - Address BFA4DF8F base at BF9BB000, DateStamp 434b4ba5
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I'll add, do a google for minidump reader. There are utilies that will read those minidump files.
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i don't seem to have a folder named minidump under windows. i have xp pro. i even did a search.
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i turned off restart and got this bsod:
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
then at the very bottom.. the file listed was:
ALCXWDM.SYS
Anyone know what this is for or what may be causing it? I did have a nv4_disp.dll problem before and when I realized it was my card, I took it out (physically) and popped it back in to make sure it was in nice and tight and then reinstalled the drivers... but now there is this and I don't know what this is for.. Please help!!! Any ideas????
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
then at the very bottom.. the file listed was:
ALCXWDM.SYS
Anyone know what this is for or what may be causing it? I did have a nv4_disp.dll problem before and when I realized it was my card, I took it out (physically) and popped it back in to make sure it was in nice and tight and then reinstalled the drivers... but now there is this and I don't know what this is for.. Please help!!! Any ideas????
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Onboard Sound Driver? That is what that file is for. Reinstall the newest drivers for your onboard sound.
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Try reinstall the original sound drivers that came with the mobo or just get a updated version of that file and replace it if its possible as it could be in use
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it was my sound driver. I uninstalled it and the backups and reinstalled the newest ones from the site. it's onboard.
I also had another one and it's called.. videoport.sys
it's microsoft... and doesn't seem to be linked with my NVidia card.. as far as I know... im testing for more errors.. if all else fails.. i might just start new. We'll see... hopefully I wont have to.
I also had another one and it's called.. videoport.sys
it's microsoft... and doesn't seem to be linked with my NVidia card.. as far as I know... im testing for more errors.. if all else fails.. i might just start new. We'll see... hopefully I wont have to.
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sigh.. i hope not... well... as soon as I turned off the restart.. it seems that the crashes are inconsistent... telling me things like:
- DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
-ALCXWDM.SYS
-VIDEOPORT.SYS
-Pagefault error in non-paged area
-plus other stuff I can't remember.
I decided to let my ram go on SPD. it was previously being clocked at 2.5-3-3-6.. they are generic Samsung RAM with TCCC chips in them.. running at stock v-dimm
I am letting them run at stock right now to see if that may be the problem..
Anyone wanna confirm my suspicions? Am I right to think that it might be a RAM problem? or am I way off track?? I think I'm starting to go of topic on this thread.. but if it is RAM.. then I will continue this thread on Memory section. So far, it seems to be driver issues. thanks for all the help thus far.
- DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
-ALCXWDM.SYS
-VIDEOPORT.SYS
-Pagefault error in non-paged area
-plus other stuff I can't remember.
I decided to let my ram go on SPD. it was previously being clocked at 2.5-3-3-6.. they are generic Samsung RAM with TCCC chips in them.. running at stock v-dimm
I am letting them run at stock right now to see if that may be the problem..
Anyone wanna confirm my suspicions? Am I right to think that it might be a RAM problem? or am I way off track?? I think I'm starting to go of topic on this thread.. but if it is RAM.. then I will continue this thread on Memory section. So far, it seems to be driver issues. thanks for all the help thus far.
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