Windows 2k/XP unstability

[cyberey66]

Well, heres my problem, my system is unstable now. I receive a lot of blue screens each day, mostly driver ones, and 2x this week I received the error, "system32\config\system file currupt or missing" I'm getting tired of using recovery concol a few times a week just to use my system. Well here are the errors I get;

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
BAD_POOL_CALLER and a few more driver ones like that

0x000000C5
0x0000008E
0x000000D1
0x00000044

I got all the lastest drivers, and windows updates. Well and heres the system;

MOBO- ACORP Via apollo pro+
Ram- 2 64 sticks of pc 100 one generic one centron
video- radeon VE
cards- sound blaster pci
- initio 9100UW scsi
- ESS 56k modem
CPU- celeron 1GHz, not OCed
HDD- western dig 5400 20gig

I tested the CPU by running a few hours of sandra, and switched my PSUs so far. Anyone know what I can do to find what is at fault. As for the blue screens, twice, it happened when I left my computer (at desktop) and came back to a blue screen. Umm... I tried running driver verifier too, no help there. I think it might be my mobo or my harddrive.

Well, anyway I need major help.

[Yodums]

Does this happen on both 2K and XP?

If it happens on both the problem might be on your end.

[LinkStatic]

A full format and clean install will get rid of your problems... and dont forget to install the latest drivers for your devices...

[cyberey66]

I did do a clean format and fresh install. Still no help, I'm pretty sure it's on the hardware end, but how do I find out what specific hardware is causing this.

[cyberey66]

Turned off both acpi and apm, no bluescreens but i have to turn off my computer manually.

[ken257]

I had the same problem. With a GF2U in the machine I would get lots of BSOD but if I put in a VooDoo5 all was well. I guess NVidias driver is not 100% ACPI compliant while everyone doesn't have this prob some of us do. Things usually show up first to us overclockers cause we push hard :D Disabaling ACPI in the bios and a reinstall of windows solved the prob and now there is no more irq sharing going on which was the cause of the trouble.

[RainMaQer]

Originally posted by ken257
I had the same problem. With a GF2U in the machine I would get lots of BSOD but if I put in a VooDoo5 all was well. I guess NVidias driver is not 100% ACPI compliant while everyone doesn't have this prob some of us do. Things usually show up first to us overclockers cause we push hard :D Disabaling ACPI in the bios and a reinstall of windows solved the prob and now there is no more irq sharing going on which was the cause of the trouble.


Sorry... this is kinda off subject... but I love the part about stuff showing up for overclockers first... Soooo true:D And the #1 rule in your sig... Good stuff:p

And now to why I clicked on this thread... what is ACPI?

[ken257]

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

ACPI will cause several PCI devices to all share the same IRQ. Providing your hardware properly supports ACPI this is not a problem and you need not worry about it. But how often is that the case. It gives the OS controll over certain hardware and power managent, irq settings are the main thing to worry about here as the sharing causes problems many times.

[cyberey66]

Originally posted by ken257
Disabaling ACPI in the bios and a reinstall of windows solved the prob and now there is no more irq sharing going on which was the cause of the trouble.

Well, you can turn off ACPI without turning it off in the bios, and reinstalling. Just change the pc driver from "ACPI compliant PC" to "standard PC", in device manager. Well, no more stand-by or auto shutdown for me.:( But i was playing UT, for 4 hours at 1280x1024@ high res, skins.:D It's been a while since that game could run without freezing and smooth at high settings:D :D. HMM... maybe I'll looking into buying a game now, too bad GTA3 isnt out til march, well max payne looks good.

[eh?]

try not overclocking so much..lower it down a little i had the same problem when i oced my xp1600 to 1826