BSOD in vista

[munisgtm]

i'm getting random BSODs in vista quite often! how do i find what is causing these ???

My rig specs :

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
MSI P6N-SLI Platinum Edition
2 X 1GB Corsair ValueRam DDR2-667
XFX 8800GTS 320MB XXX overclocked edition
Cooler master 600W SLI Power supply


Thanks in advance!

 

[Scotteq]

How to generate a system health report:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...tem-health-report.html

checking the Reliability Monitor for errors:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...eliabilty-monitor.html

How to check system files in Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutori...files-sfc-command.html

 

[munisgtm]

but i have vista x86 !

 

[Scotteq]

...it's the same

 

[NeoV]

checking this out later

 

[Cutthroat]

Anandtech member dclive has a website explaining how to read memory dumps generated by BSOD's.

Follow the instructions here and you should be able to tell what is causing the BSOD's.

Make sure to analyze a few dumps, if it's the same file every time it should be easy to figure out. If it's a different reason each time you may have memory problems or something.

 

[cyberia]

Is there a way to read memory dumps when booted into a Linux live cd? I am getting a BSOD during Vista install, so I don't have a working Windows installation to boot int.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

if you have a linux live CD see if it has the memtest app on it. I know the Ubuntu disk does. check the memory. If you're getting errors just trying to load the thing, you either have bad memory or the DVD you are loading from is scratched up.

 

[ShawnD1]

Is your computer overclocked?