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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

I put my old 9800 back in today and it's been running fine ever since, so it's definitely the video card. As far as the cooling goes, I have 3 case fans and it still did all that even with the side panel off. Could it really be overheating that much? I've never had a cooling problem ever...
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- Post #15
- Nov 15, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Spoke too soon... it's doing it with each individual pair, and I highly doubt they're both bad. What else could it be? My only other guess is the video card. I'd be tempted to just deal with it if I didn't just spend $200 on upgrades for the thing. Ugh.
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- Post #12
- Nov 14, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Well, I'm almost certain it's the RAM now. I just ran an "in-Windows" RAM test that just fills up the free RAM and tests it and it's doing it again, way quicker than before (presumably because I filled it all up by running that program, even though it gave no errors). Here's a screenshot to...
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- Post #11
- Nov 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

I just removed the old modules and left the new ones in to see if it still does it. If it doesn't, I'll do the same with the old ones. Hopefully it will with one and not the other so I know which RAM it is. Hopefully this will solve it once and for all... thanks for the suggestion!
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- Post #8
- Nov 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Anyone? It's still doing the screen thing, even on a Ubuntu (I'm dual-booting), so it's not Windows. Only other thing I can think is it's something with the video card. I mean, it works fine in games, but I have no other idea what else it could be, especially with the identical screen...
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- Post #6
- Nov 12, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Asus P4P800SE Deluxe Mobo P4 3.0Ghz ATI Radeon HD 3600 AGP 512mb 2 sticks of each of the following (2GB total), all in the correct channels: PC3200 - 200mhz, CAS 2, CAS/RAS 3, RAS Precharge 3, tRAS 8 PC3500 - 217mhz, CAS 2.5, CAS/RAS 4, RAS Precharge 4, tRAS 9 Voltages for both types...
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- Post #5
- Nov 5, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

Is it possible it might be the power supply and not the memory? Added a new video card at the same time, too, and it works fine without issue. I didn't think much about that until I took a look at my voltage levels, but it would make sense that the RAM is flaking out due to it not getting...
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- Post #3
- Nov 4, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

I upgraded the RAM of my 5 years old system to give it a few more months of life, and it ran perfectly for the few weeks. Now, a few times a week (especially after resuming the system from standby), it will periodically memory dump with the following screen. Also, before it happens, there are...
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- Nov 3, 2008
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can I transfer XP to another PC? - Not what you think!

Sounds straightforward, right? Retail: Yes, OEM: no. Problem is I have neither! I obtained Windows XP Pro from my University who, rather than just get Microsoft Educational software, got a volume license for their students. I'm certainly not complaining as it means the university gives...
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- Thread
- Apr 18, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Resume from standby causes high-pitched tone from speakers.

That was it! I went through all my running processes and killed 'em one-by-one to see if was one of them, and it turns out it was that simple. D'oh! Thanks!
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- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Resume from standby causes high-pitched tone from speakers.

My system had been working flawlessly for a few months, until recently. Now, whenever I resume the system from standby (in Windows XP, btw), an extremely high-pitched tone plays through the speakers. The weird thing is, other sounds play normally (like music, system sounds, etc). But the...
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- Mar 19, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are Microsoft student OSes OEM, or can I move them to another system?

Just curious since I just upgraded one of my systems to Vista and would like to use the old XP CD key and all that on another system. Can I do this, or does "student" software have the same restriction as OEM in that I can only ever use it on the system I originally installed it on?
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- Thread
- Feb 13, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista Media Center refuses to play DVDs.

Still no dice. The error it gives in WMP is as follows: "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card." Ok, well I try doing what...
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- Post #7
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: Windows
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Vista Media Center refuses to play DVDs.

Nope. It's a fresh install with nothing else installed except updates.
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- Post #5
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Windows
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Vista Media Center refuses to play DVDs.

Nope... it's on a laptop with nothing external connected.
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- Post #3
- Feb 8, 2008
- Forum: Windows

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