problem!!!

[nepas]

not sure if this is a ram problem but here goes:

Ok,heres the problem,my vista x64 is BSOD'ing every few minutes

with various errors:

win23k.sys

driver irq not less or equal

page fault

after a little bit of time on google the general consensus is that its a memory problem,however i have run memtest on both sticks of ram for 12 hours a time,with no problems.Vista will not run with both sticks of ram,but will run fine with only one stick.could it be down to a recent windows update that has borked my system or is my mobo on its way out

 

[Olly_K]

Real long shot here, but have you got this hotfix installed :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929777/en-us

 

[nepas]

would this apply to sp1 though?my vista is x64 sp1 so surely the 3-4 gig memory problem was solved,I thought that was one of the fixes in sp1?

one other thing,this is a fresh install of vista,as I had my previos install for over a year and decided for a spring clean(should not have bothred tbh) and this is where all problems have started

 

[Olly_K]

Yeah im pretty sure SP1 fixes the issue. Might be worth a try anyways. I know my pre SP1 vista 64 didnt want to pickup the update and I always had to download manually.

You say it works with one stick, does it work with both sticks individually ?

Are you overclocking ? Might need to up the NB voltage a tad

 

[nepas]

it works with both sticks individually.my NB voltage has been the same for the past year with no problems,but I guess it cant hurt to up it

 

[nepas]

Update:I pulled a spare drive out and installed linux(ubuntu ultimate) and have had no problems with running both sticks of ram,so I must assume that it is a problem with a recent windows update.The only problem is to find out which one causes the issuse with my system.Anyone else getting any funky behaviour with 4 gig and a recent windows update

 

[Brooksie]

Really weird, i'm on Vista x64 with 4GB ram and I rarely get a BSOD.

 

[sprento]

Update:I pulled a spare drive out and installed linux(ubuntu ultimate) and have had no problems with running both sticks of ram,so I must assume that it is a problem with a recent windows update.The only problem is to find out which one causes the issuse with my system.Anyone else getting any funky behaviour with 4 gig and a recent windows update

I got a BSOD ( not less or equal nonsense) whilsd reading this post, 4GB ram with vista ultimate sp1 !!!

 

[Brooksie]

this thread is contagious! about 5 mins after i posted my pc froze then I got a horrible blue screen up!

Anyone with 4GB of ram and Vista x64 run for your lifes! =(

 

[sprento]

I'm just on 32bit vista (council vista)

 

[nepas]

this thread is contagious! about 5 mins after i posted my pc froze then I got a horrible blue screen up!

Anyone with 4GB of ram and Vista x64 run for your lifes! =(

MUHAHAHAHA,GOT YOU NOW........

I'm just on 32bit vista (council vista)

I like that its like the "council pop"

so if you have had blue screens,what were the last updates you had?

 

[sprento]

Officially it was sp1 and all the bumph that follows, also done a bit of oc'ing but I blame Windows. Prime ran for over a day and memtest for 8 + hours with no problems. Even reduced the oc on my 8800gt just to see but no joy.

 

[nepas]

I think in my case it must be something to do with the updates from the last month

 

[Rastalovich]

Some driver is messing u about.

What kit u got in that rig ?

 

[JN]

Isn't there an SP2 beta floating about? Might be worth a shot installing?

I'm on Win 7 x64 here with 4GB and reporting no probs.

 

[sprento]

Does win 7 do updates, I couldn't get any.

 

[JN]

Does win 7 do updates, I couldn't get any.

I turn off automatic updates to be honest. If I encounter a problem I research it and install the hotfix, otherwise I just stick with the stock install.

Never had a single problem with security, compatibility or anything like that.

 

[monkey7]

Yes, win7 has updates. Or at least I had a popup once saying there were updates and if I wanted them to be installed automatically.

 

[nepas]

@ Rast:inothing overboard just:

Q6600@3.8

xfx 8800gt

4gb ballistix tracers red

DFI X38

may just do a reinstall and just be careful as to what updates i pick(nothing from within the last month would be a safe bet)

 

[sprento]

I too have an 8800GT and a Q6600, I see a patern emerging here !

Btw, do you have an XFi soundcard by any chance ?