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Blue Screen Error messages

Posted by: Denise B.      3 Jan 2012 @ 17:44
Blue Screen Error messages

I have recently been experiencing 2 types of Stop Codes:
1. Sometimes when starting up, more often when shutting down - Stop: 0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x0000001C, 0x00000001, 0x804FB03C)

2. In the middle of playing a downloaded PC game - Stoop: 0x000000D1 (0x000000A8, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF6417DE:8)

My operating system is Windows XP Home edition Service Pack 3 on a Dell Dimension E520

Can't figure out the 1st one at all. Further info. on the 2nd error gives me a Code 12 error on my Modem - Conexant D850 56K V.9x DFVc Says doesn't have enough resources to run (or something like that) but there are no conflicting devices!

Please advise.

Reply by: Alan D. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Oakham, LE15      3 Jan 2012 @ 18:08
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Both of those tend towards a driver problem. Have you checked if there are any driver updates for your machine? Particularly things like modem or games device/joystick etc.
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Reply by: Jon S. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Morecambe, LA3      3 Jan 2012 @ 19:56
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

could be faulty hardware causing a device driver to load incorrectly, however personal experience of both errors indicates these are USUALLY due to faulty memory
The bad memory menas the drivers can't load up

Stop: 0x0000000A = IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Stop: 0x000000D1 = DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

However, could be a faulty motherboard - or even a bad hard drive (causing a bad swap file...)
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Reply by: Denise B.      4 Jan 2012 @ 15:51
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Yes, I've already checked for driver updates and all my drivers have latest available updates.
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RE: Blue Screen Error messages

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Reply by: Denise B.      4 Jan 2012 @ 15:56
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

I guess the best thing then is to take it to a technician? Is there a way to check and correct faulty memory?
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Reply by: Alan D. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Oakham, LE15      4 Jan 2012 @ 17:31
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

There are memory testing programs available to download. The best known is probably MemTest86. You can download it and burn the program to a CD to run it.

Any good technician would have a copy with him anyway.
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Reply by: Jon S. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Morecambe, LA3      4 Jan 2012 @ 18:18
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Denise
Don't "take it to a technician". instead get one of ours to come to you and fix it. Its what we do!!!!
Raise a job request online at http://www.pciq.com
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Reply by: Denise B.      4 Jan 2012 @ 18:28
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Thanks, Alan, will try that.
Sorry, Jon, unless you or one of your company's technicians want to take a trip to the Caribbean, I don't think that would be feasible. I live in Trinidad! :)
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Reply by: Jon S. PCIQ IT ProfessionalIT Professional in Morecambe, LA3      4 Jan 2012 @ 19:48
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Denise
If you pay the air fair I'll fix the computer for free... I see that may still not be cost effective though....
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Reply by: Denise B.      5 Jan 2012 @ 18:20
RE: Blue Screen Error messages

Ha! Ha! Ha! True! It may be more cost effective for me just to buy a new computer! Thanks for your help, though.
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