re: BSOD, win32k.sys
Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at 6:56 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Billy
(1 messages posted)
Hey, I have been getting these STOP: 0x0000008E (0xc0000005, etc... and just got
a win32k.sys BSOD. I am running a AMD XP1700+ o'clocked to 2100mhz (10.5 x 200),
on an Abit NF7-S v2.0 with OCZ LL PC3200 memory (dual channel enabled) also at 200mhz
(400mhz effective) timings set at turbo and a Radeon 7500. My cpu temps are never
above 50c under 100% load when overclocked. I always run my memory and cpu at the
default settings when loading the OS then turn up the OC. I ran Win2k w/ the above
settings for the last 2months without any errors. Including running memtest for 12hrs
straight..no errors and Prime95 torture test for 12hrs straight...no errors...all
that being said...I loaded WinXP Pro w/ SP1 and was fine for a short time, then the
BSODs came...not often but every now and then. Tried leaving the cpu at the default
speed and just running the memory at 200mhz, changed the timings to optimal, then
got prime95 to run for 11hrs w/ no errors. Then back to the OS for another few hrs...then
BSOD! After almost 20hrs of no errors. Since then I've gotten a few more and finally
the win32k.sys. This is top quality memory, running at it's default settings and
WinXP can't hang! Win2k ran great at the turbo settings with the cpu o'ced to 2100.......MY
CONCLUSION....IT HAS TO BE XP...everyone makes good points about slowing the memory
down etc....but this is the default for this memory......oh, well...I'll try the
slower speed, but it seems stupid.....I'll probably just go back to win2k on this
machine......eventually....I want my pc3200 running at pc3200!
On Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 6:37 am, Tony wrote:
>I was having the same kinds of errors, whether it be win32k, irq_not_less_or_equal,
>etc, etc, and my machine was brand new, pentium 3ghz, 512ddr400 ram, gigabyte motherboard,
>geforce 4 fx5200, 80gig HDD...i reinstalled win XP and still the same thing, same
>random crashes, my cpu wasnt overheating, reaching pretty much a max temp of 60
degrees
>and yeah, i had no idea, i'd downloaded every driver update i could find and scoured
>the microsoft website for a solution, downloading a couple of patches and stuff
along
>the way...
>
>But, in the end, a read of the manual for my motherboard solved my prob. Even though
>my manual supported ddr400 ram, it was only for specific brands of it, why, i dunno,
>go ask gigabyte, so i knocked down my ram speed in bios to 333mhz and havent had
>any problem since, whether this keeps the heat in my system low so that it doesnt
>overheat as has been suggested earlier in this thread, i dunno, but it's done the
>trick for me, and my machines working perfect...so, hope that works for you...good
>luck.
>
>
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Confused (Adri1456: Fri, May 14, 2004, 3:29 pm) |
 |  |  |  |  | re: BSOD, win32k.sys (Billy: Wed, Aug 6, 2003, 6:56 pm) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Crash (greine12: Tue, Apr 6, 2004, 4:57 pm) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | re: Crash (MadMan: Sat, Apr 10, 2004, 1:19 pm) |
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