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Name: nopain343
Date: June 19, 2004 at 07:52:45 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 3.2/768
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I have a screen shot of the error message I receive when in windows.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/153712338/153712437eCPOLQ

I am running a watercooled system with CDRW, DVD, 5900 Ultra, etc. The system has 350 Watt powersupply. Is this blue screen error message indicitative that I need to upgrade to a 400 Watt or higher?




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Name: bsewell
Date: June 19, 2004 at 08:03:49 Pacific
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does this occur all the time or just in once? What about changes, have you changed anything recently (hardware and software)?

Seems SYMFW.SYS is the problem area.

Ben,
Pentium 4 1.7GHz, 256 Cache
512 DDR RAM PC2700
ATI Radeon 9200SE 128 DDR RAM
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Response Number 2
Name: Soldano
Date: June 19, 2004 at 08:17:50 Pacific
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Judging by the hex code the screen put up it would seem you have a bad memory problem most likly in your RAM or possibly in your video although less likely..try taking out all your modules and replaceing them one at a time to find the bad one.

Make sure u are free of any static befire tiuching the chipsets. Just touch a metal legpost to earth yourself out.

Regards Soldano

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Response Number 3
Name: nopain343
Date: June 22, 2004 at 09:27:36 Pacific
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I thought it was the ram, so I ran this program that checks RAM in DOS. No errors came up and I still get the blue screen everyonce and a while. It seems this problem began after I upgraded to a 3.2 Pentium 4 Processor from a 2.2 P4, but I'm not sure.


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Response Number 4
Name: bsewell
Date: June 22, 2004 at 22:04:41 Pacific
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if you upgraded the CPU, did you change the FSB and multiplier accordingly? I highly doubt that the CPU change could do anything, specially as it is a increase in CPU speed, not a decrease.:-/

What about if you compile a list of programs running everytime this happens so we can see if a particular non-sytem program is causing this.

Ben,
Pentium 4 1.7GHz, 512 LB Cache
512 DDR RAM PC2700
ATI Radeon 9200SE 128 DDR RAM
Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM


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