deuces wild Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I leave my computer on 24x7 and run routine maintenance tasks (automatic start ups on schedules) overnight, some with overlapping start times.I am now waking up to see the computer screen showing the blue screen of death on a regular basis. I never had this problem before.A friend of mine said it may be some sort of memory leak.Any suggestions on how to diagnose and repair this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason.b.c Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I leave my computer on 24x7Oh God , don't let Andsome hear of this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I leave my computer on 24x7Oh God , don't let Andsome hear of this... That is his choice of course if he wants to spend all that money on power. It's surprising how the cost mounts up. Depending on the power consumption it could well cost several hundred dollars a year. Just work it out assuming a nominal 400 watts per hour. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 What is the message on the BSOD? (Not the whole string of numbers, the message towards the top and the error code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I will write it down next time it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I leave my computer on 24x7Oh God , don't let Andsome hear of this... That is his choice of course..........Correct. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I leave my computer on 24x7Oh God , don't let Andsome hear of this... That is his choice of course..........Correct. B) :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Memory leaks explained: thread 26080. I don't think even a severe memory leak can lead to a BSOD. Windows would probably terminate the program if no more physical and virtual memory is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 What is the message on the BSOD? (Not the whole string of numbers, the message towards the top and the error code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Have a look atMS: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...6.mspx?mfr=trueAlsoHello, this problem took me months to figure out. its basically the hard drive idiling. then the power settings turn it to idle (atapi.sys) so when a request goes to the hard drive, the return signal say no, so you get the blue screen of death. turn all your power options off in bios and in control panel.From http://www.webuser.co.uk/forums/showflat.php?Number=227465andhttp://www.mcse.ms/message1835752.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Thanks pops. I will check into the suggested solutions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Well, things get worse.I started to do a full system backup this afternoon and halfway through it.........the blue screen of death.......system crash. What in the world can be going on????? :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Have you been inside and given it a good clean, also check that every thing is working and well seated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I did that several weeks ago when I had to replace the video card. Hmmmmmmm......replacing the video card.....could that have something to do with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 0x0000007A: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERRORA page of kernel data was not found in the pagefile and could not be read into memory. This might be due to incompatible disk or controller drivers, firmware, or hardware.http://www.aumha.org/a/stop.phpTo answer your question above: Yes, but look at the quote here. Incompatible disk or controller drivers... Perhaps the drive is on its way out?EDIT: A more likely situation is that there is several (hundred?) bad sectors on the drive. If you can, run a check disk on this drive. If you cannot load Windows, it can also be run from the Windows CD. Just boot to CD, then enter the recovery console and issue a :chkdsk /r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I'm also of the view now that your hard drive is about to expire. I might be biased because it's just happened to me but at least you've been given some warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I am able to copy important files to my external hard drive and am doing so right now. I also backed up my outlook express email. My last full HD backup was 2 weeks ago, also on my external HD. Is it best to just buy another HD and restore it with the backup files or should I continue to try to solve this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 As hard drives are so low cost now, why take the risk of catastrophic failure? I would go for a new one and even if it is not the drive causing the problem, there is nothing lost as you can use the drive elsewhere.I suggest you get a new drive without delay.Remember you need to buy a new drive of a size at least that of your current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 ... and you might find - as I did when I got a new drive to replace a failing one - that the old hard drive is still under warranty. Send it back and get a new (bigger) replacement hard drive. Win-win..!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I woke up to a new blue screen error message this morning: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I think an urgent trip to the computer store is called for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 That is the same error as before. While the drive may or may not have bad sectors, the controller (circuit board underneath the drive) may have bad solder or a loose connection. There is too many possibilities to let this just fix itself. I recently purchased a 400GB hard drive for $133. That was after taxes, so there is no reason to attempt to fix a bad drive these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted August 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 Looks like a new hard drive is in my immediate future. Thanks for all the great advice. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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