redjimbeam Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Ok...everything was running fine until about a week ago (just after Christmas). My computer would not let me in (kept giving me BSOD right upon initial load). After coming back from New Year's party, I decided to format and re-install XP. Now comes the hard part. Every time I try to install XP, it just gives me BSOD (usually IRQL_BLAH_BLAH). Kept having that problem for about 3 days when trying to install so decided I'd try to install Win98se. I'd get an error message when trying to install that, too (only after it got into running Windows itself...setting time zone, etc.). I've tried everything (unplugging everything except video, changing memory sticks, updating BIOS, etc.). Here's my system specs: FIC SD11 Slot A MB (yeah I know) 750 MHz AMD Thunderbird (slot) 128MB PC100 (even tried 64MB-256MB) Giga-byte GA-622 nVidia TNT2 32MB AGP Creative Labs SBLive! Compaq Netflex 16/P LAN card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlims Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I dunno if this will helpu or not..but I recently had the same trouble..and the irony was that I thought there was something wrong with my CD or something.. In the end, it turned out to be a faulty memory stick..though it registers correctly in the Bios Memory Count.. Beware..maybe u would want to try replacing all the sticks altogether to give it a try.. Good Luck anyways... Eric..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjimbeam Posted January 9, 2002 Author Share Posted January 9, 2002 Thanks for the insight. I'd been trying different memory modules, too. I'll see about pulling some memory out of a working computer to see if I can get it to run in the other computer. Is there any way to check the memory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 It might help if you listed the entire BSOD. STOP 0x0000000A(0xWWWWWWWW, 0xXXXXXXXX, 0xYYYYYYYY, 0xZZZZZZZZ) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ** Address 0xZZZZZZZZ has base at - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjimbeam Posted January 11, 2002 Author Share Posted January 11, 2002 Ok...here's the actual error message (after trying memory that worked in another computer that is actually running): PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA blah Technical Information: *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xFD5A6EDD, 0x00000000, 0xFD5A6EDD, 0x00000000) Any additional help would be VERY appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 MS Knowledge Base says it's definitely the RAM. I had a bad stick that didn't show up in Windows 2000 that much but gave me at least 3 BSODs a day in XP. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;EN-US;Q171003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlims Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 Well..like I said..it will most probably be faulty RAM sticks..I'd recommend replacing all of them at one go..just to be sure :devious: It would not register anywhere in the BIOS or else that there is something wrong with it.. Hope this helps..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 A friend of mine had the same problem and it was his ram - he replaced it and now its fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjimbeam Posted January 11, 2002 Author Share Posted January 11, 2002 Ok...so if I were to take out all of the memory that was on the computer and put in memory from a machine that is running XP without any problems and install, that should work, right? I replaced all of the memory with some from a computer that has run XP without any problems since it was installed (I also put the memory from my computer into that one and it ran) and I got the same error messages. Could it be the motherboard that is bad (bad mem. slots?)? Still checking to see if it could be the cache or the vid. card....didn't know that it could be any memory, thought everyone was talking system mem. Thanks for all of the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 11, 2002 Share Posted January 11, 2002 I thought it was the video card on my computer because I have a Voodoo 5 and their aren't any drivers for it other than the ones from Microsoft. I could leave the Windows XP 3D screen saver running while you I went to work. When I came home I would have a BSOD IRQ_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL blah blah blah which suggested bad memory or bad video card. In my case it was the memory. Since your memory kept you from installing XP on one computer it will probably be the cause of BSODs on the other. I haven't had a BSOD in three months since I swapped out my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjimbeam Posted January 13, 2002 Author Share Posted January 13, 2002 Ok...things have changed a little bit. Don't know if this is going to change anything, but here ya go. Installing XP with new memory, cache turned off, and new video card and now get the following error: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA Blah Technical information: *** STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE3210972, 0x00000000, 0xFAB1664F, 0x00000002) *** setupdd.sys - Address FAB1664F base at FAAC8000, DateStamp 3b7d8507 Anything else I should try? Thanks for all the help so far (new ideas I wouldn't have thought of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 You have both the CPU cache and L2 cache disabled ? If so I have no idea what the problem is. The only other thing I can think of is to swap out components and see which ones work and which don't. Sounds like your motherboard has problems, possibly the cpu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 There are lost of results for a Stop 0x50 BSOD. Faulty hardware is one possible cause. The knowledge base still suggests bad RAM. To help you better I need to know what you are doing when the BSOD happens. I also need to know if you are running any anti-virus software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM5K Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 I must be mistaken I thought a STOP: 0x00000050 was a memory issue, I've never known it to be anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki_rising Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 Ok this might sound strange. I had a problem installing XP a week ago and I found out that my cpu heatsink was not lined up right casing my cpu to get to hot and windows not liking that. I also had a bad copy of XP. I misplace my orignal and burnt an iso i had. I did not have any CDR so I used a CDRW. Anyway I got a stop code as well. if this help any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 13, 2002 Share Posted January 13, 2002 Where did you get your RAM? I went round and round with Fry's Electronics one time over bad RAM. I have never been back. When someone tells me about one of their deals I say, "Did you just say the 'F word'?" http://www.accesscom.com/~dave6592/frys.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjimbeam Posted January 15, 2002 Author Share Posted January 15, 2002 I don't know if this has anything to do with anything but... Just to see if I'd be able to get the computer up and running, I tried to install Windows 98SE. It goes all the way until it gets to Running Windows 98 For the First Time, and then when I try to enter anything for the name and company (or just let it sit there) it gives me a Windows Protection Error and tells me that it has to shut down. Is that still a memory issue or have we moved into the motherboard / CPU arena yet? Thanks for all of the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtgriffith Posted January 16, 2002 Share Posted January 16, 2002 Go to the MS Knowledge Base and read article Q149962 How to Troubleshoot Windows Protection Error Messages http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...d=fh;rid;kbinfo While frustrating at times I have found the Knowledge Base to be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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