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I built my first pc from scratch the other day and purchased all my parts from http://www.overclockers.co.uk ...

Everything is fine apart from the fact that once in a while quite randomly the pc will shut and reboot :blink:

I was wondering if this is a generic problem or weather I need to post specs etc.

Thanks

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moved to hardware

could be the power supply.what brand and wattage is your power supply?i would try a different power supply and see if it continues reboots.maybe your current psu isnt providing enough power to the system.what are the specs of your computer?it could be the rail strength.

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Check the System log in the Event Viewer and look for "Save Dump" entries, if those exist, you are experiencing BSOD's

To set Windows to not reboot, go into System Properties > Advanced > Startup and recovery settings > uncheck Automatically Restart; that way if it does crash, most of the time a certain file is displayed as the culprit.

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no BSOD, just shuts and reboots itself :no:

the psu came with the Chieftec Dragon DA-01BD Full Tower... ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl..._Cases_128.html )

Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2000

Abit NFS-7

120WD 8mb cache

Philips CD-RW

3 x 80mm fans

radeon 9100

XP Pro SP1

I think thats about right (Y)

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  I8PP said:
Check the System log in the Event Viewer and look for "Save Dump" entries, if those exist, you are experiencing BSOD's

yes they do exist :( ...

i clicked properties on some of them and they appear to be the same problem but a diferent number which i have highlighteded in thw quote below :)

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The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck.? The bugcheck was: 0x000000d1 0xffbdf008>, 0x00000002, 0x00000000,0xf7f33676>). A dump was saved in:C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini123102-02.dmp>.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

hmm, how do i open them dmp files, notepad dont work :|

Thanks for all the help so far:yes::

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i got it the same when i have my overclocked pc running for 3 days without rebooting

it just stops, reboot and works great really strange my computer: motherboard: Asus 7n8x, AMD 2400 overclocked to 2800+ temp 40 degrees, Radeon 9700 pro, samsunbg 512 ddr pc 3200, in a chieftec scorpio tx-10sld , 360 watt:) so i dont think it is my computer.... i also put 1.8 volts trough my cpu

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  lammmetak said:
i got it the same when i have my overclocked pc running for 3 days without rebooting

it just stops, reboot and works great really strange my computer: motherboard: Asus 7n8x, AMD 2400 overclocked to 2800+ temp 40 degrees, Radeon 9700 pro, samsunbg 512 ddr pc 3200, in a chieftec scorpio tx-10sld , 360 watt:) so i dont think it is my computer.... i also put 1.8 volts trough my cpu

im not alone.... :D

...so what steps should i take now?

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Yea I have constant problems with my rig. I think I have a faulty mobo. I get BSOD's like crazy and random reboots. And I am not able to play a game reason being, after about 5 mins I get a Don't Send Error.

But it's an error with the game. (i.e. for Medal of Honor, error would be in... moh.exe)

I hate it, but I'll eventually trade in my mobo hopefully thats the problem.

But I do have a 300w Power Supply, so that could be a problem, oh lord I don't know, but I do have BIG problems and I can't stand them.

ANY Suggestions??

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Alrighty, with a bugcheck code of 0x000000d1, and a search with google found me this:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...md_stp_ottj.asp

It says the cause is faulty drivers. Until it crashes again, and a specific dll or file is named, not sure what else you can do ;)

Edit: Actually, since you mentioned specific memory addresses, go into Device Manager > View > Resources by Type > Expand Memory > find a component that contains 0xffbdf008, and or 0xf7f33676 in it's range. This might give you the general idea what driver is crashing.

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Alrighty, with a bugcheck code of 0x000000d1, and a search with google found me this:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...md_stp_ottj.asp

It says the cause is faulty drivers. Until it crashes again, and a specific dll or file is named, not sure what else you can do ;)

right ok, thanks, ill do what you told me to earlier and get info posted here, thanks so much I8PP, you seem to help me all over the board :happy: :shifty:

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right i got my first BSOD :woot: :|

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DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

STOP: 0x000000D1 (0xF8DDD8008, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF8144676)

ALCXWDM.SYS -Address F8144676 base at F812B000, DateStamp 3e890120

i chopped it down because i couldnt write all that info, lol, if needed i guess i could wirte it :p

Please advise me on what i should do now?

Thanks

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I have tried every BIOS version that Asus came out with for my board.

Anyone ever heard of an errors within the .exe file

Like for Half-Life.

I get an error in "hl.exe".

I can't stand it anymore!! I want the kind of computer I paid for, not this horribly error-full one.

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