Blue-screening.

[64bitBanshee]

Have you done a memory test (search for Memory Diagnostic). Faulty RAM causes a lot of issue with any computer and i've had this cause BSOD's on many PC's I've looked after.

 

[usasma]

Probably the best description of this error (STOP 0x101) is here: Win 7 A Clock Interrupt... BSOD (101 Error) - Windows 7 Forums

I can confidently tell you that the browsers, apps, and games cannot be the root cause of this problem, even though I don't doubt your observation that the operation of certain software seems to more easily trigger the crash. What you're looking for will be in one of the following categories:

a) BIOS bug
b) a driver whose activity is causing the target processor to lock up
c) a hardware defect (temperature, voltage, dust, RFI, outright borkedness...)
- H2SO4

 

[sweep04]

Okay, so Is drivers being the fault off the table?

How can I find or repair a bios bug. I will also look into the hardware defects that I can look at now, such as dust and voltage.

 

[490051]

Frequently Blue-screening.

Dear there,

Since one week my laptop hang frequently, while working it goes into sleep mode and than monitor lock and also many time screen turns into blue and this was written appears there. please help me to solve the problem.

A Problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
IRQL_NOT_LOSS_OR_EQUAL
If this is the first time you’ve seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation ask your hardware or software manufacture for any windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select advances start up option and then select safe mode.
Technical Information
*** STOP: 0x0000000A (0x0000001B, 0x00000000, 0x820E67BB)
Collecting data for crash dump...
Initializing disk for crash dump...

 

[usasma]

BIOS bug - Check your current BIOS version against the versions available for your system. Then read the readme/release files for the BIOS updates to see if they apply to the problems that you've been facing.

Drivers - replace all drivers related to the problem. When in doubt, replace everything!

Hardware defect - open up the case and point a house fan into it. See if that helps. Check out the inside of the case to make sure everything has power and is getting good air circulation. Check the voltages/settings/etc.

BTW - this is just one dump file telling us this. So we keep working to see what's going on.

Also, I can't recall if we've run Driver Verifier or not. If not, then please follow these instructions:

Using Driver Verifier is an iffy proposition. Most times it'll crash and it'll tell you what the driver is. But sometimes it'll crash and won't tell you the driver. Other times it'll crash before you can log in to Windows. If you can't get to Safe Mode, then you'll have to resort to offline editing of the registry to disable Driver Verifier.

So, I'd suggest that you first backup your stuff and then make sure you've got access to another computer so you can contact us if problems arise. Then make a System Restore point (so you can restore the system using the Vista/Win7 Startup Repair feature).

Then, here's the procedure:
- Go to Start and type in "verifier" (without the quotes) and press Enter
- Select "Create custom settings (for code developers)" and click "Next"
- Select "Select individual settings from a full list" and click "Next"
- Select everything EXCEPT FOR "Low Resource Simulation" and click "Next"
- Select "Select driver names from a list" and click "Next"
Then select all drivers NOT provided by Microsoft and click "Next"
- Select "Finish" on the next page.

Reboot the system and wait for it to crash to the Blue Screen. Continue to use your system normally, and if you know what causes the crash, do that repeatedly. The objective here is to get the system to crash because Driver Verifier is stressing the drivers out.

Reboot into Windows (after the crash) and turn off Driver Verifier by going back in and selecting "Delete existing settings" on the first page, then locate and zip up the memory dump file and upload it with your next post.

If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode.
If you can't get into Safe Mode, try using System Restore from your installation DVD to set the system back to the previous restore point that you created.
If that doesn't work, post back and we'll have to see about fixing the registry entry off-line.

More info on this at this link: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=244617&sd=RMVP

 

[sweep04]

I'll look at the BIOS bug and the Driver Verifier now. If nothing from that I'll open it up and look at the hardware.

God I am really hoping this isn't hardware...

 

[sweep04]

I'm assuming you mean Mini Dump file after the bluescreen. Will fetch it now.

 

[usasma]

Both are STOP 0x101 errors - so ensure the BIOS and drivers are updated, then try this video stress test: FurMark: Graphics Card Stability and Stress Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net

If it causes problems with your video, then it's time to try another video card.

 

[sweep04]

I'll do it thursday have I got a lot of work to do. Thursday is my day off. Thanks a lot. Will post results.

 

[sweep04]

I've done this test. I think I've found what your looking for.

Attached is the results. They look pretty pathetic.

 

[sweep04]

Bump, where do i go from here?

EDIT: I just got a noise from my computer from the internal speakers I think.

It was just a beep noise quite low. This means that the graphics card is too hot correct?

 

[usasma]

Sorry for the delay in responding, for some reason the notifications didn't get to me.

Try this procedure for the video stress test:

FurMark Setup:
- If you have more than one GPU, select Multi-GPU during setup
- In the Run mode box, select "Stability Test" and "Log GPU Temperature"
Click "Go" to start the test
- Run the test until the GPU temperature maxes out - or until you start having problems (whichever comes first).
- Click "Quit" to exit

 

[sweep04]

I just ran the test for 30 minutes.

Nothing happened nothing out of the ordinary. It was extremely slow (2-5 fps, 2 fps average). But nothing else.

 

[usasma]

Try this stress test then:

Try this free stress test: Free Software - GIMPS

Prime95 Setup:
- extract the contents of the zip file to a location of your choice
- double click on the executable file
- select "Just stress testing"
- select the "Blend" test. If you've already run MemTest overnight you may want to run the "Small FFTs" test instead.
- "Number of torture test threads to run" should equal the number of CPU's times 2 (if you're using hyperthreading).
The easiest way to figure this out is to go to Task Manager...Performance tab - and see the number of boxes under CPU Usage History
Then run the test for 6 to 24 hours - or until you get errors (whichever comes first).
The Test selection box and the stress.txt file describes what components that the program stresses.

Beyond that I'm just fresh out of ideas. Sorry!

 

[sweep04]

I will try this. Thanks for all your help.

I will look over all things you've recommended and maybe try them again.

If anyone else has any solutions or tests to run just post.

When you say it didnt repair itself, what happened, was there an error meesage, or did it just hang, or did it just stop ?.

The bluescreen itself I assume?

It seemed to hang. First the computer stopped what it was doing along with playing the same noise over and over again then going to the bluescreen with the number I have given.

 

[sweep04]

Its now just crashing without a bluesheild message and not responding. It seems to be getting worse.

Does anyone have any kind of idea?

 

[sweep04]

I hope this might be helpful.

I just blue-screened. (again) When the computer rebooted it was asking for me to install a driver, which I accept. It failed to find the driver, and I looked for more answers. I got this message.

"
Address a problem with ACPI IRQ Holder
ACPI IRQ Holder is not compatible with this version of Windows.

Which version of Windows am I using?

You are using Windows Vista.

To find out if a solution or an updated version of ACPI IRQ Holder is available, contact your device or computer manufacturer.

How do I find my computer manufacturer?

Click the Start button , type msinfo32 in the Search box, and then press ENTER. Your computer manufacturer is listed as the System Manufacturer in the right pane of the System Information window."

Could this have anything to do with the bluescreening at all?

 

[usasma]

I don't know what make or model your computer is.
I'd suggest that you find out from the people that you purchased it from.

This appears (IMO) to be a BIOS issue - and you'll need to update the BIOS in order to fix it.

 

[sweep04]

I have found out my BIOS, downloaded the software for the bios. (Its a packard bell Imedia X2416 by the way.)

I have made the BIOS Update disc as asked and when I reboot the comupter to use the BIOS disc it just stays at the screen with CD Boot Ready.

 

[usasma]

I don't have much knowledge about the BIOS details - so I'm going to bow out of this thread and leave it to others who are much more qualified than I.