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Recently started getting random BSODs
I'm running on an older computer, Specs:
HP Pavilion a6110n
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2.3ghz)
4gb DDR2 Ram
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520
2x Internal Seagate Sata Drives (320gb each)
Windows 7 Enterprise, 64 bit
I started randomly getting BSOD's a couple of weeks ago on this machine (MEMORY_MANAGEMENT, IRQL_NOT_LESS_EQUAL, etc.). I've had Win 7 on it for about 2 years with no problems until recently. It seems that the more I'm using the computer, the more likely the BSOD is to happen (i.e., doesn't seem to happen if I'm away and leave the computer on for an extended period of time, but it still does happen on occasion).
I was suspecting some Windows 7 software issues after my initial search so I did a clean install with no luck. I've ran a few memory tools to test the RAM and it seems to be fine. I took the computer apart and cleaned everything and re-seated all of the components including the processor. At that point I noticed that the fan on my video card wasn't working properly so I put the new NVIDIA card in it just a couple of days ago. I tried running chkdsk on the internal drives, and it reported no errors. I ran it on an external drive that I had plugged in and it gave me a few warnings so I just removed the drive from this system to another computer (so far everything is fine over there).
At this point I'm guessing either the motherboard or the processor is starting to fail, but thought I'd give this a shot before just going out and buying a whole new machine. Anyone think they can help? It would be greatly appreciated :)
Edit: Old video card was an ATI Radeon Sapphire XT1650 Pro. Been getting the BSOD with both cards
Last edited by jes2850; 01 Oct 2012 at 23:51. Reason: Adding some more information