Old ASUS + AGP = BSOD

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  1. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #11

    Well im not on how many others had the same issue but i know for sure it caused me to just build a new rig and stop trying to upgrade a old system

    there's nothing wrong with upgrading older models but some of the stuff made is to powerfull for the 8x agp slot it is putting the 16x pci e time on a slot with half the performance which in turn probally bogged it all up and caused a malfunction


    that is what i got from my experience these systems are constantly being updated half of the technology we use now basicly would bottle neck any system made in 2006 on back and everything else is going 64 bit
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  2. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #12

    I have an AGP card sitting on my desk from an older computer.

    I bet this computer would cruise with Ubuntu.
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
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       #13

    "Pass complete, no errors, press ESC to exit"
    -memtest86+ v4.10
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  4. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
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       #14

    Nothing special while running Prime95 as well.
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  5. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
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       #15

    H2SO4 said:
    Synopsis:

    A "stop 0x124" is fundamentally different to many other types of bluescreens because it stems from a hardware complaint. Stop 0x124 minidumps contain very little practical information, and it is therefore necessary to approach the problem as a case of hardware in an unknown state of distress.


    Generic "Stop 0x124" Troubleshooting Strategy:
    1) Ensure that none of the hardware components are overclocked. Hardware that is driven beyond its design specifications - by overclocking - can malfunction in unpredictable ways.


    Check.

    2) Ensure that the machine is adequately cooled. If there is any doubt, open up the side of the PC case (be mindful of any relevant warranty conditions!) and point a mains fan squarely at the motherboard. That will rule out most (lack of) cooling issues.
    Check.

    3) Update all hardware-related drivers: video, sound, RAID (if any), NIC... anything that interacts with a piece of hardware. It is good practice to run the latest drivers anyway.

    4) Update the motherboard BIOS according to the manufacturer's instructions. Their website should provide detailed instructions as to the brand and model-specific procedure.

    5) Rarely, bugs in the OS may cause "false positive" 0x124 events where the hardware wasn't complaining but Windows thought otherwise (because of the bug). At the time of writing, Windows 7 is not known to suffer from any such defects, but it is nevertheless important to always keep Windows itself updated.

    6) Attempt to (stress) test those hardware components which can be put through their paces artificially. The most obvious examples are the RAM and HDD(s). For the RAM, use the in-built memory diagnostics (run MDSCHED) or the 3rd-party memtest86 utility to run many hours worth of testing. For hard drives, check whether CHKDSK /R finds any problems on the drive(s), notably "bad sectors". Unreliable RAM, in particular, is deadly as far as software is concerned, and anything other than a 100% clear memory test result is cause for concern. Unfortunately, even a 100% clear result from the diagnostics utilities does not guarantee that the RAM is free from defects - only that none were encountered during the test passes.

    7) As the last of the non-invasive troubleshooting steps, perform a "vanilla" reinstallation of Windows: just the OS itself without any additional applications, games, utilities, updates, or new drivers - NOTHING AT ALL that is not sourced from the Windows 7 disc. Should that fail to mitigate the 0x124 problem, jump to the next steps. Otherwise, if you run the "vanilla" installation long enough to convince yourself that not a single 0x124 crash has occurred, start installing updates and applications slowly, always pausing between successive additions long enough to get a feel for whether the machine is still free from 0x124 crashes. Should the crashing resume, obviously the very last software addition(s) may be somehow linked to the root cause.
    If stop 0x124 errors persist despite the steps above, and the harware is under warranty, consider returning it and requesting a replacement which does not suffer periodic MCE events. Be aware that attempting the subsequent harware troubleshooting steps may, in some cases, void your warranty:
    8) Clean and carefully remove any dust from the inside of the machine. Reseat all connectors and memory modules. Use a can of compressed air to clean out the RAM DIMM sockets as much as possible.

    9) If all else fails, start removing items of hardware one-by-one in the hope that the culprit is something non-essential which can be removed. Obviously, this type of testing is a lot easier if you've got access to equivalent components in order to perform swaps.
    Should you find yourself in the situation of having performed all of the steps above without a resolution of the symptom, unfortunately the most likely reason is because the error message is literally correct - something is fundamentally wrong with the machine's hardware.
    I'm going to open, clean and check my machine tomorrow.
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  6. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #16

    Reshur said:
    Nothing special while running Prime95 as well.

    Bet it is the raid driver have found tons mor BSOD's with the same problem.
    https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...-shutdown.html


    Ken J
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  7. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #17

    you are running a 7600gt agp lemur ? wow i had a 7300gt bfg that card was awesome i even oc'ed it i was playing both left4 deads on that card but now that i stepped my game up it is even better i also tryed the hd 3650 and it ran great

    I saw the price of the 4670 i think it was hd and that is where i had my fail after that im all pci -e im much happier though it had me in a state of feeling i toasted my system happy to say i installed the mobo on my cousins rig and it booted fine and ran like a champ with 2 gigs of ddr patriot ram
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  8. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
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       #18

    zigzag3143 said:
    Reshur said:
    Nothing special while running Prime95 as well.

    Bet it is the raid driver have found tons mor BSOD's with the same problem.
    https://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-d...-shutdown.html


    Ken J
    There's only one RAID driver on ASUS website available for my mobo:

    Code:
    Version 1.05
    Description	SiS RAID Driver V1.05.
    File Size 5.17 (MBytes)
    2004/10/14
    Guess I'll pass it.

    On SiS website there's a v4.11a, but I'm not sure if it is compatible with my chipset. Let me download and check it.
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  9. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #19

    Solarstarshines said:
    you are running a 7600gt agp lemur ?
    Okay, now I'm totally freaked out. My video card is an ATI Radeon HD 5400. My board wouldn't take an AGP card. That is too weird!
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  10. Posts : 7,466
    Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
       #20

    well it was posted in your specs collum
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