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I will try find one to borrow =]
so finally after this long i have a different graphics card installed.
just installed it 10mins ago, a geforce 6800 gs.
will let you know if i get the same random bsods.
So after running it for a while I got one BSOD with no cause (like before).
Then I get another BSOD, but this time with a cause (hooray!)
The gist of it:
KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x0000007A (0xFFFFF6FC40006EA8, 0XFFFFFFFFC000009D, 0X00000000B1C78860, 0XFFFFF88000DD59AC)
*** SCSIPORT.SYS - Address FFFFF88000DD59AC base at FFFFF88000DBF000, DateStamp 4ce7a419
I take a look, but nothing is ever written to minidump, there's actually not even a minidump folder and i followed the instructions earlier on how to set it up.
Try running through the instructions again, will help if we get these files.
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions
Was your computer in Sleep or Hibernate?
STOP 0x7a error code, the requested page of kernel data from the paging file could not be read into memory.
Run a Disk Check on your drive, follow the instructions in the tutorial.
Then D/L and run Western Digital Lifeguard– Quick Test and Extended Test.
Let us know the results.
My computer wasn't on sleep or hibernate, the power setting is
sleep: never
hibernate: never
turn off hdd: 20mins
I have attached my results.
jcgriff2 tests: don't know the result
perfmon results: don't know how to interpret
disk check: seemed to pass
WD lifeguard test:
- quick: passed
- extended: gets to about 2/3 of the way, then starts spamming abort and restarts the test by itself. quickly upon restart it stops itself and has this:
"Test result: FAIL
Test error code: 08-Too many bad sectors detected"
I suppose I'm in need of a new HDD?
Bad sectors pretty much means I shouldn't use this HDD anymore right?
Yes, you need a new HDD.
Get any data you want to save copied off of it as soon as you can.
It may last for a 'little while' or may never work again.
Let us know your progress.
Do you have any image backups?
If you don't, try Macrium Reflect, it is very good and free.
You can image the entire HDD, some data may be corrupted already but, hopefully you can save most of it.
Thanks for all your help Dave =]
I will give the program a go.
Hopefully everything will be smooth sailing once I get a new HDD.