Solved Bad pool header BSOD

[writhziden]

Is there any way to do temperature monitoring in mini xp? If it froze, that means either overheating occurred, memory errors occurred, or your CPU is failing.

 

[themaniacboy]

I used speccy and temperatures stayed around 32 degrees.
I think either my cpu or motherboard has failed, my ram didn't as i've switched the ram already and it didn't solve the problem.

 

[writhziden]

What processor do you have (AMD/Intel, type)? What memory (manufacturer, model, frequency)? What Motherboard (manufacturer, model)? It may help to narrow down the cause to know these three pieces of hardware.

 

[themaniacboy]

Amd x4 955 black edition
Kingston 4gb 1600 mhz
Asus m4a785td-v evo

 

[writhziden]

AMD processors are known to have problems with RAM above 1333 MHz. Try tuning it down to 1333 instead of 1600.

 

[themaniacboy]

It is already on 1333 mhz

 

[writhziden]

That should be fine, then. Can you test your CPU in another board or test another CPU in your board? If there is a shop nearby that diagnoses computer problems, they may test your CPU in one of their boards for a fairly low price.

 

[themaniacboy]

Well i was already planning to buy an am2 socket processor for testing purposes, so i am going to check on internet tomorrow for one and i will report back how things went.
The only thing i can do now is wait.
Thanks for your help, this is a long journey and at the end i will be happy i've gone through this journey, i learned very much but there is still much to learn.
The next time i will be much better prepared for problems.

 

[themaniacboy]

The problem has been solved by replugging all cables, it appears it was the psu cable.
One problem though, bsod's now only appear when playing games.
This is the dump file, i hope it is a driver problem this time.

 

[themaniacboy]

And here we go again, i am starting to get really frustated

 

[themaniacboy]

Could it be the cpu that failes while playing games ?
It run perfectly fine for a whole day while playing videos but when playing a game like vice city it freezes and then gives me a bsod

 

[themaniacboy]

Multiple bsod, not related to drivers, i used driver verifier and it pointed to daemon tools, but i am sure that is not the cause, i will remove it just incase it is causing the problems, but i am 99% sure it is not

 

[writhziden]

The crash you had still points to the memory. Can you post all your memory settings from the BIOS? DRAM voltage, timings, etc. Also, post all voltages corresponding to CPU and RAM.

Download and install CPUZ and Upload screenshots of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory, and SPD tabs.



Also, there is a reason I have this next segment in my repertoire.

Please remove Daemon Tools, as it uses a driver called dtsoftbus01.sys that is known to cause BSODs.

I prefer TotalMounter as my CD/DVD virtualization software as it allows me to burn images to a virtual CD/DVD if I just want an ISO file instead of a disc, and it is free.

Many use MagicISO - Convert BIN to ISO, Create, Edit, Burn, Extract ISO file, ISO/BIN converter/extractor/editor as well, which is also free.

 

[themaniacboy]

Well the problem is with other mounting software, securom will detect the mounted drive.
I've wanted to play gta 4 without dvd so i downloaded a small image of the game but securom detects the mounting software.

 

[writhziden]

Yeah, I had that problem with a game a couple years ago. I ended up just buying it on Steam to avoid the DVD hassle. It is annoying to have to buy a game twice due to companies employing paranoia tactics, but it can be worth it for convenience and not having to worry about the DVD damage mounting to a point that the game won't play. My DVD was literally falling apart just from spinning in my drives so much/clicking it into place in the drive so much (I played the game a lot). If there is a downloadable version of the game, that may be another option.

 

[themaniacboy]

Yeah, I had that problem with a game a couple years ago. I ended up just buying it on Steam to avoid the DVD hassle. It is annoying to have to buy a game twice due to companies employing paranoia tactics, but it can be worth it for convenience and not having to worry about the DVD damage mounting to a point that the game won't play. My DVD was literally falling apart just from spinning in my drives so much/clicking it into place in the drive so much (I played the game a lot). If there is a downloadable version of the game, that may be another option.

Yes i was planning to but due to financial problems i'll have to do with what i have.
In reply to your other post, i will do that if i can get the bios post screen, it seems i am having trouble with starting the pc.
Could a cpu cause these problems ?
I'll try to test with another cpu as soon as i can.

 

[writhziden]

The most likely causes are (in this order): PSU, Motherboard, RAM, CPU. I usually put CPU last since it is the least likely component to fail (although I have seen it happen a few times during my time on these forums). The system not starting properly is generally a power supply failure resulting in not enough power to boot the system.

 

[themaniacboy]

The most likely causes are (in this order): PSU, Motherboard, RAM, CPU. I usually put CPU last since it is the least likely component to fail (although I have seen it happen a few times during my time on these forums). The system not starting properly is generally a power supply failure resulting in not enough power to boot the system.

Yes but i am sure it is not the psu because it does the same thing when i disconnect all unnecessary things like vga, dvd drives, hard drive, i am gonna test another cpu in my mobo probably this weekend.
I am sure it is the mobo or cpu.

 

[writhziden]

Did you determine whether it was the motherboard or CPU?

 

[themaniacboy]

Did you determine whether it was the motherboard or CPU?

Yes, i bought another motherboard and the problem went away, still don't exactly know why it didn't work though.
I've been testing the current pc for like a week now, no problems.