Re: BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH ON BOOT

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From: ben (ben_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/25/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:25:01 -0800

> Suspect a hardware fault in the computer.
>
> When you tried the drive in another computer were you able to boot all
> the way to the desktop? If you can do so, even in Safe Mode, then you
> can check out the cause of the boot failures. Right-click on "My
> Computer" and select Manage. Expand the Event Viewer category to show
> all 3 subcategories and then browse through each of them looking for
> red-flagged error records that correspond to the date and time of your
> failed startups.
>
> Also open Control Panel - System - Advanced and click on the Settings
> button in the Startup and Recovery (bottom) section. In the Startup
> and Recovery window click on the checkbox for "automatically restart"
> to clear it then click on Apply and OK as needed to exit. Shut down
> the computer and return the hard drive to the original machine. Now
> when you start it up the BSOD should remain on the screen and you can
> see the complete error message.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
>

Hi. Thanks for the advice. The windows event log did not pick up of the
crashes at all. I stopped the automatic restarts and now can read the blue
screen. It is:

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
and
"*** STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000020 0x00000020, 0x00000000, 0x804FB38A)

I have recently installed a wireless PCI card, but i remeoved it as soon as
the crashes began. Also, the fact that the hard disk boots in a machine with
the same PCI card suggests to me that it is harmless?
Thanks in advance.

Merry Christmas!
Ben

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