Fitz wrote:
> I've got a new Intel build that is giving me multiple errors, including
> the occasional BSOD. I want to read the dump file, but can't seem
> to get it right (and I'm sure it's operator error). I downloaded and
> installed
> Windows Debugger program (Vista) and installed it. I downloaded the
> Symbols files
> (X64) and installed them in sequence through SP1. I pointed the Symbol
> path to
> C:\Windows\Symbols and then loaded the dump file. The text says I do not
> have
> the right Symbols loaded. I've reviewed different "how to" articles, and
> can't
> figure what I'm doing wrong. Help would be appreciated.
>
> The event viewer shows multiple errors with the Yukon64 miniport driver.
> I've gotten
> some "video driver has failed and successfully recovered" messages.
> Side by Side
> application errors concerning the LCD software. Blue tooth errors (can't
> read, says
> file is bigger than supported).
>
> The system is an Intel Q9550 on a ASUS Maximus II Formula motherboard w/
> 8 GB OCZ Reaper PC8500 RAM. GeForce GTX 280 video card. Four harddrives
> (C:\System is 2 drives in RAID 0). Two optical drives, front panel LCD,
> floppy.
> Power supply and cooling are sufficient and good quality.
>
> I have run Memtest86 for 6 hours with no errors. Re-installed OS.
> Removed LCD
> software. Installed Marvell Yukon Ethernet drivers from Marvell website
> vs ASUS.
> Updated BIOS. All MS updates installed. Disabled antivirus. Nothing has
> worked.
> I'm waiting on the arrival of an Intel 10/100/1000 ethernet PCI-e card,
> at which time
> I will disable the on board Marvell and see if that helps (numerous
> forums say it will
> fix at least some of the errors).
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Cross posted hardware.pc-homebuilt and windows.vista.general
>
> Fitz
Memtest is not a sufficient proof of stability. You need to run Prime95.
This version will run the Torture Test, and it should run for
four hours at least, with no errors. This version runs under
Windows. I don't know how much memory it can handle, so can't
really tell you what to expect when the Options dialog appears.
When it says "Join GIMPS?", say no, and use the testing feature.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Prime95_d4363.html
There is also a Linux version available, for Prime95, from mersenne.org.
With the Linux version, it could well be a single threaded one, in
which case, you create four folders, and execute four copies of
Prime95 to get the same stress level while testing. Each copy would be
given 1/4 of the stated available memory.
The fastest way to resolve this problem, is just pull three sticks of
RAM out of the machine. Try the sticks one at a time, and see if your
problems disappear. A single 2GB stick would be plenty to run the OS
with. If you see a major reduction in the number of errors seen,
then you need to work on your basic hardware stability. And you
don't do that while your Windows OS is running. (I use Linux for
this kind of stuff, such as overclocking runs, or RAM tweaking,
because my LiveCD cannot be corrupted if there is a crash. With
a LiveCD, you don't even need a hard drive connected. Just a
CD or DVD drive is enough. Examples of LiveCD are Knoppix and
Ubuntu.)
Paul
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