smackbuddy
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I've been having trouble with my computer for a month now. It started when my CPU usage was suspiciously high and my system ran as if it were bogged down by some unseen force. So, I opened it up and gave it a good cleaning with some compressed air. The thing ran fine after this for about a day, and then I started getting all kinds of BSODs. These blue screens have given me half a dozen different STOP messages, sighting all kinds of drivers (audio, video, usb, etc.) as the problem, and have included such messages as "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA," "{FATAL SYSTEM ERROR}," and "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL." Sometimes I can't even log on without getting a BSOD. I have been able to replace all of the drivers that were said to be a problem, but I'm still getting BSODs with random STOP messages (and no driver or file to blame).
Some things I've noticed:
-The fan on the CPU heatsink (which is the stock one, by the way) seems to speed up and slow down sporadically
-The CPU usage jumps up and down in a steady rhythm from 1% to about 50% while the system is idle
My setup (custom built a number of years back):
Windows XP Home Edition (with Service Pack 2)
AMD Athlon XP 1900+
NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Ex
768 MB DDR RAM (512 stick of Nanya, 256 stick of Crucial)
These are the most recent stop messages I've seen:
0x000000A
0x000007F
0x000008E (win32k.sys was mentioned as the problem)
0x00000D1 (I've seen ha10kx2k.sys and usbport.sys on this one at different times)
0x0000024 (ntfs.sys for this)
Some things I've noticed:
-The fan on the CPU heatsink (which is the stock one, by the way) seems to speed up and slow down sporadically
-The CPU usage jumps up and down in a steady rhythm from 1% to about 50% while the system is idle
My setup (custom built a number of years back):
Windows XP Home Edition (with Service Pack 2)
AMD Athlon XP 1900+
NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti 4600
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum Ex
768 MB DDR RAM (512 stick of Nanya, 256 stick of Crucial)
These are the most recent stop messages I've seen:
0x000000A
0x000007F
0x000008E (win32k.sys was mentioned as the problem)
0x00000D1 (I've seen ha10kx2k.sys and usbport.sys on this one at different times)
0x0000024 (ntfs.sys for this)