Computer Randomly Restarts (BUGCHECK ERROR)

[gbrian]

In the past week or two my PC started randomly restarting (I guess it's just a blue screen, but auto-restarts)

Anyways, I can't figure out what is causing it. Here is the error I get.

The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x1000008e (0xc0000005, 0xbf02b835, 0xb58da1b8, 0x00000000). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini040306-02.dmp.

The minidump contains the following:
----- 32 bit Kernel Mini Dump Analysis

DUMP_HEADER32:
MajorVersion 0000000f
MinorVersion 00000a28
DirectoryTableBase 33ecb000
PfnDataBase 81043000
PsLoadedModuleList 805624a0
PsActiveProcessHead 80568558
MachineImageType 0000014c
NumberProcessors 00000002
BugCheckCode 1000008e
BugCheckParameter1 c0000005
BugCheckParameter2 bf02b835
BugCheckParameter3 b58da1b8
BugCheckParameter4 00000000
PaeEnabled 00000000
KdDebuggerDataBlock 805522e0
MiniDumpFields 00000dff

TRIAGE_DUMP32:
ServicePackBuild 00000200
SizeOfDump 00010000
ValidOffset 0000fffc
ContextOffset 00000320
ExceptionOffset 000007d0
MmOffset 00001068
UnloadedDriversOffset 000010a0
PrcbOffset 00001878
ProcessOffset 000024c8
ThreadOffset 00002728
CallStackOffset 00002980
SizeOfCallStack 00001e38
DriverListOffset 00004a48
DriverCount 000000a4
StringPoolOffset 00007af8
StringPoolSize 000016b0
BrokenDriverOffset 00000000
TriageOptions 00000041
TopOfStack b58da1c8
DebuggerDataOffset 000047b8
DebuggerDataSize 00000290
DataBlocksOffset 000091a8
DataBlocksCount 00000004


Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 (Service Pack 2) MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Kernel base = 0x804d7000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x805624a0
Debug session time: Mon Apr 03 15:07:43 2006
System Uptime: 0 days 1:16:43
start end module name
804d7000 806fd000 nt Checksum: 0020D6EC Timestamp: Tue Mar 01 19:57:27 2005 (42250F77)

Unloaded modules:
b5812000 b583c000 kmixer.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b62bc000 b62e6000 kmixer.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b67ba000 b67e4000 kmixer.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
f7a6f000 f7a70000 drmkaud.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b692b000 b694e000 aec.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b68fc000 b692b000 MidiSyn.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b69db000 b69e8000 DMusic.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
b69fb000 b6a09000 swmidi.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
f7a09000 f7a0b000 splitter.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
ba7a0000 ba7a9000 processr.sys Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
ba27b000 ba280000 Cdaudio.SYS Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
ba6ec000 ba6ef000 Sfloppy.SYS Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)

Finished dump check


A large portion of these files listed appear to be audio drivers (however I'm not sure that they all are). Also, these drivers have not changed in months (actually, no drivers have changed). I upgraded my BIOS and chipset drivers today in attempts to resolve this isssue (to no avail).

Please let me know if you have any ideas.

 

[linney]

You may receive a Stop error message on a blue screen when you start a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer or a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893239/en-us?FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

If you turn off Automatically Restarts, you should get a BSOD with a detailed message which (with luck) will list the actual driver or file that is the cause.

Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties .
On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery .
Click to clear the Automatically restart check box under System failure , and then click OK . The error message on a blue screen should remain on the screen so you can record the error information.

 

[gbrian]

The BSOD's all error with nv4_disp.dll (NVIDIA graphics driver). However, I have upgraded the drivers and still have the same problems. (I've also downgraded to some other versions to no avail).

I opened the PC up and the video card appears to be very hot. It has no fan, just a heatsink. Could video card overheating be the problem? If so, why would it "start to overheat"--this is a new problem and hardware hasn't changed. All mobo/case fans are still functioning as they always have.

Anyone have any ideas? Maybe something is wrong with the video card?

 

[linney]

See if there are any clues here?

http://www.google.com/search?source...GLG:2005-48,GGLG:en&q=nv4_disp.dll+0x1000008e

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=26