PC re-starts itself at complete random intervals

[TrentGreenawalt]

Hello,

I have a P4 2.6ghz 800fsb HT on a Biostar P4vtb MB
with 512 Mg 400mhz DDR ram installed. For video, I
have a Sapphire Radeon 9600 Atlantis 256mb DDR AGP 8x
video card. This system has run fine for almost a year
and I have another identical system except I run a AIW 9600
in the other machine direct from ATI.

My problem is this computer frequently reboots itself
for no apparent reason. It always says error caused by
a device driver. To date I have tried and/or tested the
following:
1) Rebuild the machine at least 5 times to clear up
any errors or conflicts- nothing
2) Tried from the most current drivers and 3 other
previous versions from ATI
3) Sent back the MB and Processor - Both tested fine
4) Installed the power supply in my other machine and
it is still running fine after 3 weeks ( I am typing
on it)
5) Ran memory burn in tests as well as error checking
on the current memory- all good
6) Swapped out other memory with the current and it
still rebooted
7) Flashed the bios/ set defaults - changed settings
and nothing - still reboots
8) Took the whole thing apart numerous times and
reseated everything. - Reboots
9) Reseated the CPU with new thermal grease - CPU temp
is fine 33 degrees celcius.

So with that said it sits on my work beach running
fine right now. I could open 10 things and it would be
fine. Play a game, run a cpu burn in program, write
email, etc. Then all of a sudden 10 min or 3 hours
later it reboots. Never at the same time interval.
Sometimes it just reboots by itself when I am doing
nothing?

My question to you is there any known issues with
Radeon and biostar MB that could case this or anything
else that I can try to solve this problem? Is there
software that would test this card for errors? My AIW
radeon in the other identical machine has been fine
with no problems.

Any help on this issue would be great.

Thanks a lot,
zilla

 

[TrentGreenawalt]

NOTE: Oh to add on to the list of components. I have an awsome raidmax case with 420w power supply in it (similar to alien case). This is the same case I have build about 4 other computers for using very similar components and none have given me this problem

The error below is what I am getting. I had about 5 IE windows open, every office product, unreal tournament 2003 running in demo mode, CPU Burn in utilities and Windows media player playing an online radio station full screen and everything was zipping right along for over 45min to an hour. (This computer is a beast BTW). The only time it reset was when I went from full screen on the media player to regular. The PC immediately rebooted. I am going to leave just the media player streaming full screen and the CPU burn in utility running tonight when I got to bed and see if it crashes.

Please let me know if you have any ideas.

Error when computer boots back up is as follows:
\
Error Caused by a Device Driver

Thank you for submitting an error report. Microsoft is unable to specifically determine what caused the problem you reported. If you would like to try and troubleshoot the problem, please utilize the information listed below.

Analysis

A device driver installed on your system caused the problem, but we cannot determine the precise cause. Depending on which situation is applicable to you, do one of the following:

If this problem occurred after you installed a new hardware device on your system, the problem might be caused by the driver for the device. If you know the manufacturer of the device, contact the manufacturer's product support service for assistance.
Some software, such as firewall and anti-virus software, also installs drivers. If this problem occurred after you installed new software, the software might have installed a driver that caused the problem. If you know the manufacturer of the software, contact the manufacturer's product support service for assistance.
If you don't know the driver's manufacturer and need help diagnosing and resolving this problem, contact your computer manufacturer's product support service.
Updated drivers might be available on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site. At Windows Update, you can have your computer scanned and, if there are updated drivers available, Windows Update will offer a selection of drivers that you might be able to use. To learn more about updated drivers that might be available, visit Microsoft Windows Update.
For information about Microsoft support options, visit Microsoft Product Support Services.
Additional Technical Information

How to Troubleshoot Hardware and Software Driver Problems in Windows XP (Q322205)

In event viewer:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 10:29:58 PM
User: N/A
Computer: BEAST
Description:
Error code 10000050, parameter1 d8e03566, parameter2 00000001, parameter3 e1c0001e, parameter4 00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 35 1000005
0020: 30 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d 0 Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 64 38 eters d8
0030: 65 30 33 35 36 36 2c 20 e03566,
0038: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 00000001
0040: 2c 20 65 31 63 30 30 30 , e1c000
0048: 31 65 2c 20 30 30 30 30 1e, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 30 0000

Also,
Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 2/15/2005
Time: 9:14:23 PM
User: N/A
Computer: BEAST
Description:
Error code 1000008e, parameter1 c0000005, parameter2 00000000, parameter3 a864dcbc, parameter4 00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 38 1000008
0020: 65 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d e Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 63 30 eters c0
0030: 30 30 30 30 30 35 2c 20 000005,
0038: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 00000000
0040: 2c 20 61 38 36 34 64 63 , a864dc
0048: 62 63 2c 20 30 30 30 30 bc, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 30 0000

 

[bcastner]

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp&NoWebContent=1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q244617

 

[ThatRickGuy]

Just a note, there is an issue with the onboard Real-Tek advance audio controller and the default drivers. When used in conjunction w/ an ATI graphics card, they can cause reboots. If you have a real-tek onboard audio controler make sure you update your those drivers and see if that doesn't help.

-Rick

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http://www.ringdev.com

 

[wangbu]

maybe you should try changing your video card.. rickguy is right... sometimes ati graphics card cause the reboots.. b4 i have the same problem but after changing my video card is when okay

 

[TrentGreenawalt]

Thanks for you help guys I will try out a few of your ideas and let you know how they turn out. This PC has given me a headache and ulcers every since this started happening I appreciate all of the support...

 

[TrentGreenawalt]

THanks for all the advise. I did look in the driver files for unsigned drivers and there was only one: ntvdmd.dll and I did some searching and microsoft explains this file is fine no matter what version.

Also, there is no Real-tek advance audio controller on this board that I can see plus I have the same board in the system I am running right now with a AIW 9600 and I have never had a problem like this.

Soooooo...

I just got through swapping video cards on this machine. I put a AIW 9600 128mb in there and it ran fine for over an hour under all conditions. I then placed the other card 9600 SE 256mb and it still reboots. So now I am faced with is the card bad or is it drawing to much current/ voltage from the powersupply to keep up? Is there anyway to monitor the voltage on this system. On a side note this machine worked for close to a year with this card in it and only did it start to have problems now. Any ideas? The power supply is a raidmax 420w supply. I believe the problems started when the driver was upgraded a few months ago as well as the bios was flashed?

Thanks, Trent