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Old 22nd May 2009, 12:52
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My wife's four year-old computer started experiencing blue screens of death and random lockups earlier this week. It seems random - sometimes it'll happen a few minutes after starting up, while other times it seems okay for hours. I don't get any information when it locks up - the screen stops updating and all input devices cease to work. I do have a string of minidumps from the blue screens, though.

One of the earlier blue screens appeared to be caused by revo.sys, her sound drivers, which I reinstalled. Since then, they all seem to be one of a few crashes, mostly these:

BugCheck 1000007F, {d, 0, 0, 0}
Probably caused by : nv4_mini.sys ( nv4_mini+b82ba )

BugCheck 100000D1, {c, 5, 1, f74ba5f7}
Probably caused by : atapi.sys ( atapi!IdePortNotification+e3 )

Here's what I've tried so far:
  • Removed and reinstalled video card drivers
  • Ran Memtest
  • Ran scandisk at startup
  • Tried each of the RAM cards by itself (she has 2)
  • Disconnected non-essential components leaving only hard drive and video card connected
Her CPU temperature is around 65-70, which is fairly hot. I've read that the Pentium 4 Prescott is prone to that, though.

System Specs:
  • Windows XP SP3
  • Asus P4P800 SE motherboard
  • Pentium 4 Prescott 3.0 Ghz
  • 2 x 512 MB Corsair DDR 400
  • XFX GeForce 6800 AGP video card
I've attached the minidumps as well. Anyone have some insight or ideas on what I can try? Does this sound like a hardware or software/driver issue?
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