XP random Crash - IRQ Problems?

[simey70]

Hello,

My windows XP crashes on me at random times. It can happen when playing
music, browsing the web, even when its sitting idol, with no software
running. On rebooting the PC, i sometimes get an error message, saying
XP has recovered from a serious error - XP sends a report to MS, and MS
come back saying its a device driver error, but they dont have a
resolution to the problem.

I have recently bought a new harddrive, and installed xp on it - soon
after, the problems started again, so i have ruled out the hardrive as
the source.

I have unplugged my soundcard and used on board sound, yet it still
crash's. Im thinking it could be an IRQ/motherboard problem. My
motherboard is around 4 years old, and some resistors are getting a tad
rusty - not sure if this is effecting the system or not.

So I decided to try installing xp again, as a "standard pc" to ease the
load on the IRQ's, but during the xp setup, it crashed on me again !
Please note i have no less than 3 fans inside my machine, so its not
over heating.

I work in I.T yet this has totally baffled me, Ive even taken the PC to
a pc repair shop, and still no joy ! I Im thinking of a new, more
modern motherboard all together, im hopign this will sort it, but not
sure.

Any comments/advice is most welcome

 

[Richard Urban]

Resistors can't rust. What you are seeing is discoloration due to excessive
heat. I would say it is time for a new motherboard.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Bob Day]

Hello,

My windows XP crashes on me at random times.

[ snip ]

Possibly memory errors. Download "Memtest86+" from
http://www.memtest.org and run it for a few cycles to
thoroughly check out your memory. You should get zero
errors.

-- Bob Day
http://bobday.vze.com

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Resistors can't rust. What you are seeing is discoloration due to excessive
heat. I would say it is time for a new motherboard.

The resistors does not rust but there was a "bad" batch of capacitors where
the "fluid" inside them would leak out and make a "crust", damaging the
motherboard.

 

[Guest]

It's probably the video card driver. Try updating video driver.