Computer shuts off power - Save Dump message in Event Viewer

[Guest]

Hello,
Recently my computer has started to power down for no apparent reason. It
usually happens when I am in a very graphics intensive game. Without warning
the power shuts off. If I reset my power supply after waiting a minute or
two, I can power it back one and it runs fine for hours. Then it happens
again, out of the blue. It has done this for a few days now. Here is the
message text of the latest "Save Dump" from the Event Viewer:
The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000ea
(0x89413d10, 0x89cb7008, 0xbacdbcb4, 0x00000001). A full dump was not saved.

Any ideas?

Thanks folks!
Ernie

 

[Guest]

What type of video card are you using? Go to the vendor's website and get an
updated driver for your video card.

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.

I have an NVIDEA GeForce 6800 with this driver version 8.1.9.8.

I don't recall any change within my game software that requires a driver
upgrade. Did recent Windows upgrades require hardware vendors to follow
suit? I don't understand why something that was working would all the sudden
change out of the blue.

Cheers,
Ernie

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Could be the card is overheating. You may want to add an extra fan or two,
and also check that the vents are not clogged by dust bunnies.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks,
I'll check for the dust, but the core temp hasn't gone above 56 C, and the
warning point is way higher than that according to the driver GUI.
Ernie

 

[Guest]

I've been having much the same problem. Usually, before I get the blue
screen and spontaneous reboot, my computer will freeze requiring a reboot.
This is a new system with an Nvidia 7600GT video card, 2 gig of RAM, AMD
3800+ CPU. I'm also not getting any indication of overheating or, at least,
no warning.