Exchange 2003/Raid Drives

[Guest]

Hello, forgive me if this is not in the correct category, but my problem
spans a number of areas.

I am running a Dell Dimension 2400 machine. It is a celeron 2.6g with 1GB
ram. I have also added three extra internal IDE HDDs. As my motherboard did
not have spare IDE ports, I installed a raid card to allow me to connect up
to 4 additional IDE devices, to which I have connected my three additional
HDDs (note: the C drive is still connected to the motherboard direct). I
have not used a raid configuration on my drives as I do not know what one is,
or how to go about configuring it.

All was well until January when I installed Microsoft Office Professional
2003, when the computer began to stop randomly displaying the classic Windows
blue screen with a STOP 0x000000B8 message. It took me a while to figure out
what was causing it, during which time I formatted my C and re-installed
windows. However, as soon as I installed Office again, the problem started.

By googling the error message STOP 0x000000B8 I came accross this site:
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/exchange2003/exchange_2003_clustering.htm
(about 2 thirds of the way down the page) which suggested that the problem
was related to the Exchange 2003 component which is bundled with Office 2003
i believe. However, it refers to it in relation to running an e-mail server
which I am not doing.

Interestingly, the problem only seems to occur when I am at university and
connecting to the net through the university LAN. When I am at home in the
holidays, connecting to the net through my wireless network within my home,
the problem does not present itself.

If anyone could offer any assistance, or even suggest somewhere I might find
a 'cure', then it would me much appreciated.

Regards,

 

[DL]

The stop can also be as a result of vid driver or vid conflict.
perhaps there is a conflict between vid card and lan card?

 

[Guest]

No, I don't have a video card, I use onboard graphics, as my machine was only
entry-level when i bought it. My Ethernet port is also based on the
motherboard, although the Wireless adaptor I use when at home (when the
problem doest not occur) is a separate PCI card.

 

[DL]

Conflicts can still exist, eg 'interrupt'
Visit your sys manu site and check on the bios updates, and driver updates

 

[Guest]

I have visited the Dell website, and checked all my drivers. The driver for
my Intel graphics controller was out of date. I have upgraded it, but still
the problem persists. Any suggestions?