vista ultimate and the BSOD ... help!!

[Mark H]

Unfortunately, as Rick once indicated, this looks strongly like the
motherboard. I cannot see it to tell you where to look, but the indications
are: it will BSOD randomly, probably based on some miniature component's
heat load. The leaking capacitor concept is a good one. Nothing at this
point indicates the power supply. So, should you go with a new motherboard,
give it a chance before moving to the power supply.

The power supply is usually cheaper and may solve the problem. But, the
randomness really makes this difficult to predict.

Your choice. But, together, you should still be under $200 for parts unless
you opt for top-of-the-line.
On the other hand, your components: drive, video card, etc appear to be in
good shape.

Sorry it took so long to get here, but I think you've ruled everything else
out of the picture.

 

[Mick]

Hello Mark.... it's been a while but i've finally replaced the mb.... with
the same model. Just now got it all put back together... and BSOD.... stop
0x000000008e. i've also replaced the power supply. I haven't reformatted
should i now do a clean install? any advice greatly appreciated....

 

[Mick]

I'll try this again... anyway Mark i've replaced the mb finally. Not 5
minutes and the BSOD comes up. I'm going to repace the PS right now...
anything else to try? Should i go ahead and reformat and do a clean install
while i'm at it? thanks

mick

 

[Iron duke]

This is my 100th attempt at installing Vista, first 64 bit and finally
settled on the 32 bit version with SP1. I continue to get the dreaded
BSOD.... What i've done.... fresh format, new install... updated ALL
drivers with the most current versions. Ran chckdsk, memtest86, and ran
system file checker.... all have checked out okay. Could someone take a look
at my last two minidump files and point me in the right direction? Any help
appreciated, thanks

Mick

OS: Vista Ultimate Sp1
CPU: Intel Core Duo E8400 3.0 GHz
MB: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
GPU: Sapphire 100249L Radeon HD 3850 1 GB 256-bit GDDR2 PCI-e 2.0
TV Turner Card: Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
RAM: Corsair 4GB (2X2GB) 240-Pin DDR SDRAM 800 (PC2 6400)
Hard Drives: (2) WD Caviar Green 1 TB SATA Model: WD10EADS
Optical Drive: LG 6X Blu-Ray DVD-ROM SATA(GGC-H2OL)
Power Supply: SeaSonic OB-S12 550W ATX12v / EPS12v SLI
Case: Siverstone LC14B-MC ATX HTPC
I kept getting bsod ndis.sys with vista it seems to have started after updates from MS. Here they are :kb960544. kb948881, kb958690, kb960225, kb960715, kb961260, kb905866, kb859772, I dont know for sure but it seems my bsod started with these updates, also I signed up for verizen dsl service at the same time so its just a guess.

Solution: Open the properties for your adapter and click advanced: look at
FLOW CONTROL: mine was disabled I enabled it ! So far that worked for me. I
have a foxconn board with realtek rtl8168/8111 pci-e gigabit . Hope this
helps..