Windows XP Pro computer randomly blue screening

[Nick Vogel]

I have a computer that keeps on blue screening randomly
during the day. I have applied all service packs and
other updates to it as of 10/29/03. I've spent an entire
day trying to troubleshoot why it is doing it and have
searched the web for answers to the blue screen stop codes
that I get but have found none. The computer is at a
remote location right now so I can't get the specs other
than I know it is a new Dell about 3 months old. Any help
is greatly appreciated. Below is a paste of the stop
codes:


10/29/03 3:19 pm 0x0000008E (0xC0000027,
0xEE51679C, 0xEDEC21E0, 0x00000000)

10/30/03 12:12 pm 0x000000D1 (0x00D9357C,
0X00000002, 0X00000001, 0xEE4D772E)

10/31/03 ? 0x000000D1 (0x00000004, 0x00000002,
0x00000000, 0xEE7B772E)

11/1/03 ? 0x000000D1 (0xEE7609D6, 0x00000002,
0x00000001, 0x00000001, 0xEE70F57D)

11/5/03 11:11 am 0x0000008E (0xC0000029,
0X8052217D, 0xEE854EFC, 0x00000000)

 

[Mike DeLeonardis]

seems to be a bad memory chip, have you tried replacing the RAM chip(s) ?

 

[Nicholas R. Vogel]

That was actually going to be my next step. Because of the nature of the
client I am dealing with on this I was looking for other opinions.

Now the fun part is debating if fighting with Dell to replace it is worth it
over ordering the RAM myself once I figure out for sure it is the RAM.

Thanks for the response, it's actually exactly what I was looking for

Nick

 

[Mike DeLeonardis]

i think it's sad that I knew the answer.

I run into that problem a lot

I've found anytime I see the 0x0000008E stop error it's bad RAM.

usually that can simply be different mhz between 2 ram chips in the system,
or 2 different chip mhz in the system

If there's only one chip, perhaps the mb doesnt support that mhz