Windows Vista Constant BSOD, Suspected Hardware Issue!

Hello!

I am currently in much grief after having constant BSOD!

Issues started whilst using Windows 7 RC x64. For some reason I started getting BSOD after BSOD. I naturally assumed it was some dodgy Windows 7 driver that windows had automatically downloaded. To cut a long story short i then re-installed Windows Vista Ultimate x86 and to my surprise continued to get BSOD. I then figured bad RAM, so I ran memtest for hours on end and got no errors, also tried using completly differnt memory sticks. However I am still getting them.


A Quick System Rundown:
Windows Vista Ultimate X86 (Currently havent downloaded service pack... Downloading updates now)
Asus Crosshair AM2 Motherboard.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+
2x 1GB Ram Sticks (Previous 2x 2GB) - DDR2
NVidia GeForce 8400GS


Unfortunatly I do not still have my minidumps from Windows 7 however here are the results from my Vista dumps from WinDBG.

Dump 1:

Dump 2:

I thankyou in advance for your input.

 

Ok, well my problem is that I have run memtest on my old RAM for hours and hours and returned no problem, so placed the ram. And was still getting BSOD's. I may have been unlucky enough to replace bad ram with bad ram, they were not replaced with brand new sticks.

I will run memtest again today whilst at work, and have just flashed my bios so will let you know of the results!

 

Yes, those dumps talk a lot about memory. You have changed the memory, but then there is what Pete informed.

You have not touched the gold connectors on the memory modules? Oil from your fingers can block the connection. If so, you would need to clean the connectors (both on the modules and the slots), try using "contact cleaner ".

I might try going into the BIOS and make the "Default" settings (you could otherwise "Clear the CMOS" or pull out the motherboard battery out for say, half an hour).

See if SetupX.exe comes up again. That is a Nero "installer" file. I searched at the Nero website and there is a "clean uninstaller" for Nero.

Matt

 

I flashed my bios to a new version and moved my ram across into seperate slots. No problems so far will keep you posted!