Hey Folks I just built my first computer, I am a relative noob to all of this. I am having some issues that I am not even sure if is caused by Vista or not. I am crashing out of a couple of programs and I am crashing out of windows- as in the system goes to the blue screen and restarts. What info do I need to tell you in order to have you help me figure this out? Nothing is oced. System is all brand new: Vista 64 bit MB GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 775 X48 RT Cpu - Q6600 MEM 2Gx2 MUSHKIN 996629 DDR3 HD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb GPU SAPPHIRE 4870X2 PSU is 1000w PC Power and Cooling CPU temp is 35c to 45c ish I'm not even sure how to start diagnosing the problem. I updated the bios, successfully according to the @bios application. I have updated the drivers on everything I can think off. Vista is updated. Thanks! -- mastiff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm http://forums.techarena.in
Have a look in Device Manger to make sure your Drivers are up to date for your Hardware. Start>Right-click Computer>Properties> Device Manager. Also, with the problem Programs, check with their Maunfacturers to see if they are Vista compatibile and/or if there are any updates for them. -- Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia "mastiff" wrote: > > Hey Folks > > I just built my first computer, I am a relative noob to all of this. I > am having some issues that I am not even sure if is caused by Vista or > not. > I am crashing out of a couple of programs and I am crashing out of > windows- as in the system goes to the blue screen and restarts. > > > What info do I need to tell you in order to have you help me figure > this out? > > Nothing is oced. > System is all brand new: > Vista 64 bit > MB GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 775 X48 RT > Cpu - Q6600 > MEM 2Gx2 MUSHKIN 996629 DDR3 > HD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb > GPU SAPPHIRE 4870X2 > PSU is 1000w PC Power and Cooling > CPU temp is 35c to 45c ish > I'm not even sure how to start diagnosing the problem. I updated the > bios, successfully according to the @bios application. I have updated > the drivers on everything I can think off. Vista is updated. > > Thanks! > > > -- > mastiff > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in > >
hey there I checked all the devices for updated drivers, all seem to be correct. Of the two programs that keep dumping me into the BSOD, one is Word 2007, which I assume is Vista 64 compatable. The other is not but others I know are playing it on Vista 64 with no problem. Thanks -- mastiff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm http://forums.techarena.in
"mastiff" wrote in message news:mastiff.3f2uzd@DoNotSpam.com... > > Hey Folks > > I just built my first computer, I am a relative noob to all of this. I > am having some issues that I am not even sure if is caused by Vista or > not. > I am crashing out of a couple of programs and I am crashing out of > windows- as in the system goes to the blue screen and restarts. > > > What info do I need to tell you in order to have you help me figure > this out? > > Nothing is oced. > System is all brand new: > Vista 64 bit > MB GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 775 X48 RT > Cpu - Q6600 > MEM 2Gx2 MUSHKIN 996629 DDR3 > HD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb > GPU SAPPHIRE 4870X2 > PSU is 1000w PC Power and Cooling > CPU temp is 35c to 45c ish > I'm not even sure how to start diagnosing the problem. I updated the > bios, successfully according to the @bios application. I have updated > the drivers on everything I can think off. Vista is updated. > > Thanks! > > > -- > mastiff > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in > Check your event view for problems right before the crash. Try reinstalling the crashing software, including Vista. BSOD are almost always hardware related. Run a scan on your disk.
Hey Taylor My event view has no entries for hardware, could it still be a hardware issue? When you say to run a scan on my disc, how do I go about that? Thanks! -- mastiff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm http://forums.techarena.in
"mastiff" wrote in message news:mastiff.3f4xzd@DoNotSpam.com... > > Hey Taylor > > My event view has no entries for hardware, could it still be a hardware > issue? > Look for events that are hardware related, ie a driver stopped working or something. It may not be hardware, and the event viewer can give you clues to any errors that occurred right before the crash. > When you say to run a scan on my disc, how do I go about that? > In Windows Explorer, right click on the drive Properties, select the tools tab, and click on the Click Now button in the Error-checking frame. > Thanks! > > > -- > mastiff > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in >
If nothing else works run a memory test. Fast machines do not like mixed memory and even if you got the memory from the same store on the same day it may have come from two different batches, and that can be enough to cause trouble. You will need to let a test run for a few hours to make sure. Another option is to remove one memory stick and try just 2GB. If the problem goes away then try the same but with the other stick. If still no problem then maybe they are not quite compatible when used together. Sometimes the latest BIOS is not the best, did this happen before the update or don't you know? I'm really tempted to say that testing with 2GB only could be a clue to BIOS problems too. And if you are new to this kind of thing then congratulations on writing a really useful and concise post. There is now a lot of deceptive software (Claims to be antivirus but is itself actually spyware and so on) so feel free to ask for opinions in an appropriately titled post. mastiff wrote: > Hey Folks > > I just built my first computer, I am a relative noob to all of this. I > am having some issues that I am not even sure if is caused by Vista or > not. > I am crashing out of a couple of programs and I am crashing out of > windows- as in the system goes to the blue screen and restarts. > > > What info do I need to tell you in order to have you help me figure > this out? > > Nothing is oced. > System is all brand new: > Vista 64 bit > MB GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 775 X48 RT > Cpu - Q6600 > MEM 2Gx2 MUSHKIN 996629 DDR3 > HD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb > GPU SAPPHIRE 4870X2 > PSU is 1000w PC Power and Cooling > CPU temp is 35c to 45c ish > I'm not even sure how to start diagnosing the problem. I updated the > bios, successfully according to the @bios application. I have updated > the drivers on everything I can think off. Vista is updated. > > Thanks! > >
Thanks Charlie, the next thing I will try will be the memory test with one unit in. They were a pre packaged Mushkin item from Newegg. I don't know if they test before hand or not. I updated the bios after the problem surfaced, thinking maybe it was the problem. And yes, this is truly my first ground up computer build. I had added memory and GPUs before but never the whole deal. Lol, its been a bit frustrating but I am riding the learning curve. Rich -- mastiff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mastiff's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/mastiff.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-help/1030841.htm http://forums.techarena.in
Good for you. Of course the replies you get here will have emphasis in each user's personal experience, and one of my suppliers had been sent a bad batch of memory - so that caused me some aggravation. It can show up as any number of different things so any error messages are misleading. Let people here know how you get on, it helps others. Good luck mastiff wrote: > Thanks Charlie, the next thing I will try will be the memory test with > one unit in. They were a pre packaged Mushkin item from Newegg. I > don't know if they test before hand or not. > > I updated the bios after the problem surfaced, thinking maybe it was > the problem. > > And yes, this is truly my first ground up computer build. I had added > memory and GPUs before but never the whole deal. Lol, its been a bit > frustrating but I am riding the learning curve. > > > Rich > >
