unbwogable
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Short question with a long description
I was recently given a Sony Vaio desktop system from a friend who moved out of the area.
Works great, except for one thing. It will randomly reboot with no warning, other than a
mouse that freezes up for 3 seconds. I disabled the 'Automatic restart on system failure'
option in System Information, and I get a BSOD with the error 'IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL".
My system information follows:
2.87GB Ram
160GB HD SATA
3.2 GHz P4 Prescott, Hyperthreading
Radeon X300 (PCI express)
MPEG encoder board (in a PCI slot)
Sony DVD-RW drive
Sony DVD drive
305 watt PSU
Windows XP Pro (originally came with Media Center)
Now a list of things I've tried:
I have NOT run a memory benchmark test, yet.
I HAVE inserted one memory stick at a time.
I've used 3 different SATA drives.
I've formatted both drives and installed XP one each drive, twice.
I have used the system after a clean install, and I still get the issue.
I use Ad Aware and SuperAntiSpyware, and keep both updated, so (hopefully), no spyware.
I swapped out the CPU for another Prescott (3.2GHz Hyperthreading).
I've enabled and disabled hyperthreading on both CPUs (via the BIOS).
I've unplugged everything except the hard drive, keyboard, mouse and monitor.
As far as I know, all my drivers are signed. I'm not 100% sure how to check this.
I've swapped the power supply for an Intel Approved 300 watt model (that I've used for 2 years on my other P4 system with no trouble).
I've talked to Sony support (sucks), and they recommend I send it in...for $100
I am pulling my hair out on this one. Also, it could be unrelated, but Internet Exploder and FireFox both crash with some degree of regularity. About the only thing that hasn't been changed is the motherboard itself!
Any suggestions?
I was recently given a Sony Vaio desktop system from a friend who moved out of the area.
Works great, except for one thing. It will randomly reboot with no warning, other than a
mouse that freezes up for 3 seconds. I disabled the 'Automatic restart on system failure'
option in System Information, and I get a BSOD with the error 'IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL".
My system information follows:
2.87GB Ram
160GB HD SATA
3.2 GHz P4 Prescott, Hyperthreading
Radeon X300 (PCI express)
MPEG encoder board (in a PCI slot)
Sony DVD-RW drive
Sony DVD drive
305 watt PSU
Windows XP Pro (originally came with Media Center)
Now a list of things I've tried:
I have NOT run a memory benchmark test, yet.
I HAVE inserted one memory stick at a time.
I've used 3 different SATA drives.
I've formatted both drives and installed XP one each drive, twice.
I have used the system after a clean install, and I still get the issue.
I use Ad Aware and SuperAntiSpyware, and keep both updated, so (hopefully), no spyware.
I swapped out the CPU for another Prescott (3.2GHz Hyperthreading).
I've enabled and disabled hyperthreading on both CPUs (via the BIOS).
I've unplugged everything except the hard drive, keyboard, mouse and monitor.
As far as I know, all my drivers are signed. I'm not 100% sure how to check this.
I've swapped the power supply for an Intel Approved 300 watt model (that I've used for 2 years on my other P4 system with no trouble).
I've talked to Sony support (sucks), and they recommend I send it in...for $100
I am pulling my hair out on this one. Also, it could be unrelated, but Internet Exploder and FireFox both crash with some degree of regularity. About the only thing that hasn't been changed is the motherboard itself!
Any suggestions?