My computer keeps crashing.
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Overheating most likely...?
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When system boots back, does Window Error Report Post?
If it does; press "Report Error" and IE should launch into Microsoft knowledge area, and it will probably tell you why system crashed.
If its not heat related issue, it could probably be hardware drivers (The usual suspects).
Also, if, only when you launch a particular pro is when system usually crashes, maybe, that pro is what's causing the crash.
Hardware failure (Including PSU) could also be major facts.
[Edit] DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL has a lot to do with Network-card driver. See if your drivers are up to date.
Good Luck.
If it does; press "Report Error" and IE should launch into Microsoft knowledge area, and it will probably tell you why system crashed.
If its not heat related issue, it could probably be hardware drivers (The usual suspects).
Also, if, only when you launch a particular pro is when system usually crashes, maybe, that pro is what's causing the crash.
Hardware failure (Including PSU) could also be major facts.
[Edit] DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL has a lot to do with Network-card driver. See if your drivers are up to date.
Good Luck.
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Have you added anything recently? Even something like a new external drive? See if you can do a System Restore to somewhere before it started happening.
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hell, maybe it was overheating... I did clean everything out earlier, but I snapped off my heatsink and completely got the dust out of it, plus around the processor itself, and I haven't crashed yet.
If it crashes again, I'll see what I can do about network card drivers...
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If it crashes again, I'll see what I can do about network card drivers...
And yet, cjohnson, Opera does indeed rule. I hearts it.
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Bump lol.
alright, so I crashed again after some time. Now, the thing is with my network cards is that I can use two. The way it's always been is that I use one, and the other doesn't work for me, and since I've started crashing it seems to be the other way around. Maybe I've just gone mad, I dunno.
One, the one that's usually worked in the past is a Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
The other is a NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller.
I'm useless when things get the least bit technical; The hardware manager could not find any new drivers, so I looked on the internet, and I had no luck there, either. Beyond that, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, so anyone who wants to help me.. D :
alright, so I crashed again after some time. Now, the thing is with my network cards is that I can use two. The way it's always been is that I use one, and the other doesn't work for me, and since I've started crashing it seems to be the other way around. Maybe I've just gone mad, I dunno.
One, the one that's usually worked in the past is a Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
The other is a NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller.
I'm useless when things get the least bit technical; The hardware manager could not find any new drivers, so I looked on the internet, and I had no luck there, either. Beyond that, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, so anyone who wants to help me.. D :
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Your MB has dual Ethernet Network cards, or you are using two actual Network Cards you have installed yourself?
Either way, there are few things you can do.
1) Get into BIOS and enable both cards, and give priorities if, there is an option.
2) Go to Nvidia and update your MB drivers (Nforce drivers) Most Nforce chipsets have updated versions.
3) Go to Microsoft Windows Update and see if there is any hardware updates available.
4) In the Nvidia Network Controller (If you are using both Network cards); Try if you can pair both network cards as one, so, if one of them gets into trouble, Nvidia Network Controller will automatically disable that one and just use the other.
Good Luck.
Either way, there are few things you can do.
1) Get into BIOS and enable both cards, and give priorities if, there is an option.
2) Go to Nvidia and update your MB drivers (Nforce drivers) Most Nforce chipsets have updated versions.
3) Go to Microsoft Windows Update and see if there is any hardware updates available.
4) In the Nvidia Network Controller (If you are using both Network cards); Try if you can pair both network cards as one, so, if one of them gets into trouble, Nvidia Network Controller will automatically disable that one and just use the other.
Good Luck.
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It's two network cards that came with the mobo when I bought it. One USB port uses one card, and the other port uses the other card.
I downloaded the Marvell Yukon drivers, thank you Techno, and went to Nvidia, found my way through the confusing driver options, and downloaded two sets of drivers. It appears I can't visit microsoft windows update without IE, so I'm not gonna bother. We'll see what happens with this. Thanks guys, for your help.
I downloaded the Marvell Yukon drivers, thank you Techno, and went to Nvidia, found my way through the confusing driver options, and downloaded two sets of drivers. It appears I can't visit microsoft windows update without IE, so I'm not gonna bother. We'll see what happens with this. Thanks guys, for your help.
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