EnigmaSAR

have all the updated bios and chipset drivers for MB have tried running just the disk that came with vidcardand that chipset. How would i get an older bios version and would that realy be a good idea????

Yes I have installed the latest chipset drivers all windows updates all vidcard updates sound card updates ect ect ect. It tends to happen randomly but usualy while on the net or in a high res game vid card is running correctly tried it in 2 other comps one a p3 500 and the other a 1.5gh p4(?3) and it worked fine the soundcard is new as is one of the cdroms and the processor and memory and the motherboard memory and cpu were all installed where i bought the comp and has been brought it to them once due to this cost me 40 bucks..........they ran prime 95 on it for 6 hrs with no prob i can get it to run like 1 min if lucky...............talk about frustrating

ok here is my problem I have just gotten a new computer specs are: nForce2 (Gigabyte) Mother board (GA-7N400 Pro2) AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08Ghz processor 512 MB DDR Dual Inline RAM 430wtt power Supply 120 Gig and 20 Gig Hard Drives 2 Burning Roms Floppy nVidia GeForce FX 5200 vid card with 128 mb (eVGA) ok i get a blue screen all the time that says: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA stop: 0x00000050 (0xB40705B5C, 0x00000000, 0xBF840B45, 0x00000000) Win32k.sys - address BF840B45 base at BF800000, Date Stamp 3f73195d then it gives me this after the error report: Error Caused by a Device Driver Thank you for submitting an error report. Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with specific information about how to resolve this problem at this time. The information that you and other users submit will be used to investigate this problem. Analysis A device driver installed on your system caused the problem, but we cannot determine the precise cause. Getting Help Depending on which situation is applicable to you, do one of the following: If this problem occurred after you installed a new hardware device on your system, the problem might be caused by the driver for the device. If you know the manufacturer of the device, contact the manufacturer's product support service for assistance. Some software, such as firewall and anti-virus software, also installs drivers. If this problem occurred after you installed new software, the software might have installed a driver that caused the problem. If you know the manufacturer of the software, contact the manufacturer's product support service for assistance. If you don't know the driver's manufacturer and need help diagnosing and resolving this problem, contact your computer manufacturer's product support service. Updated drivers might be available on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site. At Windows Update, you can have your computer scanned and, if there are updated drivers available, Windows Update will offer a selection of drivers that you might be able to use. To learn more about updated drivers that might be available, visit Microsoft Windows Update. For information about Microsoft support options, visit Microsoft Product Support Services. You can track this error report by clicking the Track this error report link. If you choose to track your error report, you will be notified of resolutions to this problem as they are identified. Track this error report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Technical Information How to Troubleshoot Hardware and Software Driver Problems in Windows XP (Q322205) I have read this and it doesn't help at all.......................they tested my comp for me at the shop I bought it at and it did fine i got it back and it started all of this again......................what can I do??????? thnx in advance :confused: