 Blue Screen Of Death, i'm getting memory dumps regularly now. |
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 May 2 2008, 12:54 PM
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This post has been edited by Orange Blossom: May 2 2008, 01:13 PM
Reason for edit: Moved to more appropriate forum. Assuming XP OS ~ OB
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May 2 2008, 02:18 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 3,915 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
Error message specifics?
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May 2 2008, 02:37 PM
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i guess i'll have to wait till it happens again and get the specifics.
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May 2 2008, 09:48 PM
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your computer is shutting down to prevent serious damage.....
Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal ......... ........... ............ physical memory dump.... physical memory dump complete... and it counts to 100 and locks up. Tech Info: Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x0000FD26,0x00000002,0x00000008,0x0000FD26) All on a blue screen. This post has been edited by manchu: May 2 2008, 09:50 PM |
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May 2 2008, 11:24 PM
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Another...
An attempt was made to write to read only memory sthda.sys blue screen....memory dump....the rest was the same. |
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May 3 2008, 07:45 AM
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STHDA.SYS seems to be related to your audio drivers. I'd suggest uninstalling them and then installing the latest version available from the manufacturer of your audio card/device.
-------------------- - John
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May 3 2008, 01:00 PM
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I'm not sure how to go about this. My computer, device manager, sound, video, and game controllers, I have listed...
Audio Codecs Legacy Audio Drivers Media Control Devices Sigma Tel High Definition Audio CODEC Video Codecs Where do i start and how? |
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May 3 2008, 02:23 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Moderator Posts: 12,339 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
You've got a Sigmatel sound card/chip in your computer. If it came with the computer a visit to the computer manufacturer's support website should lead you to the proper drivers. Uninstall anything "Sigmatel" in Control Panel...Add/Remove Programs, reboot, and then install the freshly downloaded drivers.
FYI - the blue screen you're seeing is called the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD for short) and it happens when Windows has to shut down the computer to prevent damage to it (usually by software/drivers that aren't behaving properly). -------------------- - John
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May 3 2008, 02:23 PM
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Forum Addict Group: Members Posts: 3,915 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
Hmmm...is your computer sound working properly now?
System manufacturer and model? Appears to me that Sigma Tel HD Audio is your major sound driver, but it helps to know the system manufacturer/model for driver updates. Louis |
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May 3 2008, 07:50 PM
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Well, I uninstalled the sigma tel and and installed the latest driver, now windows can't load drivers for this device. I'm getting a message when desk top loads.....The procedure entry point? Localize string@@Ya? AVCString@@V1@@z could not be located in the dynamic link librarys tlang.dll.
No sound at all now. Any suggestions. |
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May 3 2008, 08:53 PM
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....system manufacturer and model?...
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May 4 2008, 12:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 31-December 07 Member No.: 180,228 |
Dell Dimesion 9200
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May 4 2008, 07:49 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Moderator Posts: 12,339 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
Go to this page ( http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/...tid=&impid= ) and click the link for Audio. The last entry under this is for the Sigmatel Audio Driver.
Download that driver. Check in Control Panel...Add/Remove Programs - and uninstall the latest one that you installed. Install the downloaded driver and see if that fixes it. There are other problems that could be causing this, but we've gotta be sure that we've taken all the steps to fix the driver before trying the other stuff. The other 2 most likely problems are (IMO): - a bad sound card/device - memory problems (either RAM or pagefile) -------------------- - John
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May 4 2008, 09:20 AM
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As usama mentioned it sounds like a bad sound card/device.
But you may check also the settings to make sure it is not a configuration problem: The audio settings: Go to start > control panel > Sounds And Audio Devices: 1. Under Hardware tab the audio driver, Audio Codecs and Media Control Devices should be listed 2. Under Audio tab - under Sound playback your Default device should be selected. 3. Under Volume tab - Under Device volume the box next to Mute should be unchecked. 4. Under Voice tab - Under Voice playback the Default device must be selected. Then on the same window press Test hardwareA Sound Hardware Test Wizard opens up. Go through all the tests. Did you try this ? 1. Click Start and then Run. 2. Type dxdiag in the box and click Ok. Click Yes. 3. This will open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window. 4. Click Music tab and then click TestDirectMusic and then you should hear a music coming from the system. Click Ok to discontinue the music. 5. Click Sound tab and then click TestDirectSound and then click Yes and now you should hear a sound coming from the computer. |
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May 4 2008, 01:34 PM
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Before i keep going on this, let me tell you what I've done this far. I restored back to a earlier date to start over. I tried to uninstall and reinstall sigma tel. Nothing works after doing this. From windows not being able to load the drivers to an entry point error. Tried to just update the driver via dell support and it basically ends up the same way....device not present window appears...reboot and try again....but never works. Back to when the driver at least functions, i also must tell you when i convert avi files to dvd, with the program convertx, my machine will just shut down with 2-3 min left with the conversion. Sometimes to a blue screen of death, sometimes just shut down. This has been happening for about a week. I can't be positive, but i think all this started when i started playing Quake 4. Any suggestions before i proceed? Audio..video?
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