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| Processor | Intel C2D E6420 (3.2 gHz @ 1.365v) |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 |
| Cooling | Zalman CNPS9500 LED |
| Memory | 4 x 512mb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 667 |
| Video Card(s) | Visiontek HD 4870 512mb |
| Storage | 200gb Maxtor SATA, 400gb WD SATA |
| Audio Device(s) | Audigy 2 ZS |
| Software | Windows XP Pro SP2 |
If this is in the wrong subforum, please feel free to move it 
I'm posting here because I have no idea what's going on with my friend's computer. I built it for him and it ran flawlessly until he called me a few days later saying that it was constantly BSOD'ing. I went over and I managed to write down the error code (BAD_POOL_CALLER). I've ran Orthos for a few hours without any problems (nothing is overclocked here), and I even went as far as to reformat for him. I'm about to run Memtest, but I was wondering if there was anything else I could do or check for him?
And just extra info but the BSODs occur at any time... it can BSOD on the desktop, while he's trying to play CS:S, or just when he's browsing the web. Any ideas/suggestions are welcome... thanks in advance!
Specs are as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE (stock speeds)
Gigabyte GA- M57SLI-S4 Skt. AM2
A-DATA DDR2 800 2x1gb (stock)
MSI 8500GT
Western Digital 160gb SATA
Idle temps 23-24C, load temps 43C with an AC Freezer 64.
If I'm missing anything important let me know. Again, it has passed Orthos for at least 4 hours, and I've yet to run Memtest on this.
I'm posting here because I have no idea what's going on with my friend's computer. I built it for him and it ran flawlessly until he called me a few days later saying that it was constantly BSOD'ing. I went over and I managed to write down the error code (BAD_POOL_CALLER). I've ran Orthos for a few hours without any problems (nothing is overclocked here), and I even went as far as to reformat for him. I'm about to run Memtest, but I was wondering if there was anything else I could do or check for him?
And just extra info but the BSODs occur at any time... it can BSOD on the desktop, while he's trying to play CS:S, or just when he's browsing the web. Any ideas/suggestions are welcome... thanks in advance!
Specs are as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ BE (stock speeds)
Gigabyte GA- M57SLI-S4 Skt. AM2
A-DATA DDR2 800 2x1gb (stock)
MSI 8500GT
Western Digital 160gb SATA
Idle temps 23-24C, load temps 43C with an AC Freezer 64.
If I'm missing anything important let me know. Again, it has passed Orthos for at least 4 hours, and I've yet to run Memtest on this.
