RAM Error?

[gamehead200]

Its been about a year and a half since I bought my computer... For the past few months, every once and a while, whenever I would boot it up, then get the to Welcome Screen, my computer would restart without warning and give me an "Serious Error Has Occurred" message back when I'd get back in Windows. I asked one of my very knowledgable teachers at school today whether it was a video card problem or a RAM problem, and he said it was very possible that it was a RAM problem. So what I'm asking is whether you guys think its a RAM or video card problem. I don't have a problem with either the RAM or video card being replaced since my computer is still under warranty!

So, any ideas?

[tak]

Doesn't sound like it, but you never know. Do you have another video card that you can substitute for your current one to test to see if video _is_ the problem? (or, remove video card and put it into _another_ machine, maybe)

In either case: Memtest86, for testing memory. Also, this, further down the page.

[gamehead200]

Used Memtest86 for the first few tests... Didn't seem to find any errors... I don't have anymore AGP videocards with me, and I'd like to stay away from opening up my computer right now 'cuz there's WAY too many wires to disconnect in the back right now...

I'll see what I can do tomorrow!

[gamehead200]

Error Log Info:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: System Error

Event Category: (102)

Event ID: 1003

Date:  9/7/2004

Time:  7:16:52 AM

User:  N/A

Computer: MIKE-XP

Description:

Error code 00000019, parameter1 00000020, parameter2 e214ce20, parameter3 e214ce88, parameter4 0c0d040f.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:

0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E

0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror  Er

0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code

0018: 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 31    0000001

0020: 39 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d 9  Param

0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 30 30 eters 00

0030: 30 30 30 30 32 30 2c 20 000020,

0038: 65 32 31 34 63 65 32 30 e214ce20

0040: 2c 20 65 32 31 34 63 65 , e214ce

0048: 38 38 2c 20 30 63 30 64 88, 0c0d

0050: 30 34 30 66            040f   

[XtremeMaC]

that I experience on my desktop as well.

if I boot it up and wait until all the startup items gets loaded and all the hardware is recognized it works properly

if I start pressing or clickling somewhere on the screen it restarts giving no error at all.

it wasn't doing it for a while but today about 5 hours ago after I installed the 61.76 drivers back again (someone said colim m rally5 worked with those drivers) and then this incident happened..

not too sure?? I remember changing the rams bc of this. now they're kingston's, I dunno ...

what's in that ms article I cannot seem to open it???

hmm actually good idea u just did there I should check the log too. will report tomorrow (in about 9 hrs..)

[gamehead200]

Oh yeah, the same problem happens to my friend's computer... He got it built at the same place I did, but his is a bit older...

[Jito463]

Personally, I don't recommend Memtest86 anymore. I much prefer Memtest 86+, which is an expanded version carried on by another crew (more releases/support). They're currently at 1.26 (and they even have a version that will work from pure DOS, providing there's no memory managers loaded).