Frequent Windows 7 Blue Screens

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My computer was all bought in October 09 and assembled by myself. I haven't had any problems until I moved from North Carolina to New York.

Now, I've been getting blue screens such as PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, and BAD_POOL_HEADER. Sometimes while on it just browsing the internet or something, the screen will just glitch up like a broken NES and reboot.

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After I get a BSOD, I can't even boot into BIOS and I have to try for about an hour to even boot up.

I've checked my CPU and MB temps and they're both pretty average.

CPU SPECS:

Case + PSU
Motherboard
Memory
CPU
Wireless

RyanScottLewis

Posted 2010-02-07T17:27:12.613

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Answers

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These errors generally point to faulty hardware, RAM in particular. From Microsoft's Technet Article on this error.

This Stop message usually occurs after the installation of faulty hardware or in the event of failure of installed hardware (usually related to defective RAM, either main memory, L2 RAM cache, or video RAM)

Since this has all happened after a major move and given that you built this yourself I'd look at just stripping out as much as you can and making sure everything is seated properly and no dust\debris has gotten stuck in somewhere unwelcome. It could actually be a genuine failure but in most cases like this it will just be something that has come loose.

Helvick

Posted 2010-02-07T17:27:12.613

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Yes, I've unhooked my secondary HDD, wireless card, and DVD-RW. I'm going to attempt to boot up and run a memtest. – RyanScottLewis – 2010-02-07T18:36:06.233

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Check all cable/card connections in your computer and do a full harrdisk/memory test. This sounds like something broke during the move.

Bobby

Posted 2010-02-07T17:27:12.613

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I agree, I'm going to preform a memtest as soon as I get home again. – RyanScottLewis – 2010-02-07T18:36:46.470

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I had similar problem that was traced back to graphic card.

After removing it from AGP slot, vacuum-cleaning the slot and putting card back in, everything went to normal.

Josip Medved

Posted 2010-02-07T17:27:12.613

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Sorry for the confusion, the video is onboard. – RyanScottLewis – 2010-02-07T18:36:25.907

It may be some other card in your case - if you have any. Or, in worst case scenario, it could be problem with motherboard connections. – Josip Medved – 2010-02-07T19:30:41.837

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