If you have not re-installed Vista after all of the changes I suggest that
run
Vista Repair. Be sure both CPUs are enabled in the BIOS first.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto....html#overview
"Hendrik Seliger" <HendrikSeliger@xxxxxx> wrote in
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> Nothing in the event logs, except a note that the shutdown was unexpected.
> Re. memory: I originally had 2GB matched DDR2 RAM, where I already had the
> problem. Then added another GB matched to 3GB, and also tried with only
> the
> new 1GB installed. Same difference.
> On virtual, it's normally on "system decides", but I also tried to limit
> to
> 512-1024MB. Same thing.
>
> BTW, forgot to mention earlier that temperature is nice and low, enough
> ventilation and fans going and monitored via Everest. Lock-ups are not in
> any
> way linked to temperature increases, high HD activity, or high CPU load.
>
> Only remedy is 1 cpu only, or it seems to run in safe mode, but this is
> hard
> to test, as the only sure way I had to crash is using Word, all other
> freezes
> feel random, and Word wants a new activation if the system is in safe
> mode.... Not going to open another can of worms there.
>
> Anyway, 1 cpu seems to work, safe mode seems to work, but even in a
> diagnostic startup it crashes. Makes me believe it would be some device
> driver which loads in diagnostic mode but not in safe mode. What could
> that
> be?
>
> Since I changed the graphics adapter to a totally different one, and
> disabled most hardware to test along the way, it must be deep in the Vista
> system. Any ideas????
>
> Appreciate your help!
>
> Hendrik
>
> "JW" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Doe the event logs reveal anything?
>> Have you tried downgrading to 2GB of memory with just one matched pair of
>> 1GB Dims?
>> How much virtual memory do you have allocated?
>>
>