Yeah, my rig isn't extremely new. My GTX usually runs around 80C when being
used heavily. (It's pretty normal for that card though, and I have a case
with lots of cooling). Since I thought the heat was the issue, I decided to
do a clean install of Vista expecting it would go as usual. The first time
around I think it may have frozen or maybe I was just being impatient. The
second time it installed fine, then when I got into windows I started the
install for Service Pack 1 from a USB flash drive.
The install continued normally then I noticed a popup balloon saying that
Vista was downloading and installing updates. I clicked on the balloon to see
what updates were being installed and to make sure SP1 wasn't one of them.
The computer began to chug and then slowly began to freeze up.
Explorer.exe displayed an error message saying:
0x763870ed referenced memory at 0x099d7b40.
The required data was not placed into memory because of an I/O error status
of 0xC0000185
I had this (or a similar) error appear before but failed to mention it in my
original post. I haven't had a chance to check out this error code yet.
"Danep" wrote:
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> Hi elektro
>
> I was going to suggest heat related problems but thought your PC was
> new so didn't mention it. The 8800GTX runs very hot. I have a GTS and it
> can heat a small room. Yes, dust is one of the main problems I have to
> deal with day in day out. It's the first thing I do when working on a
> failed PC, clean out the dust and I have seen many shorted motherboards
> due to dust. Make sure you clean any dust from the 8800 fan as well.
> With an 8800 in there cooling is essential for your rig, so make sure it
> has adequate fans for the hard drive as well as in hot summers hard
> drives will have a hard time especially if you have Vista working them.
>
> Best to get the rig raised well above floor level. Desktop is best but
> sometimes not good if you have a big box.
>
> Regards
> Danep
>
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