I recently restored my Vista from a backup 1 year ago. Today I got 3 BSOD's

1) Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF80002A82630
BCP3: FFFFF9800C9FB100
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_0_6000
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1

2) Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF80002AC147A
BCP3: FFFFF98022E84C50
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_0_6000
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
Server information: 99815fa7-6741-423c-ab51-0b2647337954

3) Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
BCCode: a
BCP1: 00000000000000D0
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: FFFFF80002CDF5BB
OS Version: 6_0_6000
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
Server information: 47fb36db-ee35-4805-b7fa-73fcddd62f87

The third one I know said something like "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" and one of them said something like "win32k.sys The driver mistakenly marked a part of it's image pageable instead of nonpageable".

I tested my RAM and found no errors.

Does anyone know what these error codes mean?

Thanks

Originally Posted by lordbob75

Ok the third error code "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" probably means a heating problem. Next time the BSOD happens, reboot into BIOS and check CPU temp. Post it here.

I will get back to you on the other codes. Gimme a half hour or so.

~Lordbob

EDIT: Since you made that backup, have you changed ANY of your hardware?

Additional EDIT: What are the stop codes? These should appear on the BSOD itself, not the monitor thing. Can you get a shot of the screen itself?

I replaced 2 sticks of RAM because they went bad but they're the same exact sticks.

As for heat issues I have overclocked my CPU from 2.6 ghz to 3.2 but I also have sufficient cooling (thermoelectric cooler). I overclocked my RAM just a teeny bit (from 24 tRC to 22 and 2.1-2.2 volts) and those have fans on them as well.

As for stop codes IIRC the one for the win32k.sys had a code of 0x000000D3.
The others had something like 0x0000000A.

Originally Posted by lordbob75

Bleah I fail. Ok, the third error code is more likely caused by incompatible hardware. What are your hardware specs?

~Lordbob

P.S. Still checking on the others.

Just updated them. Sorry. Should've done it in the first place lol

Originally Posted by lordbob75

Actually now I really look, the parameters are there, but thinking about it, it doesn't matter because it is going to be different for every computer.

Ok............ Hmmm... Try this:

1. Open Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> System.
2. In the left “Tasks”, click on Advanced System Settings.
3. You should come to “Advanced” tab. In “Performance” section, click on Settings button.
4. Click on Advanced tab.
5. In the “Virtual Memory” section, click on Change button.
6. By default, “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” setting is selected so that Windows Vista system can manage the paging file without user’s interruption. If you want change the paging file size, move the pagefile.sys to another drive, or disable virtual memory paging, uncheck the check box of Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
7. Select and highlight the appropriate drive that users want to change the paging file settings under the box of “Drive [Volume Label]“.


Virtual Memory Settings
8. To fix a permanent size for the paging file, click on Custom size button, and set the values of Initial Size (MB) and Maximum Size (MB). Both values can be of same size to make the size of pagefile.sys static. Then click on Set button.

System managed size is useful for users who do not want pagefile.sys to locate on system drive root and want to move its storage location to another drive, but still want Vista to dynamically manage and allocate the drive space for the paging usage.

To move the paging file to another drive, click on No paging file radio button, and click on Set button. Then select a different drive to set a new pagefile.sys with custom size or system managed size.

To disable paging file or virtual memory, simply set no paging files on all drives.


~Lordbob

Hmm...so what do you recommend I do? Disable it altogether or change the size and move it to another drive?