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By turning off the computer for a while and then turning it back on I can practically make the computer blue screen on command. However, it will never blue screen while within BIOS no matter how long it sits there. I even tried disconnecting everything except for the motherboard, graphics card...

Let me add that there's a good chance these computers were tinkered with at some point in time because they've been sitting back in our IT department for who knows how long. I've also done numerous RAM tests without so much as a hint of a RAM problem.

Okay, so let me start by saying I've been working on this issue on and off for a month and a half now. At work, we've got five work stations (HP xw4000 workstation) that I'm reformatting. When I started I was given the error "Hardware malfunction, NMI Parity Check, Memory Parity Error, The...

Well, I disabled it in bios and uninstalled the device driver, then added both again and still no luck. I'll end up putting a new NIC in or just doing away with the old PC altogether. Thanks for your help!

Yes, I've tried every standard troubleshooting method. I've narrowed it down specifically to this machine. Ethernet cable is working perfectly and so is every other machine in our building. The problem lies with the NIC is all I can figure.

Okay, so I've run into an issue with this PC at work. It won't connect to the internet. It will send packets but not receive any. I know the issue is coming from the computer or the motherboard integrated NIC. To list what I've tried so far; I've reloaded windows xp several times. Uninstalled...