Question on power voltage readings

[nauhe]

Hi Everyone and good evening.

I'm just new here and this would be my first post on tom's hardware forums.

I'm having trouble on my Windows XP system, I randomly receive a bsod message. Well my primary culprit was my RAM unfortunately I've used memtest but it didn't show any errors after an overnight testing. I constantly monitor my pc's health using intel desktop utilities and below is the link what my readings are at idle state:
http://www.mediamax.com/nauhe/Hosted/pchealth.JPG

My concern is on the +1.5V side. It is clearly stated that it only has 1.263V, is this normal? Below are my specs:

Intel Pentium D 820
Intel DP965LT motherboard
PQI 512MB DDR2-667 @1.8V
Inno3D Geforce 7600GST 256MB
160GB Seagate SATA drive
Generic power supply @ 500W

Could anyone please enlighten me about this. And what's the prime responsibility of that +1.5V? Thanks.

 

[nauhe]

Did you run Memtest86 or memtest86+?

Actually, I've used the latest version of memteset86+ and ran it overnight and it didn't detect any error. Anyway, I'll take out overheating and inefficient power from the list of my culprits. Thanks.

 

[I]

That voltage is not your problem.

You need to consider the message on those BSOD pages.
Look up that stop code. Check Event Viewer. Check fans and dust buildup and if you had a better PSU, try it. A motherboard sensor with an n-second reading can't tell you about a PSU that's doing ungood things, only if constantly out of spec.

If all else fails, scan for spyware, viri, etc. Disable things running in the background. Try to find some commonality, and if you have a spare HD or partition, try making a temporary testbed install of windows to see if the problem persists, but without installing the other stuff you already have on your main OS partition so as to try and isolate things a bit.

If it's possible this only happens under heavy load, see if Prime95's Torture Test produces any errors running for several hours.

 

[nauhe]

Actually here is what i've got on the dump file. I don't know if someone could interpret it but I greatly appreciate it if someone can. I am really frustrated right now on this error, I can't see the pattern anyway it just randomly appears. Sorry for the long post.

Opened log file 'c:\debuglog.txt'

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.6.0007.5
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\WINDOWS\MEMORY.DMP]
Kernel Complete Dump File: Full address space is available

Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers
**************************************************************************
THIS DUMP FILE IS PARTIALLY CORRUPT.
KdDebuggerDataBlock is not present or unreadable.
**************************************************************************
Unable to read PsLoadedModuleList
**************************************************************************
THIS DUMP FILE IS PARTIALLY CORRUPT.
KdDebuggerDataBlock is not present or unreadable.
**************************************************************************
KdDebuggerData.KernBase < SystemRangeStart
Windows XP Kernel Version 2600 MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Kernel base = 0x00000000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8055c700
Debug session time: Sun Nov 5 15:04:12.625 2006 (GMT+8)
System Uptime: 0 days 1:46:21.339
**************************************************************************
THIS DUMP FILE IS PARTIALLY CORRUPT.
KdDebuggerDataBlock is not present or unreadable.
**************************************************************************
Unable to read PsLoadedModuleList
**************************************************************************
THIS DUMP FILE IS PARTIALLY CORRUPT.
KdDebuggerDataBlock is not present or unreadable.
**************************************************************************
KdDebuggerData.KernBase < SystemRangeStart
Loading Kernel Symbols
Unable to read PsLoadedModuleList
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
CS descriptor lookup failed
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get program counterGetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
ERROR: FindPlugIns 8007007b
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************

Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.

BugCheck A, {54, 1c, 1, 804faac3}

***** Debugger could not find nt in module list, module list might be corrupt, error 0x80070057.

GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to read selector for PCR for processor 0
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
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Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
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Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
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Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
Probably caused by : Unknown_Image ( ANALYSIS_INCONCLUSIVE )

Followup: MachineOwner
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?: kd> !analyze -v;r;kv;lmtn;.logclose;q
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get program counterGetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
ERROR: FindPlugIns 8007007b
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (a)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If a kernel debugger is available get the stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: 00000054, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000001c, IRQL
Arg3: 00000001, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: 804faac3, address which referenced memory

Debugging Details:
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***** Debugger could not find nt in module list, module list might be corrupt, error 0x80070057.

GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to read selector for PCR for processor 0
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
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GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
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GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002
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Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002

WRITE_ADDRESS: unable to get nt!MmSpecialPoolStart
unable to get nt!MmSpecialPoolEnd
unable to get MmPageSize (0x0) - probably bad symbols
00000054

CURRENT_IRQL: 1c

FAULTING_IP:
+ffffffff804faac3
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
804faac3 ?? ???

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR: 0xA

STACK_TEXT:
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
Unable to get current machine context, HRESULT 0x80004002


STACK_COMMAND: kb

SYMBOL_NAME: ANALYSIS_INCONCLUSIVE

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: Unknown_Module

IMAGE_NAME: Unknown_Image

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0

BUCKET_ID: CORRUPT_MODULELIST

Followup: MachineOwner
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GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
GetContextState failed, 0x80004002
^ Unable to get program counter '!analyze -v;r;kv;lmtn;.logclose;q'

 

[doolittle]

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Oh yea that's a good one... Could be hardware problems (like CPU problems like overheating, or memory errors like timing or bad mem) or it could just be a hardware conflict.

What I would do is try and isolate the hardware problems from windows by running a bare-bones config like cpu / mem / gpu / dvd / keyboard / power-on mobo header and grabbing knoppix and running prime95 in a couple of terminal sessions (for dual core), here is an example of running prime in a terminal session (do it twice for dual-core) that should give a good CPU workout. Check the cpu temp after several mins then in 1/2 hour or so intervals...

If that is good overnight then you can start plugging in the hdd and other components then checking windows-specific issues like drivers, IRQ conflicts, etc.

 

[nauhe]

Thanks for this informative post. I'll give you an update soon. Again thanks

 

[I]

You need to consider the message on the BSOD, that stop code, not a log.

IF the message is the same as what was quoted,
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL,
There are lots of possibilities but IF it is always the same stop code, the odds of many such possibilities are very low, it is not likely memory or cpu or power, etc, if it's always the same code.

Always the same code tends to suggest a driver or less common, an app using driver-like code for functionality.

 

[nauhe]

Correct me if I'm wrong. Is this the stop code ?

Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 11/2/2006
Time: 12:10:00 PM
Description:
Error code 000000d1, parameter1 00000002, parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000001, parameter4 f7d3b433.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 64 000000d
0020: 31 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d 1 Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 30 30 eters 00
0030: 30 30 30 30 30 32 2c 20 000002,
0038: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 32 00000002
0040: 2c 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 , 000000
0048: 30 31 2c 20 66 37 64 33 01, f7d3
0050: 62 34 33 33 b433

or this one? IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL


I've got this entry from the Event Viewer however its a little old which means everytime I've encountered a bsod it didn't create an entry in the Event viewer even I've already configured it.

 

[nauhe]

Sorry if this post is a little bit misleading on the topic. To give you a details on my problem, below is the link that I've posted on the WindowsBBS site:

http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=59134

I did everything what he says still it didn't solve the BSOD problem 🙁

 

[I]

The stop code is shown ON the BSOD, it is useful to know if THAT code is always the same (not all texts on the BSOD, just the stop code.

For your prior post, the stop code is 0x0D1, abbreviated from (we snip out a lot of zeros as that's how they're commonly reported and sought on MS' site) 0x000000D1

Did you see this page?
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317326
Also search for "0x0D1" on MS' site.
Some seem to have had this with memory errors but as mentioned previously, it seems unlikely you'd keep getting same BSOD stop-code every time, "IF" you are.
Also check the version of the file on your drive, compared to the one mentioned in the MS link above.

What has changed on your system prior to the onset of this problem? It might not be obvious at the moment since some of us don't reboot too often, but think on it awhile.

If it's USB related and you have PS2 mouse and keyboard you could use (temporarily if necessary) you might try disabling the USB ports in Device Manager and see if problem reoccurs. Otherwise, I'd still hunt through all your drivers, and any service packs you might've installed (or MS might've for you).