Memory Problems... video related?

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Limp Gawd
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I'm getting random BSoD's and random program crashes, some of those crashes with errors saying it could not write to memory. I'm totally under the impression that these errors are related to my video card. If not, my bad for posting this in this forum. :p **More info after the errors**

Here are some examples:

Note how my screen looked after WoW crashed. That's the actual resolution it put me at and whatnot. My desktop and in-game resolution are 1920x1200.

crash1.JPG



And then the next time, I got this error report from WoW:

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This application has encountered a critical error:

ERROR #132 (0x85100084) Fatal Exception
Program: D:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe
Exception: 0xC0000005 (ACCESS_VIOLATION) at 001B:7C9118D0

The instruction at "0x7C9118D0" referenced memory at "0x00000000".
The memory could not be "written".


WoWBuild: 6448
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x86 Registers
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EAX=00000000 EBX=14961D2C ECX=23BD8FE8 EDX=7C97C0A0 ESI=001E8D68
EDI=008F52C8 EBP=0012FE3C ESP=0012FE04 EIP=7C9118D0 FLG=00010202
CS =001B DS =0023 ES =0023 SS =0023 FS =003B GS =0000





Now, I ran MemTest86+ for 8-1/2 hours, made 14 passes, it showed up with ZERO errors in my system memory. ZERO.... :? Could these memory errors be the video cards memory going bad? Maybe I need a second reference for scanning the memory before I blame the video cards memory?

Let me also note, WoW and other games LOVE to crash when I alt+tab out, causing those BSoD's or just general program crashes. I recently installed Flight Simulator X, and when I hit the ground, I get a BSoD. I can probably reproduce that BSoD also since it has happened three to four times already.

If this is video card related, I need to act soon so I can get a free replacement under warranty. My warranty with Dell expires in like 15-20 days.


Notebook Specs:

Dell Inspiron E1705

Windows XP Professional (My copy, not Dell's)
80GB SATA HDD
256MB NVidia GeForce 7800 Go
2GB DDR2 RAM (Don't remember the speed)
2.0GHz Core Duo - T2500
Tweaks R Us Forceware 97.44 driver (NVidia Settings, not tweaked settings)

I only use the Tweaks R Us drivers mainly because NVidia doesn't support their Go series graphics cards. I'm on a fairly fresh reformat also.
 
Nothing... :confused:

I am a bit confused why it read my video card to having 240MB of RAM instead of 256..? Is that normal? My experience with computers says no, but maybe there is a reason?



PassMark BurnInTest Log file - http://www.passmark.com
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BurnInTest V5.2 Pro 1005
Logging detail level: Normal

*** Unlicensed Shareware Version ***

******************
SYSTEM INFORMATION
******************
Network Name: SLY

Date: 03/31/07 14:23:13
Operating system: Unknown or new O/S Service Pack 2 build 2600
Number of CPUs: 1 (2 Core(s)/CPU, 1 Logical(s)/Core)
CPU manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU type: Genuine Intel(R) CPU T2500 @ 2.00GHz
CPU features: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 DEP PAE
CPU1 speed: 1995.9 MHz
CPU L2 Cache: 2 MB
RAM: 2046 MB
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 --MobileForce G3 Enhanced- (Resolution: 1920x1200x32)
Disk drive: Model ST9100824AS (Size: 91.8GB)
Optical drive: PHILIPS DVD+-RW SDVD8820
Optical drive: FB5843N HHU672U SCSI CdRom Device


**************
RESULT SUMMARY
**************
Test Start time: Sat Mar 31 14:11:58 2007
Test Stop time: Sat Mar 31 14:22:11 2007
Test Duration: 000h 10m 13s

Test Name Cycles Operations Result Errors Last Error
CPU - Maths 254 42.396 Billion PASS 0 No errors
CPU - SIMD 107 31.384 Billion PASS 0 No errors
Memory (RAM) 1 3.094 Billion PASS 0 No errors
2D Graphics 3 3134 PASS 0 No errors
Disk (C: ) 3 1.198 Billion PASS 0 No errors
Network 1 11 92560 PASS 0 No errors
CD/DVD (E:) 1 925 Million PASS 0 No errors
CD/DVD (F:) 1 1.740 Billion PASS 0 No errors
Sound 6 11.246 Million PASS 0 No errors
TEST RUN PASSED

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DETAILED EVENT LOG
******************
LOG NOTE: 2007-03-31 14:11:58, Status, Main Tests started
LOG NOTE: 2007-03-31 14:22:14, Status, Test run stopped
 
Err... should have told you, you didn't have to test your drives and network too :p

Well, i guess your PC's working alright. It's probably a software thing. My PC used to have memory write errors when i try to shutdown sometimes. It stopped when i reinstalled WinXP this week. I never did figure out what was causing it. Sorry i'm not much help.:(
 
I figured I didn't need to do those either, but not a big deal. I just hit TEST and went off and did other things! :p No idea on that 240MB of RAM vs. 256MB of RAM though?

I will download and install the latest Forceware drivers and make sure to use Driver Cleaner Pro to see if that fixes anything. I'm on a fairly fresh build, so I don't know what's up. I don't know if you saw any other posts, but my RCP service kept crashing, and still does occasionally, so something is whacked with my system... whether it's hardware or software, I have no clue. That also happened after a fresh rebuild and thorough virus scans.

One thing that I thought was weird, your forum name is Sly, my computer name is Sly! :D

Maybe it wouldn't even hurt to tell Dell that my video card is crap, have them RMA it, and void the rest of my 10 days of warranty. :D
 
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