Machine Check Exception BSOD's

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Hey folks - out of nowhere my P4PE/P4 2.4 combo is having Machine Check
Exception BSOD's in Windows XP. Here is some interesting reading on them:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329284

They occur as soon as XP boots and started happening literally out of the
blue
Restoring a Ghost image from a week ago when this wasn't happening doesn't
work - XP still BSOD's
Underclocking the cpu doesn't work - XP still BSOD's
Disabling L2 cache doesn't work - XP still BSOD's

.... I have more testing of components to do tonight. However, I was able to
restore a 10gb ghost image from my 120gb secondary master to the 160gb
primary master with no problems. Similarly I could run ERD Commander 2002
successfully of cdrom. The moment XP loads, however, the computer crashes.

I suspect the ram gave up the ghost (512mb dimm of generic pc2700) after
close to a year of use. However, it could also be the cpu which has been
overclocked to 2.8 ghz at 1.75 volts.

Has anyone had this error before? What was the cause in your case?

Thanks!


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Hey folks - out of nowhere my P4PE/P4 2.4 combo is having Machine Check
Exception BSOD's in Windows XP. Here is some interesting reading on them:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329284

They occur as soon as XP boots and started happening literally out of the
blue
Restoring a Ghost image from a week ago when this wasn't happening doesn't
work - XP still BSOD's
Underclocking the cpu doesn't work - XP still BSOD's
Disabling L2 cache doesn't work - XP still BSOD's

... I have more testing of components to do tonight. However, I was able to
restore a 10gb ghost image from my 120gb secondary master to the 160gb
primary master with no problems. Similarly I could run ERD Commander 2002
successfully of cdrom. The moment XP loads, however, the computer crashes.

I suspect the ram gave up the ghost (512mb dimm of generic pc2700) after
close to a year of use. However, it could also be the cpu which has been
overclocked to 2.8 ghz at 1.75 volts.

Has anyone had this error before? What was the cause in your case?

Thanks!

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What exactly does the BSOD say...specifically the top 4 or so lines. With
this information, someone just might take the time to decipher their meaning
by looking through Chapter 13 of the Intel Architecture Software Developer's
Manual, Volume 3. In the meantime, run the machine according to specs and
swap out the RAM...try PC3200 with the CPU. Is the CPU a HT version?
 
The codes were Machine Exception Check: 0X0000009C (00000000 805366F0
CC0000FF 20040189)

The CPU is a 2.4b (non HT)
I am off today to have the ram checked (don't have another stick here) but
swapped out the PSU last night to no avail in addition to removing all the
cards and still had the problem.

If someone could interpret the error code, i'd really appreciate it! I have
learned about Machine Check Exceptions but haven't figured out how to read
the code.

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I went out and bought a P4P800 deluxe today, along with a gig of ram and a
2.8C cpu. No crashes :D


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