computer guys ..i need help !!

[karlosg]

I have a brand new HP pavilion computer dual core with 1028memory and bits like that on it . Its 3 months old. For the last month now , Every couple of hours the computer turns itself off and restarts and comes up with a message saying that the computer has recovered from a fatal driver error, But dosent know what driver caused it . I have run virus checks in safe mode and also checked all the drivers under system properties and cant see any problems but the computer still constantly does it !! it does it randomly not when u access a certain program or do a certain thing. Any idea . Im thinking of just formatting the whole thing and starting again but again i have no idea how to do this either ?? also I cant track down where i put the discs for the drivers ect ?? HELP

[paul300zx]

possibly not related but i had the exact same thing,changed my graphics cards and it never done it again.

 

Paul.

[SRRAE]

Click start

Select run

In the run box type 'eventvwr'

 

A screen will appear.

Select application and on the right of the screen you see see some icons and text. Scroll down and double click on all the ones where the icon is a red circle. A box will apear with the details of what the error was. Have a quick read, if it doesn not mention HDD or hard drive move on. Dont go too far down the list if it happened recent it will be in the first few pages.

 

If nothing is there click on System, on the left of the screen and again select the red ones again. Find the ones which mentions the Hard drive or HDD, and post it up.

 

Have you done a scan disc?

[vijay]

just found this which may help:

 

To specify what Windows does if the system stops unexpectedly

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure.

 

Open System in Control Panel.

On the Advanced tab, under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.

Under System Failure, select the check boxes that correspond to the actions you want Windows to perform if a Stop error occurs:

Write an event to the system log specifies that event information will be recorded in the system log.

Send an administrative alert specifies that your system administrator will be notified.

Automatically reboot specifies that Windows will automatically restart your computer.

Under Write Debugging Information, choose the type of information you want Windows to record when the system stops unexpectedly:

Small Memory Dump records the smallest amount of information that will help identify the problem. This option requires a paging file of at least 2 MB on the boot volume of your computer and specifies that Windows will create a new file each time the system stops unexpectedly. A history of these files is stored in the directory listed under Small Dump Directory.

Kernel Memory Dump records only kernel memory, which speeds up the process of recording information in a log when the system stops unexpectedly. Depending on the amount of RAM in your computer, you must have 50 MB to 800 MB available for the paging file on the boot volume. The file is stored in the directory listed under Dump File.

Complete Memory Dump records the entire contents of system memory when the system stops unexpectedly. If you choose this option you must have a paging file on the boot volume large enough to hold all of the physical RAM plus one megabyte (MB). The file is stored in the directory listed under Dump File.

Notes

 

To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

You must have at least a 2-MB paging file on the computer's boot volume if you select Write an event to the system log or Send an administrative alert.

If you choose either Kernel Memory Dump or Complete Memory Dump and select the Overwrite any existing file check box, Windows always writes to the same file name. To save individual dump files, clear the Overwrite any existing file check box and change the file name after each Stop error.

You can save some memory if you clear the Write an event to the system log and Send an administrative alert check boxes. The memory saved depends on the computer, but typically about 60 KB to 70 KB are required by these features.

If you contact Microsoft Product Support Services about a Stop error, they might ask for the system-memory dump file generated by the Write Debugging Information option.

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[Clarkey]

thats almost certainly a hardware problem, warranty job if its 3 months old I reckon.

[SRRAE]

HP for some reason use Maxtor slim hard drives. I have seen loads of these die, they are crap.

 

However, I have 2 Maxtor drives (Normal sized ones) and they are great. One is 5 years old and the other is 3 years and never had a single problem from them

[karlosg]

ok error that come up in red under system are :

 

1)Error code 1000000a, parameter1 00000016, parameter2 0000001c, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 804f9f6a. this one came up about 5 times and seems it may be the problem !!

 

2)Your computer has lost the lease to its IP address 192.168.100.10 on the Network Card with network address 0016EC7F7654.

 

3)The IP address lease 86.0.210.138 for the Network Card with network address 0016EC7F7654 has been denied by the DHCP server 0.0.0.0 (The DHCP Server sent a DHCPNACK message).

[karlosg]

also under yellow warning :

 

also under yellow warnings:

 

1)TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts.

 

2)Your computer was not able to renew its address from the network (from the DHCP Server) for the Network Card with network address 0016EC7F7654. The following error occurred:

The semaphore timeout period has expired. . Your computer will continue to try and obtain an address on its own from the network address (DHCP) server

 

3)TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts.

 

4)TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts.

[karlosg]

SRRAE - stuart add me to ur msn messenger mate : kkarlosg@hotmail.com