played BF2 for a couple hours and then when I logged off and closed it, BSOD. First time that happened since I OC'ed to 3.2GHz(3.0GHz stock). On the BSOD it said "BAD_POOL_HEADER" anyone knows what that means? Oh yah, temps were monitored on another monitor and never reached 55C during the game. anyone? thanks in advance!
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Re: Another BSOD... need answers please!
80% of the time this is caused by the effects that overclocking the CPU has on the RAM.
I assume you are running Windows XP service pack 2?
If this happens again I would suggest downclocking or purchasing more OC friendly RAM. -
Re: Another BSOD... need answers please!
Also check ur PSU (with ur computer sellers). It might not be adjusted to ur system's components... this usually cause many power fault problems which result in random OS failure.Comment
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Re: Another BSOD... need answers please!
BAD_POOL_HEADER is usually related to a hardware/driver issue.
Had you updated to Windows XP Service Pack 2 recently? If so, try updating your drivers, starting with the network card (wireless, etc)
If this doesn't work, as much as a pain in the ass as this sounds, if you have any PCI related peripherals, aka anything that is plugged into your motherboard's PCI slots (mode, soundcard, etc) try either updating or removing them from the slots, and narrow down the issue to the problem.
But definitely update to service pack 2, and at the same time, update your drivers. Sometimes, rolling back to previous drivers (as is the case with me and my nfroce 4 driver chipset; don't use 6.66) helps get you back to original config.
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Re: Another BSOD... need answers please!
BF2 does not like overclocking. Also, make sure your PSU is up to the task. What RAM do you use?Comment
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Re: Another BSOD... need answers please!
I hate the BSOD
I had that one acouple of times so I reinstalled windows:cry:
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