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Ok hi, im back again.
Im getting a BSOD every like 10 minutes sometimes, since my comp was turned off for the night right now it works ok, but who knows, it can happen any second.
I wrote down the error that Im getting.

STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x866A8500, 0x866A8674, 0x80501142).

I wasnt installing anything lately...but somehting makes me think the video driver is a little corrupted or whatever. dont know, but i looked at other threads and maybe some of you can figure out the problem by the error.

Thanks!
-Ed

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— short, focused plan that follows up on what and suggested, so the next steps are practical and testable.

First priorities: back up any important data right away (an intermittent blue screen often precedes hardware failure). Next, capture diagnostic evidence so you can tell whether it is disk, memory, power, or a driver. If Windows runs long enough, disable automatic restart and enable small memory dumps, then reproduce the crash and inspect the dump with a reader such as BlueScreenView.

Disk checks (high priority): run a full disk surface check (chkdsk /r) and examine the drive SMART attributes with a tool like CrystalDiskInfo. If SMART shows reallocated sectors or rising pending sectors, treat the drive as suspect and prioritize backup + replacement.

Memory and power checks: run an overnight memory test with MemTest86 (bootable image — let it complete multiple full passes). Try removing all but one RAM stick and retest, or swap sticks between slots. If crashes continue even with one known-good stick, test/replace the power supply or try with a spare PSU.

Software/driver checks: boot to Safe Mode to see if the machine is stable. Run sfc /scannow to check system files and update or roll back video and storage drivers if a recent change was made (SFC docs). If the system still fails, collect the minidump, the chkdsk log, SMART report, and MemTest86 results and post them — those files let helpers pinpoint whether the cause is HDD, RAM, PSU, or a driver.

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if after blue screen its not returning to os then there might be problem in hard disk,,,, i got the same.

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Laptop, or desktop? XP? Stupid question but is it service pack 2 ? Or did you just install it?

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Desktop
XP Media Edition
SP2.

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OK, never mind that. I've seen that bsod after installing sp2 on machines. Do you have the ability to test the memory or power supply? The 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, ect) is kind of vague. As well it is possible that it would be a HDD error.
-Narrowing down issues would be helpful unless you have received another stop code.

-agita

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