BSOD been happening alot lately.

March 14th, 2002

Lately my pc has been crashing uncontrolably. 5 minutes ago, it crashed. I managed to notice that it had something to do with the win32k.sys file. Didn't catch the error message. What is the importance of this file and how do I correct this?

System Specs
Abit KT7A-RAID
1 gig TBird
1024 MB Ram
Geforce 3
SB Live 5.1 Platinum
2 BRAND NEW ATA133 Matxor Hard Drives (60 & 80 GB running at ATA100)

March 15th, 2002

Ok just crashed again. Error had something to do with locked_pages. How can I fix this problem?

March 15th, 2002

I think it's bad ram. Try different ram modules at a time to identify if it's ram.

March 15th, 2002

OK I have 2 256 sticks and a 512. I'm going to take the 512 out, run my system for a couple days and see if I crash again. Let you know in a couple days.

Wouldn't bad ram also cause excessive crashing with explorer.exe?

March 15th, 2002

I removed the 512 stick, and now everything lags really bad. MY fps in counterstrike went from a steady 99 to 4-15 fps. Could this mean that the bad stick of ram is still being used?

**Bootsy** · March 15th, 2002

most definetly...try using one atr a time, starting with the 512..I had the same problem

March 15th, 2002

New update. After taking out one 256 stick (stick A), I was running the 512 and the other 256 (stick B). Everything ran fine (no CS lag). So then I took out Stick B, leaving just the 512, and everything is running fine still (Still no CS lag).

How come, when running all 3 sticks, CS ran fine; but when it was running just Sticks A & B, CS lagged?

March 15th, 2002

You still had the Bad RAM in the socket, so, Im guessing thats why.
Now, with 512&256, you have 256mb more than the 2x256 ones (duh)
Thats gotta help too.

Just keep using the 512 and 256 "b" which you said, it ran fine.

*Sell the bad ram at ebay :- ) *

March 15th, 2002

Update: I took both 256 sticks to be tested. Result: Both sticks are fine.

They were tested with some program that tests each byte, and 200 passes were done. So could it be a bad ram slot?

March 15th, 2002

Originally posted by ZipTriX
Update: I took both 256 sticks to be tested. Result: Both sticks are fine.

They were tested with some program that tests each byte, and 200 passes were done. So could it be a bad ram slot?

Sounds like it... Try different ram modules in different slots.

**Bootsy** · March 16th, 2002

could also be a bad slot on the MoBo...cross fingers hope it isn't tho

March 16th, 2002

I've been having the same problem with the win32k errors and whatnot with cs, I shoot someone then it just frezzes and exits/restarts, I doubt it's my ram cause I've been running fine since I got it. I reformatted last week due to a virus, but this dumb BSOD just popped up a few days ago and I got all my paging files etc. correct

I blame Micro$oft

March 16th, 2002

Starting over. I put all the RAM back in so I could get the exact error. Well 6 hrs after putting the RAM I got the blue screen. This happned after playing Starcraft. When I exit the game, it seems that the game doesn't fully close. It stays in the taksbar and taskmanager. It reads not responding, in taskmanager, but won't close completely, when I hit End Task.

Exact error is: Process_Has_Locked_Pages 0x00000076 (0x00000000, 0x858866F8, 0x00000001, 0x00000000)
Slot 1 (closest to cpu) 256 (Stick A)
Slot 2 512
Slot 3 256 (Stick B)

Now I took out Stick A. I will report if I get the BSOD again.

March 14th, 2002	Top \| #1
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	BSOD been happening alot lately. Lately my pc has been crashing uncontrolably. 5 minutes ago, it crashed. I managed to notice that it had something to do with the win32k.sys file. Didn't catch the error message. What is the importance of this file and how do I correct this? System Specs Abit KT7A-RAID 1 gig TBird 1024 MB Ram Geforce 3 SB Live 5.1 Platinum 2 BRAND NEW ATA133 Matxor Hard Drives (60 & 80 GB running at ATA100)

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #10
Yodums Unregistered Posts: n/a	Originally posted by ZipTriX Update: I took both 256 sticks to be tested. Result: Both sticks are fine. They were tested with some program that tests each byte, and 200 passes were done. So could it be a bad ram slot? Sounds like it... Try different ram modules in different slots.

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March 15th, 2002	Top \| #2
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	Ok just crashed again. Error had something to do with locked_pages. How can I fix this problem?

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #3
Yodums Unregistered Posts: n/a	I think it's bad ram. Try different ram modules at a time to identify if it's ram.

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #4
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	OK I have 2 256 sticks and a 512. I'm going to take the 512 out, run my system for a couple days and see if I crash again. Let you know in a couple days. Wouldn't bad ram also cause excessive crashing with explorer.exe?

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #5
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	I removed the 512 stick, and now everything lags really bad. MY fps in counterstrike went from a steady 99 to 4-15 fps. Could this mean that the bad stick of ram is still being used?

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #6
Bootsy Huh? Joined: February 2004 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,124 Reputation: 50 Power: 112	most definetly...try using one atr a time, starting with the 512..I had the same problem

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #7
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	New update. After taking out one 256 stick (stick A), I was running the 512 and the other 256 (stick B). Everything ran fine (no CS lag). So then I took out Stick B, leaving just the 512, and everything is running fine still (Still no CS lag). How come, when running all 3 sticks, CS ran fine; but when it was running just Sticks A & B, CS lagged?

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #8
Shadow_Mx Unregistered Posts: n/a	You still had the Bad RAM in the socket, so, Im guessing thats why. Now, with 512&256, you have 256mb more than the 2x256 ones (duh) Thats gotta help too. Just keep using the 512 and 256 "b" which you said, it ran fine. Sell the bad ram at ebay :- )

March 15th, 2002	Top \| #9
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	Update: I took both 256 sticks to be tested. Result: Both sticks are fine. They were tested with some program that tests each byte, and 200 passes were done. So could it be a bad ram slot?

March 16th, 2002	Top \| #11
Bootsy Huh? Joined: February 2004 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 1,124 Reputation: 50 Power: 112	could also be a bad slot on the MoBo...cross fingers hope it isn't tho

March 16th, 2002	Top \| #12
notoes Unregistered Posts: n/a	I've been having the same problem with the win32k errors and whatnot with cs, I shoot someone then it just frezzes and exits/restarts, I doubt it's my ram cause I've been running fine since I got it. I reformatted last week due to a virus, but this dumb BSOD just popped up a few days ago and I got all my paging files etc. correct I blame Micro$oft

March 16th, 2002	Top \| #13
ZipTriX Unregistered Posts: n/a	Starting over. I put all the RAM back in so I could get the exact error. Well 6 hrs after putting the RAM I got the blue screen. This happned after playing Starcraft. When I exit the game, it seems that the game doesn't fully close. It stays in the taksbar and taskmanager. It reads not responding, in taskmanager, but won't close completely, when I hit End Task. Exact error is: Process_Has_Locked_Pages 0x00000076 (0x00000000, 0x858866F8, 0x00000001, 0x00000000) Slot 1 (closest to cpu) 256 (Stick A) Slot 2 512 Slot 3 256 (Stick B) Now I took out Stick A. I will report if I get the BSOD again.