Hi, my 5 year old custom build has recently developed a massive problem. It is BSODing within 5 minutes of start up, sometimes quicker, sometimes slower. Often it seems like it will crash faster when a few programs are open. It started crashing intermittently about 2 weeks ago, by 1 week later it was constant. The error codes on the Win 8 BSOD seems to be different each time, but include "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA".
At first I thought it was the RAM. I've tried each RAM module in each RAM port and some combinations do make it crash faster (sometimes at BIOS and during startup). One of the modules of RAM seems to work the best (consistently loads Windows), but all of them crash in the end.
Then the network port has stopped working (there are two on the MoBo and both have the same effect). Whether set to auto IP settings or manual, it's not setting a Default Gateway or DNS. So it fails to connect to the network and internet. This behavior has only just started 4 days after the crashing started. I have no idea if it's related, but nothing else has changed.
If not the RAM, then could it be the MoBo? Any ideas on how best to test?
The system is Windows 8 Pro (x64)PC, with wired connection to a router then the modem.
- 3x1Gb Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400 800Mhz [originally 4Gb and one of the modules fried a few years ago]
- 2.66Mhz Core2 Quad
- MoBo: ASUS P5N32-E-SLI, LGA 775/Socket T
- Graphics Card: Nvidia Gforce 8800 GTS
- HD: Wester Digital Raptor WD15
- PSU: Zalman 1000W [ZM1000-HP]
Any help appreciated!
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EDIT: Solution seemed to be:
1. Replace RAM
2. Physically removed Hauppauge WinTV TV Card
3. Power down PC (remove plug & LAN). Boot up, plug in LAN


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