Aspire x3400 blue screen.
I have a Aspire x3400 with the following specs
Windows 7 ultimate 64 (was home edition but upgraded when bluescreen started)
AMD Athlon II X3 2.9ghz
4 GB Kingston RAM (2 x 2gb)
1 TB HDD SATA II
NVIDIA geforce 9200 up to 512mb dedicated memory
Direct x 10
Nvidia nforce networking controller
My problem is that i keep getting blue screen. often while playing online games such as facebook. but has randomly happened too.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 2057
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF8800480435C
BCP3: FFFFF8800B8662A0
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
I have checked the RAM HDD and updated the drivers. I have even added an externaly powered fan to help with heating but nothing works.
I would be gratefull for any help and advice because im on the verge of reinstaling the bios!
If you need any more info to help i will try to provide it. but im flying blind here.
Answers
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The BCCode: 3b is typically graphics card related.
If you have updated the drivers for the NVIDIA, I would do another look around their site for possibly a newer version than what you got. Make sure to specify win7 64 bit in the drop downs.
Card might be failing. Might just be getting overwhelmed with modern demands, it is quite dated, Ive seen them selling online for 10-12 bucks. Easy enough to swap out.
Another thing that causes random bluescreens is a failing HD, however you state you have checked it out and the error code seems to indicate otherwise.
Google those error-codes if none of the above helps, lots of info available.0
