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Vista BSODS: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT hal.dll


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rakat

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This started last week. However, after a couple days, it stopped. So, I thought the problem was over.

On Wednesday of this week, I had 5 BSODs. Each one was titled Memory Management. Most of them pinpointed hal.dll. A couple of them also pinpointed ntoskrnl.exe.

I have done the following within the past few hours:
Scanned the hard drive with HD Tune Pro 5.50 (Result was 0.1% of damaged blocks. The drive is about 275 GB)
Installed Windows updates.
Used sfc scannow at command prompt. (There were errors)

Could I please get a more experienced opinion and perhaps some advice? Below is a Speccy link. If I need to post anything else, let me know. I would love to get this fixed. Also, I am somewhat of a geek. Computers and such fascinate me!

http://speccy.pirifo...VvheoHC4wxm0kPv
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Have you tested your memory yet?


A If you have more than one RAM module installed, try starting computer with one RAM stick at a time.

NOTE Keep in mind, the manual check listed above is always superior to the software check, listed below. DO NOT proceed with memtest, if you can go with option A

B. If you have only one RAM stick installed...
...run memtest...


1. Download - Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip). If you prefer to use the USB version then use this link USB KEY
2. Unzip downloaded /memtest86+-4.20.iso.zip file.
3. Inside, you'll find /memtest86+-4.20.iso file.
4. Download, and install ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/
5. Insert blank CD into your CD drive.
6. Open ImgBurn, and click on Write image file to disc
7. Click on Browse for a file... icon:

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8. Locate memtest86+-4.20.iso file, and click Open button.
9. Click on ImgBurn green arrow to start burning bootable memtest86 CD:

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10. Once the CD is created, boot from it, and memtest will automatically start to run. You may have to change the boot sequence in your BIOS to make it work right.

To change Boot Sequence in your BIOS

Reboot the system and at the first post screen (where it is counting up memory) start tapping the DEL button
This will enter you into the Bios\Cmos area.
Find the Advanced area and click Enter
Look for Boot Sequence or Boot Options and highlight that click Enter
Now highlight the first drive and follow the directions on the bottom of the screen on how to modify it and change it to CDrom.
Change the second drive to the C or Main Drive
Once that is done then click F10 to Save and Exit
You will prompted to enter Y to verify Save and Exit. Click Y and the system will now reboot with the new settings.


The running program will look something like this depending on the size and number of ram modules installed:


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It's recommended to run 5-6 passes. Each pass contains very same 8 tests.

This will show the progress of the test. It can take a while. Be patient, or leave it running overnight.

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The following image is the test results area:

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The most important item here is the “errors” line. If you see ANY errors, even one, most likely, you have bad RAM.
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