Blue screen Error: 0x50

Hi kirkcaldy lass,

The BCCode 50 could also be hardware related. It could occur after the installation of faulty hardware or in the event of failure of installed hardware (usually related to defective RAM).

In addition to the suggestions provided, check to see if the following helps.

**Method 1:**Run Memory Diagnostics test to check for any memory problems. Refer the below mentioned link for the same.

How do I know if my computer has a memory problem?

**Method 2:**Update the chipset, video card, display and network adapter drivers to the latest by visiting the computer manufacturer’s website.

Update a driver for hardware that isn't working properly

Update drivers: recommended links

**Method 3:**Check to see if the issue occurs in safe mode. To do so, follow these steps.

a.       Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.

b.      Use the arrow keys to choose Safe mode in the Windows Advanced Boot Menu Options and then press Enter.

c.       Check if you can open the desktop icons, if not, then it could be some third party application that is causing the issue.

**Method 4:**Restart the computer in normal mode and follow the below mentioned article to find the cause of the problem.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

**Note:**Make sure you put the computer back to Normal Startup once you are done.

Refer the below mentioned link for more information.

Picking up the pieces after a computer crash

Hope this helps!

Syed N – Microsoft Support

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It never worked and this is the log details. Also i do not know anyone who can check the tower to tell me if there is a seperate video card. Is it hard to work out or do you think i could do it myself?

********** S3 GRAPHICS SETUP LOG - Started 2010/10/14 10:35:36 **********

         *****  Please scroll to the end of *****

        ***** this document for the results. *****

S3Iset32 v2.00.37-0707, (S3GSetup/IS10 2.00.37-0707)

  System: Win Vista  Build 6002 (Service Pack 2)

  Signature: 17-9964 (ANSI)

  Caller cmdline: ''

  SupportDir: 'C:\Users\Alison\AppData\Local\Temp\S3MAEE2.tmp'

Called by custom setup app.

    AllowReboot: TRUE

         Prompt: TRUE

   SilentReboot: TRUE

         Prompt: FALSE

   RemoveWinINF: FALSE

   PreInstFiles: FALSE

   No UI Reboot: FALSE

    MenuAnimOff: FALSE

  MenuShadowOff: FALSE

Find VendorID: 5333

  Driver INF at: C:\Users\Alison\Downloads\Vista_P4M890_VGA\P4M890\uc07i.inf

  Find hardware code: 0

  Custom uninstall info: C:\Windows\UChromeP.uns

HW found 0 - Ven:1106 Dev:3371 Ssven:1462 Ssdev:7255 Rev:01  at bus 1 dev 0 func 0  (InVga=1)

************** Begin Win2K/XP Driver Install **************

 Enum GUID {4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} devs to match 'PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3371&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_01':

  #0 Inst=000079EC  'PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3371&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_01\4&354AEA31&0&0008'

      Reg Location: @system32\drivers\pci.sys,#65536;PCI bus %1, device %2, function %3;(1,0,0)

     Enum done.

   Could not find enum device to match hardware.

Enumerating all Enum\PCI registry entries...

  Device #0 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_0364&SUBSYS_03641106&REV_00"

  Device #1 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_0571&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_07"

  Device #2 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_1364&SUBSYS_13641106&REV_00"

  Device #3 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_2364&SUBSYS_23641106&REV_00"

  Device #4 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_287E&SUBSYS_337E1106&REV_00"

  Device #5 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3038&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_A0"

  Device #6 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3065&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_7C"

  Device #7 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3104&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_86"

  Device #8 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3288&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_10"

  Device #9 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3337&SUBSYS_33371106&REV_00"

  Device #10 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3364&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00"

  Device #11 subkey: "VEN_1106&DEV_3371&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_01"

    Found matching hardware!

    ->Found Inst=PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3371&SUBSYS_72551462&REV_01\4&354aea31&0&0008

 Parse INF file...

  Found Mfg line in INF: 'VIA.Mfg'.

   Ln 0: 'viagfx_3327,PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3343'

 #################################################

   !! INF does not describe detected hardware!!

   Device or vendor ID (or subsystem) mismatch!!

 #################################################

  StopTimer OK, but no timer action occurred.

-> Setup was unable to complete the installation.

-> Setup was unable to complete the installation.  Check the progress log in your Windows directory for more details. (-5)->C:\Windows\s3iscfg.log

** Installation Failed **

!! Setup was aborted !!

******** End of progress log ********

well i hope that i have done this right! It took ages to work out and im still not sure if i got it right....these are the dmp files i was asked to share. Any help would be really helpful as things are getting worse with the pc.

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Bug Check 0x50: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

The PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA bug check has a value of 0x00000050. This indicates that invalid system memory has been referenced.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff559023%28VS.85%29.aspx

Please copy the dmp files from the folder C:\Windows\Minidump first to your desktop, zip all dmp into 1 zip file and upload the zip file to your Skydrive [1] and post a link here, so that I can look at the dumps with the debugger and to to see the cause of the crash.

André

[1] http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02db-4665-993a-08d865088d65

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Hi,

Knowing when the blue screens appear and what you are doing at the time can often be a clue towards what the problem is.

The error code, BCCode 50, is most frequently related to video errors, though there can be other causes. First step I would take would be to download a fresh set of supporting video drivers from the manufacturer, then uninstall the existing ones. Important: reboot after uninstalling the existing ones and before installing the new ones. See if this helps.

Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Windows help - www.rickrogers.org