MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION

This is a discussion about MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION in the Windows Hardware category; Hi guys! Does anyone have the same problems running games on win2k and get this blue screen MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. Everyone of my applications work fine, but games always give med the BSOD at a random time.

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Hi guys!
 
Does anyone have the same problems running games on win2k and get this blue screen "MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION". Everyone of my applications work fine, but games always give med the BSOD at a random time. I can sometimes play 10 minutes and other times only 1 minute before it creashes.
 
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I may be able to help, but others to may need to know what you have on your system, like gfx card, windows2000 ram, processor.
 
and do you get this problem when say something takes alot of processor usage, such as a huge clash in quake 3 where there are says 5 people in a room shooting rockets?
 
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Sorry for not my missing nfo. Here is my system:
 
celeron 300 @ 450
128 mb PC133 ram
abit bx6 rev 2 motherboard
geforce 256 DDR 32 mb ram running win2k drivers version 3.81
adaptec SCSI-controller
NIC
win/TV Hauppage card
SB AWE 32 (PCI)
 
The exception is thrown aon a random base. It is not like one special place it all goes down. As far as I understand the MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION is thrown by the hardware (the CPU), which means that it problably is a hardware failure? But I just cant understand why win98 fly perfect and win2k is acting so strange. Is there a way to disable the cpu to throw the exception?? I read somewhere that it interrupts on irq 18, maybe there is a way to disable this feature?
 
Thanks for taking your time... to help.
 
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If it has to do with irq then it may be that you have to many things set to the same irq, and unfortunately as far as i know, if you use advanced power managment then you cant change the irq becasue acpi sets it automaticaly.
 
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Amd k7 500 w/ 3dnow and mmx. :: 192 mb sd100 ram.
Biostar m7mka mobo. :: Maxtor 20 gig hardrive :: quantum fireball 4 gig hardirve :: 32x toshieba cd rom. :: 2x write 4x read phillips cdr w/ adaptec scsi. :: Winfast nvidia geforce 256 ddr 32mb w/ tv out. :: Diamond monster mx 300 Sound. :: Standard Floppy. :: 5 speakers including a subwoofer. :: Us robotics external 56k modem x2 v.90. :: Intellimouse explorer. ::
Standard gateway keyboard. :: 17 inch gateway ev700 monitor. :: Epson stylus color 600 printer. :: Info scaner. :: D-link 10/100 mbit ethernet lan card. dfe-530tx+ w/ wol. :: Windows 2000 Professional.