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This machine just BSODed right before it completely shutdown and then restarted, as usual. I checked the Event Viewer and was given an ACPI error, event ID 7...
IRQARB: ACPI BIOS indicates that a device will generate IRQ 255. ACPI BIOS has also indicated that the machine has no IRQ 255.
How do I go about preventing this in the future?
EDIT 1: It's still BSODing right at the end of shutting down, but even when I have switched the memory dump folder to be C:\WINDOWS\Minidump, that folder still doesn't exist after rebooting after the BSOD has occurred. (Do I need to create the Minidump folder myself?) Also, referring to another post I made about this machine, there is a (!) beside the UAA High Definition Audio Device in the Device Manager... don't know if this has anything to do with the BSODs.
Asked by Wesley on July 15, 2010. Last Edited on July 18, 2010.
just reformat your pc, once it is a BSOD, its hopeless.
Answered by iDarine on July 29, 2010.
Haha. Think I wouldn't have done that several times already... - Wesley on July 30, 2010
@iDarine: I can't decide: was your answer intended to be funny? If not, then I strongly disagree. BSODs can be resolved without reformatting. I've done it plenty of times. If you tell me you were joking, I won't downvote your answer. Then again, are joking answers acceptable, whether flagged as humourous or not? - boot13 on September 9, 2010
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go to C:\Windows\Minidump Copy the .dmp files in there and zip them up, upload them to a file sharing site (post the link) for us to download and analyze for a possible indication of the hardware causing the bsod. OS?? - Moab on July 15, 2010
Did the BSOD say something useful? As Moab indicates we need more information than just an error in the event log to indicate where the cause is. With the Minidump we can see in detail where the problem lies if it is not a hardware failure. - TomWij on July 15, 2010
Can someone explain to me how to find this Minidump folder when it *does* BSOD? - Wesley on August 3, 2010
@Wesley: You didn't find the Minidump folder in your Windows folder? Perhaps you need to configure Explorer to show system files. Control Panel > Folder Options > View > Display the contents of system folders. Easier still, install the freeware [BlueScreenView](http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html) from Nirsoft. - boot13 on September 9, 2010
Thanks! I ended up installing Windows 7 Home Premium and haven't yet experienced a BSOD, but if you post that as an answer, I'll definitely accept that and use it for future problems! - Wesley on September 14, 2010