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Windows Server 2003 BSOD on Boot
I have a Windows Server 2003 (due to legacy software; not connected to the internet) machine that is getting a BSOD upon normal boot. It can boot into Safe Mode, but there is nothing significant showing in Event Viewer or boot logging as far as I can tell. Here is what the BSOD says:
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_ARE
STOP: 0x00000050 (0x800000D6, 0x00000000, 0x808945CF, 0x00000000)
No recent hardware or software changes. I have switched motherboards, CPU, power supply, and memory with identical spares and the same symptom continues. Have found several references to the BSOD, but no solid leads yet. One suggestion was to run SFC /scannow, but that doesn't work in safe mode. Not sure if there's another way to run it. Another suggestion was to do a hotfix to update win32k.sys, but it appears I already have a newer version.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank You
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_ARE
STOP: 0x00000050 (0x800000D6, 0x00000000, 0x808945CF, 0x00000000)
No recent hardware or software changes. I have switched motherboards, CPU, power supply, and memory with identical spares and the same symptom continues. Have found several references to the BSOD, but no solid leads yet. One suggestion was to run SFC /scannow, but that doesn't work in safe mode. Not sure if there's another way to run it. Another suggestion was to do a hotfix to update win32k.sys, but it appears I already have a newer version.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank You
it can be bad ram, so i suggest a ram test, you can use memtest86+ for that : www.memtest.org
for more info, post the dmp file plse - find it in windows\minidumps
for more info, post the dmp file plse - find it in windows\minidumps
This Microsoft article implicates the Graphic driver
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/981471/stop-error-code-0x00000050-page-fault-in-nonpaged-area-in-windows-serv
so you should check this as well as testing memory suggested above. You will not likely get the Hotfix now.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/981471/stop-error-code-0x00000050-page-fault-in-nonpaged-area-in-windows-serv
so you should check this as well as testing memory suggested above. You will not likely get the Hotfix now.
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Also do you have any AV on that server , if yes then disable the AV or uninstall it completely. Now boot in the normal mode and check if the server comes up you could run the system file checker. if not go back to the safe mode and see if you could enable a dump (mini / full memory) and capture the dump. once the dump is complete. you could use tools like the windbg to debug the dump and find the driver that is causing the BSOD.