I have a blue screen error, BCCode 1a.
Please, can someone clarify me whether this error can be cured or it is a irremediable hardware problem.
Hi,
Bugcheck 1A is usually associated with failing RAM although it can also be caused by software/drivers. If you can post the dump files we can then determine what your best course of action is.
If no dump files are available then you need to change settings so they are created when a bsod occurs.
Open the run application.
Type sysdm.cpl in the run box and click ok.
Look across the top of the system properties box for 'Advanced' and click that.
Look for 'Startup and Recovery' near the bottom and click 'settings'.
Near the bottom you'll see a drop down menu under the heading 'write debugging information'.
In the drop down menu choose ' small memory dump (256KB)'
Under 'small dump directory' make sure it says %SystemRoot%\Minidump.
Click ok and your good to go.
Finally a real simple test to see if it is the RAM that's at fault is to run the machine on one stick at a time. If you find that the machine blue screens on one particular stick but not the others then you have the culprit..
Anyhoo, if you can, please post those dumps and we'll take a look.