Random STOP Exceptions on WinXP SP2

My system behaviour is really weird! At times, my system runs for days
without a glitch, but at times, it keeps on generating random STOP exceptions
such as DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL,
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA and so on...
Recently (1 month) my system started throwing up BAD_POOL_HEADER repeatedly!
I've checked every sub-system (Storage, Memory, GPU, APU, Mobo), but could
not find any problem! What's driving me up the wall is the frequency of the
STOP exceptions! It's totally RANDOM!

I currently own an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ based system w/ 2 x 512MB Hynix
DDR333 RAM modules working in dual-channel DDR266 config, all sitting on a
Biostar M7NCG400 (nForce2-400) mobo. Storage consists of an 80GB Seagate
Barracuda ATA100 HDD (8MB Buffer) + a 250GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 ATA133 HDD
(16MB Buffer). Graphics and audio are handled by an XFX GeForce 6200 (NV44A)
and an SBLive!.

I did consider power supply problems. My SMPS has the following ratings.
+3.3V:28A, +5V:30A, +12V:15A, -5V:0.3A, -12V:0.8A, +5VSB:2A

That's roughly 280W, which seems *okay* for my rig, right?

Do a search for Debugging Tools on the Microsoft Site. Install the
documentation and open the Debuggin Help. Contained in the file is a list of
all the STOP bugcheck codes and meanings. Most of them include probable
causes.

Can't think of anything more helpful

"King Jeremy" wrote:

My system behaviour is really weird! At times, my system runs for days
without a glitch, but at times, it keeps on generating random STOP exceptions
such as DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL,
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA and so on...
Recently (1 month) my system started throwing up BAD_POOL_HEADER repeatedly!
I've checked every sub-system (Storage, Memory, GPU, APU, Mobo), but could
not find any problem! What's driving me up the wall is the frequency of the
STOP exceptions! It's totally RANDOM!

I currently own an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ based system w/ 2 x 512MB Hynix
DDR333 RAM modules working in dual-channel DDR266 config, all sitting on a
Biostar M7NCG400 (nForce2-400) mobo. Storage consists of an 80GB Seagate
Barracuda ATA100 HDD (8MB Buffer) + a 250GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 ATA133 HDD
(16MB Buffer). Graphics and audio are handled by an XFX GeForce 6200 (NV44A)
and an SBLive!.

I did consider power supply problems. My SMPS has the following ratings.
+3.3V:28A, +5V:30A, +12V:15A, -5V:0.3A, -12V:0.8A, +5VSB:2A

That's roughly 280W, which seems *okay* for my rig, right?