stability problems when burning or re-encoding dvd video

[waynezo]

about 15 or 20 minutes into working with video files i get error or spontaneous reboot with error message ,something about minidump. is there a common fixe for this or a guide to getting my machine to run more stable. I tried reinstalling xp home.
any advice will be appreciated.

[Baldrick]

Sounds like a CPU overclocking problem or bad memory.

Does it happens with all kind of video files?
Does it happen with several video programs or just one?
Does it only happens with video tool(s)?

[waynezo]

system is not overclocked. i ran memtest86 and memory checked out ok. It happens with diferent video files and has happened with nero vision express 2.0, and nero 6.0 demo with smartripper vcdeasy,dvdshrink, and even while trying to burn a dvd+r but mostly while encoding files and after about 15 minutes of encoding. could it be 512 pc3200 is not enough memory? coul it be my 2nd video card (pci) is hogging the bus? sisandra gave me a warning pci latency too high but my motherboard wont let me change it.
Should i try running failsafe settings in bios?
is there any good diagnostic software for this type of problem?

[waynezo]

I ran prime 95 torture test and get the error illegal sumout. I think this means i have a software/driver problem.
I did accidentally leave norton antivirus on while uninstaling my realtek audio drivers could that have caused my os or drivers to get corrupted if so would that require a reinstalation of windows?
also i set the pci latency to 32 with powerstrip but didn't solve my problem

[waynezo]

I went into the bios to set failsafe mode then machine wouldn't boot until i reset the raid function in the process i reset to previous settings and optimized settings in bios. at this point i don't know which settings the bios is at. is there a way to pull up a report on those settings.
my machine is running stable now and i have burned and reencoded 3or4 dvd's without errors or crashes. could it be reseting the bios solved my problem and how can i find out what my bios is set at?