General Protection Faults, Page Faults, and Exception errors

The messages listed above are memory errors, but the source of the error is usually unruly software. A Page Fault, for instance, can occur when software tries to write data to a portion of memory that’s reserved for another application. When the PC reads back information from that area, it doesn’t get the information it expects and generates an error message. In most cases such error messages do not mean you have a real memory problem. Rebooting the system is usually enough to resolve the problem. In some instances, however, it may be reasonable to believe that physical memory is the root of your problems. If you’ve recently installed or upgraded your memory, for instance, and you suddenly receive numerous error messages, your memory module may be suspect. Remove the new memory and return any older modules to the system and see if the problem disappears. If so, you may have memory that’s incompatible with your system or a bad memory module.