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Hi guys,
thanks for an informative and useful post here which may have solved a long term problem I have had with BSOD'd since last July.
My scope control system at home consists of a laptop connected to a 7 port Belkin USB hub, then to a Keyspan USA-19HS USB High-Speed Serial Adapter, then to an Astrometrics Skywalker on a G11 mount.
The Belkin USB hub also connects to an ST10XE, and an Orion SS Auto-guider, and a Prolific 2303 USB to serial adaptor to control the long exposure input of a Canon 450D.
The same system is relocated to Leyburn for a night or 2 each month, weather permitting.
Since July 2011, BSOD events occurred both at home and at Leyburn randomly, sometimes more than once per night, on 2 separate HP laptops both with XP. A third laptop, an ASUS F3 with Win7, was also affected but not a frequently as the XP machines. Sometimes, the F3 can operate without a BSOD over several nights of imaging, but eventually crashes.
Brendan's post (thanks muchly) lead me to WhoCrashed which also showed that the Keyspan USB adaptor was the BSOD culprit on the XP laptops, and on the Asus F3 Win7 laptop.
So, I updated the driver on the ASUS laptop last night and imaged with it for 3 hours without a problem. Only time will tell if the problem has now been fixed.
Once again, thanks guys. (Doh,....now, why didn't I think of posting my BSOD issues here ages ago??)
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