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Not really. The real cause of PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA is usually quite difficult to debug. In most cases, it is simply a driver error. A driver uses a pointer (accesses a memory location) that is invalid. True, in some cases, this may be a hardware problem - but usually not. In any case, the system should be able to handle low-memory conditions without a crash!
Oh, now I see, thanks for clearing that up. I thought that was the case 'cause I read somewhere that that BSOD was mainly caused by drivers trying to read or write somewhere where they shouldn't, so I incorrectly inferred that was caused due to low physical memory available. In fact, I read in some Microsoft KB article that in some cases this problem was solved by adding more RAM to the system (or downsizing your filesystem structure), so I inferred this was caused by low memory available to drivers. This should not be the case, as this machine currently has 512MB, which should be sufficient.
In any case, I’d be interested in hearing any tips you may have, as I’m currently testing the system to see how stable it is. So far, everything seems to be working correctly…(except for those crapy HP printer drivers ;)). Now I’m off to play HL2 Demo, which should be able to stress my system further… Oh, it’s so hard to make sure everything works well ::).