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    Interesting blue screen

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by chrisb808, Apr 12, 2011.

  1. chrisb808

    chrisb808 Notebook Consultant

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    I tried a search with no results. here's my latest issue. I'm getting an occasional blue screen error that reads to the effect of "cpu core 2 failed to recieve timing pulse" or something like that. I've ran the Dell onboard tests from Bios and came up with nothing. It happens totally randomly, running iTunes, playing games, watching movies. Just whenever.

    Specs:
    820qm
    260GTX
    4GB ram (also tried with 8GB)
    500 HDD.

    Any suggestions, or do i have a dying chip. BTW, warranty is over. Go figure :(
     
    chrisb808, Apr 12, 2011
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  2. inap

    inap .........................

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    i highly doubt that the cpu is failing, have you touched any of the bios settings?
     
    inap, Apr 12, 2011
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    agusman when the going gets weird

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    is it overclocked or tweaked in any way?
     
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    chrisb808 Notebook Consultant

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    It's never been OC'd or tweaked. All stock timings and settings. Everything in the BIOS is factory, running A08. I'm flashing to A09 tonight to see if that might clear it up.
     
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    I would have never thought that a BSOD would be interesting :) More like a pain in the behind. Good approach to the problem.
     
    maxilick, Apr 13, 2011
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    heh. I work on aviation electronics in the Navy. There are few problems I haven't encountered, but this one is new to me. The only thing I've seen fail in regards to timing pulses is our Automated Test Equipment not recieving it's 10mhz reference which will cause the system to completely not work.

    I have no idea how to tie that into a PC though.
     
    chrisb808, Apr 13, 2011
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