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    :o Blue screen error, what does it mean?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Undacovabrotha10, Oct 2, 2007.

  1. Undacovabrotha10

    Undacovabrotha10 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have received this blue screen error message (see below) two days in a row now, yesterday and today. I was just going to blow it off but the fact that it happened again kind of has me worried.

    The message reads like this:

    ***Hardware Malfunction
    Call your hardware vendor for support
    NMI: Parity Check/ Memory Parity Error
    ***The System has halted***

    Can anyone help me out?
     
    Undacovabrotha10, Oct 2, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    It's not guaranteed, but it's most likely:

    *** Hardware Malfunction
    Call your hardware vendor for support
    NMI: Parity Check/ Memory Parity Error
    ***The System has halted***
     
    Lithus, Oct 2, 2007
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  3. Undacovabrotha10

    Undacovabrotha10 Notebook Evangelist

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    Well yes, but would this be a serious problem something that would warrant calling lenovo
     
    Undacovabrotha10, Oct 2, 2007
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  4. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    You probably have a faulty ram module.

    You can see what microsoft says about this error here.
     
    Evolution, Oct 2, 2007
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  5. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Try doing a memory test. You may be able to do this at bootup through the BIOS.
     
    swarmer, Oct 2, 2007
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  6. Undacovabrotha10

    Undacovabrotha10 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have PC Doctor, I'll give that a run
     
    Undacovabrotha10, Oct 2, 2007
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  7. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Find memtest 86. Any application that runs under Windows CANNOT really test memory. You need an app that boots from a diskette or CD.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 2, 2007
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