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    The blue screen of death!! Help!!!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by paradox7212, Jun 8, 2007.

  1. paradox7212

    paradox7212 Notebook Enthusiast

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    erm....my computer is driving me crazy....the blue screen of death keep occuring
    with me running only bittorrent, windows media player and firefox......what is wrong with my pc ? Help!!!... i have a 512 ram running at 533 and a 1 gb one that runs at 667, duo core 1.66Ghz...I need some advice please .....Thanks
     
    paradox7212, Jun 8, 2007
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    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    See if you can get an error number from the BSOD. What happens after? Does it reset? BSOD are usually in my experience a hardware error, I would check the various temperatures of your laptop like cpu temp etc.
     
    moon angel, Jun 8, 2007
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    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    That's some hardcore activity there. No wonder you're getting the BSOD. Kidding.

    The information you provided is not enough. Anymore settings, what kind of hardware, what were you doing right before it went BSOD, etc., etc., the more the better.
     
    f4ding, Jun 8, 2007
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BSODs usually show that blue screen for only a second or two, so keep an eye out for the file name or the cause listed at the top. Either one of those pieces of information would greatly help us here.
     
    Greg, Jun 8, 2007
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Typically BSOD's are caused by hardware issues. From my own personal experience, I imagine it could be your sound driver. You could try updating that driver.

    Also, just FYI, your RAM modules both run at 533. If you two chips at two different speeds, the computer will default to the lower of the two. The RAM bus can only run at one speed depending on the installed chips.
     
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    paradox7212 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was listening to music while running bitcomet to download and nothing else .... i also set my graphic card (mobility radeon X1400) to it's lowest possible setting in fear that the blue screen of death might occur anytime again...before the blue screen of death occur my music just like sort of 'legging' then blue...yup the computer do restart after the blue screen of death occur .....it happens sometimes when i'm using msn and watching movie or listening to music...
     
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    I'd say it's 97% likely to be the sound drivers. Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Right click on your sound device and choose UNINSTALL

    Find the driver for your particular card and run the installer.
     
    ttupa, Jun 8, 2007
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    kanehi Notebook Deity

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    It could be you're overheating. Do you have a cooling pad under the laptop? Could also be a program that you installed prior to the incidents.
     
    kanehi, Jun 8, 2007
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