BSOD (serious one) on Dell's laptop - PhD thesis in there!! - Page 2

Acathla · 02-03-2007, 19:14

Unlikely to be the 6400 as that's the new core duo one (i think).

You can try PC World but I don't know how accommodating they are with Dell's and will likely just run the same diagnostics you have just completed and tell you nothing is wrong - Or try and flog you expensive RAM if you tell them that might be suspect!

Nothing much I can suggest if you just have the one chip and no spares except trying a local PC shop to see if you can 'borrow' some RAM to see if it helps (ask PC World if you can do this).

02-03-2007, 19:28

repair install wont kill any data worth a try

verticalforce · 02-03-2007, 19:54

Well... it does have a Core Duo chip... the thing is still in warranty AFAIK...

I'll try and see if PCWorld will let me borrow RAM..if not..i'll try and search through town and see what I can find...

Guys, new errors! Yippee! Again!

STOP : 0X0000007E

( OXC0000005, 0X805BD3CF, 0XF88DB73C, OXF88DB438 )

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Anyone know if Dell's warranty is void or not if i remove the HDD?

Hopefully not as they show me how in their booklet..

Acathla · 02-03-2007, 20:31

Have you tried booting to safe mode to rule out drivers?

All these errors do, I am afraid, point towards the RAM.

Also, you can remove the HDD without voiding warranty.

02-03-2007, 20:47

if its under warrenty let them fix it ffs

verticalforce · 02-03-2007, 20:56

Can't go into safe mode. Will try and borrow one from a shop tomorrow...

The last time I went to that shop, they asked my dad 70 quids to fix a switch on a compaq laptop...

O well...not my money...

Zinger, needs to back up the thing first..besides..if it is just RAM issue... then I can just phone dell to send us the new RAM..dell takes ages to do anything and my father needs his laptop ASAP.

Tightscot · 02-03-2007, 22:29

download and run that cd i linked in my post (page 1 post 10) this should alllow you to backup data, then run a chkdsk whilst running off the CD, then run a reciovery...

well, thats what i'd do...

and yes, if you send it dell for repair, the first thing they'll most likely do is restore the HDD to factory settings - wiping all your data in the process.

atsa2 · 03-03-2007, 02:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acathla

Also, you can remove the HDD without voiding warranty.

If so, then one of these has saved me more than once
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=138544
Basically it turns a hard drive into one that can be connected by usb. This is ide only, but combi ones are about that do ide and sata, got mine off ebay for ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£7ish.

verticalforce · 03-03-2007, 13:36

Thanks for all the helps guys, it's a RAM problem.

Change the RAM and after a bit of HDD indexing with windows deleting the corrupt files, everything is as good as new.

Currently backing up stuffs using the Norton Ghost..

THANKS!

Osem · 03-03-2007, 13:50

Another good result !

budwieser · 03-03-2007, 13:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by verticalforce

Thanks for all the helps guys, it's a RAM problem.

Change the RAM and after a bit of HDD indexing with windows deleting the corrupt files, everything is as good as new.

Currently backing up stuffs using the Norton Ghost..

THANKS!

Glad it turned out ok Mate.
www.grc.com/spinrite is what you need to run once a month. Fantastic program.