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07-23-2015, 08:19 PM | #1 |
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Laptop blue screens
It does it every time after a couple minutes of being on. Started out of the blue this week. I had not added any software or hardware. I ran defrag & chkdsk & did a system restore. None of it helped. What is wrong w/this thing?
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07-24-2015, 06:43 PM | #2 |
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I am going to assume this is a Windows machine.
What is the BSOD failure code? Write that down and look it up on the internet (on a different computer). Unless you have developed a hardware issue, the most likely is a driver or an OS update that went wrong. Have you tried a format and clean install? |
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07-24-2015, 07:08 PM | #3 |
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Could be a hardware part. An easy check is to pull the memory and see if that's the issue. Maybe take a stick out, and leave another stick in. Or vice versa.
You said you've done a restore. You formatted the HD and re-installed the OS? |
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07-28-2015, 12:35 PM | #4 |
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You've done a chkdsk /r
You've done a sys restore Try from DOS "sfc /scannow' Run a hardware check(from boot). Most vendors have this built in. Might be F10 or something Next I would say check memory... If you have two modules remove 1, then boot. Next time around if its still happening remove the other then boot. If the the previous 2 didnt work... format and reinstall OS If that doesnt work its probably your HD or motherboard(but you many know that from writing down the error and searching like Shipkiller said) |
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08-17-2015, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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I would try to do a clean install of windows that should solve your issue, if not then it's most likely a hardware issue. I had the same problem with BSOD coming on randomly it turned out that my hard disk was on its way out.
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