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    BSOD while installing Windows

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by mikysee, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. mikysee

    mikysee Notebook Guru

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    I have an Acer 3100 laptop and I've been trying to install windows on it for the past few days. The problem is after Windows formats the drive and copies the files, i'll get the BSOD after it restarts. I've tried using a different hdd and ram. I've tried installing Windows XP and Vista. I tried loading an image of a fully loaded windows but that didn't work. I ran ram and hdd testes but no problems show up. I'm really out of ideas now. I also updated the BIOS but that didn't help. Any more ideas?

    Thanks for any help.
     
    mikysee, Dec 2, 2008
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    other OSes work?
     
    whizzo, Dec 2, 2008
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  3. mikysee

    mikysee Notebook Guru

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    XP and Vista didn't work. Haven't tried other OSes.
     
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    Is the cabling okay inside? Is the optical unit alright?
     
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    give a Linux distro a shot. maybe there's a problem with your hardware.
     
    whizzo, Dec 2, 2008
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    mikysee Notebook Guru

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    I just tried using a different cdrom drive but still have the same problem.
    This laptop belongs to my parents so I can't put linux in it.
    This is the error message I get.

    A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

    If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.

    Check for viruses on you computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSk /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.

    Technical information:

    *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF7A1D528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
     
    mikysee, Dec 2, 2008
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  7. Deks

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    Check the hdd using the command it suggests (chkdsk /f)
    There's HDD itself is in the process of completely failing on you.

    As for Linux ... you don't have to actually put it on the laptop ... you can burn the image file of it on a CD and run it directly from the CD without the need of installation.
     
    Deks, Dec 2, 2008
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