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    BSOD need help.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Pistino01, Feb 4, 2013.

  1. Pistino01

    Pistino01 Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,

    I have been experiencing bsods during gaming recently... I'm running the 13.1 driver @ 920/1400. Tell me what reports do you need to see from my notebook to discover ther cause.
     
    Pistino01, Feb 4, 2013
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  2. LeoVainio

    LeoVainio Notebook Evangelist

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    Try the previous drivers first
     
    LeoVainio, Feb 4, 2013
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  3. MickyD1234

    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    And track down whocrashed. Run it and post the result - it will show what driver caused the BSOD's (and suggests search terms) but probably ati????.
     
    MickyD1234, Feb 4, 2013
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    As micky says, probably the ATI driver but it's always good to check.

    Did this happen with previous drivers?

    Does it crash running on stock clocks?
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Feb 4, 2013
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    What temperatures are you getting just before you get the bsods? Mainly the GPU temps.
     
    jiggymf, Feb 4, 2013
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    J_Hizzal Notebook Guru

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    I know there's a number of responses to this, but I had the same issue a few weeks back. Ran HWINFO64 and saw that there was a problem with heating (or the sensors were jacked). They would hit 90 and crash the machine. Had to send back my machine...
     
    J_Hizzal, Feb 4, 2013
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