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    First BDOS M17X

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Zeggy, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. Zeggy

    Zeggy Notebook Geek

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    Had my lappy for over 2-3 months now and not had any complaints about it perfomance wise.

    Was playing a game and tabed out of it for a min or 2 and opened web browser and went to you tube to watch a highlight of a football match.

    Got a Bdos saying driver stopped working ect ect..

    Anything specific i shouldnt do again? or should be doing now to stop it happening again..?

    (Earlier in the day the driver stopped working and didnt Bdos and I assumed it was ok and carried on for the next few hours)
     
    Zeggy, Sep 21, 2011
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  2. zoolian982

    zoolian982 Notebook Deity

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    I'd recommend a few things.

    Blue screen of death (STOP error) information in dump files. to check the exact cause of the bsod, current bios, and any possible overclocking. That and the status of thermal paste/pads might be useful to know.

    (Not an amd person, but i'm sure it'll help the next person)

    Though you might just have to reinstall the driver.
     
    zoolian982, Sep 21, 2011
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Have you checked temps of your GPU's? I might try re-installing the driver and trying to recreate the problem by doing what you did to get the first BSOD. If you get the same thing, maybe try another driver version.
     
    DR650SE, Sep 21, 2011
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  4. Zeggy

    Zeggy Notebook Geek

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    Ill give it ago

    How do i go about keeping an eye on temps? I have a laptop cooler so it thought that wouldnt have been an issue..though at the time i think it was off :/

    Any useful side bar programs to keep an eye on the temps you guys know?

    I tried the same thing that caused the crash and again (when cooler was off) the game tabbed down and you tube open cause a nosie like"GRGGRRDHH" in my head phones that sounded like the driver was going to crash...but this time it was ok apart for the 2 seconds of that sound..

    If it happens again im gnna try reinstall dirver.
     
    Zeggy, Sep 21, 2011
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    zoolian982, Sep 21, 2011
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