1. The Spec:
M17
qx9300
4gb stock ram
3870Xfire
2 HDDs x 250GB raid0
everythin else hardware-like is standard
OS
Vista x64
2. The issue(problem)
For some reason I have been having some problems with my M17 lately.
a.When i start a game and play after just few minutes,it gets laggy and slow and the sound keeps cutting in and out,blue screen usually happend here.this straight freeze causing me to have to power down and reboot.
Games--Red Alert3,Dawn of War2,FarCry,Crysis....
b.Sometimes the event also happened when I exit the game and start using windows,I can barely move my mouse.
c.The problem also happened after i use MemTest to check the ram,but i donnot think this is Ram problem.
d.After long time sleep,i cannot return to the windows desktop when i enter my password.
e.sometimes when i start computer,raid 0 is faild,then computer cannot find the windows system,it causes windows to not open.i try going back to a non raid setup and the problem still exist.so i confirm the problem isn't caused by raid 0.
3.some ways i try to check the problem,FAILD!
a.i have re-installed the Vista and reform the raid 0,the problem still exist.
b.i used drivers from support CD,the problem still exist.
c.i also changed the latest chipset driver,intel matrix storage manager and video driver.the problem still exist.
d.i opened computer,used single or dual RAM to check the problem(unless dual ram all broken), however the problem still exist.
e.i used EVEREST to check the temp of CPU and GPU,the temp of GPU is normal(the highest about 80℃,average is 73℃ when gaming),temp of cpu also normal.
i think all these issues are the same problem because every time i get the same Blue Screen report.here is my Blue Screen report,i hope some one know the issues.
BCCode: d1
BCP1: 0000000000001002
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000001
BCP4: FFFFFA8006A9405A
i would like to ask for your assistance
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dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate
whats your anti-virus?
did you call rosewill?
what driver are you using?
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it maybe a dying ran stick or a bad cpu. try taking ram out and switching if possible. try cleaning out heat vent yet? that can cause issues.
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dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate
What are the syptoms of a bad cpu?
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Alienware-Armando Company Representative
Sorry to hear about this issue, would you be able to check under envent viewer to see what errors were logged? Did it start recently, any changes/upgrades done, including software? You can also run a memory test and see if no errors are reported. Feel free to send me a PM or contact our technical support at your earliest convenience to address this matter.
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get ubuntu and burn it to a live cd if you can it has a easy ram tester on there and then report back
did you test your Ram? use memtest86+ from : http://www.memtest.org/
or if you want a bootable cd, with lots of utilities : Ultimate bootcd : http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/download.html -
I second that. Do a RAM test. Then a Hard Drive test if the RAM is okay.
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Power issue with qx9300 CPU and GPU is take to mutch power and moderboard or powersupply can't hadle it?? Other people got it to... me to..have tried every thing, all version of bios an reinstall os and different drivers but no different.. but my m17 works better in win7 but not perfect. Computer is getting laggy and mouse and sound is getting laggy to even in windows.. hope they fix it to next bios.. =(
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it could be laggy and sound could be laggy if you put it to sleep mode
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My antivirus is Nod32,i disable it while playing,i also uninstall the antivirus,freeze problem still exist
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Did you take it out of sleep mode?
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now is my sixth time to re-installed the Vista ,this time i only installed drivers from support cd and one game(Crysis) which let me check the problem.i didn't do any changes/upgrades(besides windows update),no new software i have installed,however i still cannot find out what cause the problem.
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I meant when you played the games, did you take the comp out of sleep mode?
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TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso
Right. I have seen this out of sleep mode, and also when my CPU is overclocked too high. Best to disable sleep mode all together, nothing good comes of it.
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I use Resource Overview while gaming ,i found sometimes the Usage of CPU to a very high level (about 90%suddenly when freeze problem happening.when the game running normally,the CPU Usage only about 35%.
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It may be the raid configuration. I remember seeing a thread on how the raid config on the M17 causes lag like you are saying. It could quite possibly be causing the blue screen if there is an error in the two drives communicating.
I hope this helps I didn't get to see if anyone had given you this info. But Good luck man. Sorry your computer isn't working right. -
here you go i found the thread
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=359812
hope that link works for you if not its on page 4 of the forum. -
Oh and if you live in Maryland close to Annapolis I have the stock 2 gig of ram from the m17. Id be glad to give it to you if you want to test with it. I know it works.
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Alienware-Armando Company Representative
Please let us know if you were able to run a ram test. Regarding cpu usage it may only cause lags unless it is overheating which will cause for the system to shutdown or restart.
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No prob man. Sorry I cant be of more help to you. Good luck. And let me know if you disable raid if the lag stops. I think its worth looking into. But id do a ram test first. start with the ez stuff then go to the harder stuff.
HELP! M17 problem,Blue Screen,seriously
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