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    Again BSOD XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by nealloy1981, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. nealloy1981

    nealloy1981 Notebook Evangelist

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    guys, i m going crazy. again i have got BSOD today. i have removed all the suspicious RAM and put back original 2gb(1gb module) RAM. but when i got back home found this BSOD. please see the attachment.
    i m not very expert in computing stuff though. i think it's becuz of nvidia driver.i used to use very latest version, but when i have started getting BSOD i have changed it to the original one from dell website. version is 8.15.11.8621. if u guys think this BSOD is for nvidia driver then what version should i use? pls help me.
     

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    nealloy1981, Nov 17, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It says in your sig you're dual booting XP and Vista... do you get these BSoDs in both installations? I'm guessing this is still a software problem, but it could be an early sign of, you know, chronic Nvidia 8-Series mobile GPU failure syndrome...
     
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    hi, thanx to mention that. the OS was vista ultimate when i got this BSOD.
     
    nealloy1981, Nov 17, 2009
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    Hy guys,

    Is there no one else who is familiar with this BSOD?
     
    nealloy1981, Nov 18, 2009
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    Looks graphics card related - if you're using drivers that are from Windows or from Microsoft Update, go to the nVidia website and install their drivers. If you're using drivers from the nVidia website, uninstall them and then run Microsoft Update to get their latest drivers.

    Also, if you haven't been installing Windows updates, try that first.

    If you keep getting BSODs and the STOP errors and faulting files keep changing (this one is 116/nvlddmkm.sys), that would be indicative of a more general hardware failure, probably the motherboard.
     
    Relativity17, Nov 18, 2009
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  6. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 8600m is known faulty. That could be the cause of the problem.

    Keep the GPU cool, then repair the OS.
     
    moral hazard, Nov 18, 2009
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