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    E1505 periodic "blip" out? Anyone else have this happen?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by 05Edge, Apr 19, 2006.

  1. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, I have had this heppen for a little while now, and I thought it was software and I've thought it was hardware... now I don't know. I have my PC to what seems to be a stable state, but from time to time, it just "blips" out and restarts. I don't understand it. There's no error messages associated, and it just cuts out, then restarts. Is this something I'm going to need to send back to Dell?
     
  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    I would definitely open up a support ticket with Dell. This could be a chipset or overheating problem. Are your reboots completely random?
     
  3. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Sounds like possible overheating.
     
  4. FalsePerc

    FalsePerc Notebook Guru

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    Overheating. Install Notebook Hardware Control. It will monitor your computer's temperature and warn you when it reaches one of several predesignated danger zones. One leg in the wrong place can cause a rapid rise in temperature of this computer, I've found.

    Notebook Hardware Control can be downloaded for free here:
    http://www.pbus-167.com/chc.htm

    Hope this helps.

    Mike
     
  5. phatkid77

    phatkid77 Notebook Guru

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    after i upgraded my desktop my puter did this for a couple months.....

    updated a whack of drivers and it no longer happens (windows./gfx card etc)

    when mine came back on, "system recovered from a serious error!" was what i was getting

    fyi

    mallory
     
  6. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    It's completely random. My wife was just sitting on the bed looking at it on the table and it blipped out, I can be encoding a DVD and blip, surfing the net... blip.. I don't get any error messages, it just starts back up. I'm dloading NHC now... thanks for the tip!
     
  7. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    my HD is at 50 degrees celcius... is this abnormal? The CPU is at ~40.
     
  8. tecninja

    tecninja Notebook Enthusiast

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    If it starts up automatically after shutting down it probably isn't thermal shutdown. Thermal shutdown turns the computer right off. I would look at the memory first. Try taking out one stick, swapping them and running diagnostics like memtest86 or the microsoft memory diag. If it is shutting off completely then it is probably due to heat.
     
  9. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    Where can I find those tests?
    Thanks
     
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    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks, I'm about to talk to Dell Support, but I'm about to download these now.
     
  12. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    So, I ran the two tests, but neither showed any errors on the first pass, didn't wait on the second pass. Did the temps sound high? My other question is, I was trying to disable some startup items, and there was one that was just a box, could that have been it?
     
  13. 05Edge

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    bump... any other thoughts on this?
     
  14. DCSE_1234

    DCSE_1234 Notebook Geek

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    Would the system restart on diagnostics ? I mean dell diags (F12 at dell logo)
     
  15. 05Edge

    05Edge Notebook Consultant

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    I ran the dell diags last week, and it ran fine. I'm just at a loss!
     
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    DCSE_1234 Notebook Geek

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    What about reinstalling OS ?
     
  17. 05Edge

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    I did that, then did it again, then did it again, and then followed the guide, then followed the guide plus another member's advice. I flashed the BIOS again because the BT quit working on me, I've also gone through the event log and fixed most of the recurring warnings / errors. I went into the HD area of BIOS and selected Max performance. It's run all day without any crashes. I love this thing when it runs, but it seems that just as I start trusting it...wham.