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    Inspiron 1521 - Gray Screen of Death?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by eleven7, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. eleven7

    eleven7 Newbie

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    I got an inspiron a week or two ago and it crashes at the weirdest times. very hard to track since it happens inconsistently. from my googling I've found that it could be an overheating problem (which I doubt), a graphics card problem, a faulty ram issue..or maybe it's an undocumented Vista feature.

    When it happens, the whole computer hangs, no sound when I'm playing music or anything. num/caps/scroll lock don't respond. I have to power it off and reboot to get back into vista.

    I've attached a pic -- I hooked it up to my CRT when I snapped it, but it happens just the same when I'm on the laptop.

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    Has this happened to anyone? Anyone ever heard of it?
     
    eleven7, Jul 30, 2007
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  2. l0gik

    l0gik Notebook Enthusiast

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    I remember there was a thread about this before, I think the guy had to reseat the cable that connects the LCD to the mainboard (or gpu? idk)
     
    l0gik, Jul 30, 2007
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