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    Very weired problem i need a quick solution

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by ronak_1078, Aug 9, 2008.

  1. ronak_1078

    ronak_1078 Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys i have a dell xps m1530 with configs Dell XPS M1530 With Windows XP!!|Intel penyryn T9300 2.5ghz|2x1GB+1GB DDR2 667|nVidia 8600m GT 256MB DDR3|250GB HDD
    Now the problem is that whenever I try to run gta sa and windows media player or any other media playing software together the Laptop crashes!! I tried reinstalling windows but still not working can someone help me??
     
    ronak_1078, Aug 9, 2008
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    Come on someone need to have a solution!!
     
    ronak_1078, Aug 10, 2008
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    PvD Notebook Consultant

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    Probably you are affected by the GPU problem and there is no way to fix this, try running diagnostics on the video card itself, check how it turns out. Also if diagnostics comes clean talk to Dell, tell them that you have done an OS reinstall and the problem persists, they will definitely know that this is a hardware problem.
     
    PvD, Aug 11, 2008
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    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Sometimes its just the motherboard that is being glitchy. Lets not always point fingers at the GPU only since it really isn't always the problem. You should try to call in for a replacement if you are within your 21 day return policy no questions asked.
     
    Forte, Aug 11, 2008
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    Exactly, you have the time to get anything checked out, so you should do it. My motherboard failed on mine, and it was two years later, but with the warranty I had, I worked out fine.
     
    gremlin_freak, Aug 11, 2008
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    Do you receive an error message of any kind? Have you checked your temps to verify if the failure can be attributed to overheating? Does the computer crash if you play JUST your game and skip the media player stuff? Have you tried running a different medial player in the background?

    Your symptoms right now are really too general to give you a quick answer. I am not convinced that what you are having is a hardware problem.
     
    mgh_a1, Aug 11, 2008
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