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    Can someone...(bsod related)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by oamster, Mar 18, 2009.

  1. oamster

    oamster Notebook Geek

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    View my minidump files? Here's a link to the files:
    http://www.mediafire.com/?ymfnk5ymtxz



    Because I'm getting random bsod's and I am never around the laptop when they happen so I don't know what the error is. It would be greatly appreciated. :(
     
    oamster, Mar 18, 2009
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    oamster Notebook Geek

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    And my hard drive just started beeping like crazy and everything locked up... Is it because it overheated from being on my lap with the hdd vents blocked? Or could it be the humidity? (i live in florida). Anybody have this problem? I'm starting to think I got a faulty machine :(
     
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    oamster Notebook Geek

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    Hm I just finished a HDD scan using SeaTools and it said I had a bad LBA (sector) so I booted their live CD and scanned and it picked it up again; after it was finished I repaired it and it said it was fixed.

    Now, my question is can a bad lba cause a bsod?
     
    oamster, Mar 19, 2009
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    I would guess that a bad LBA sector can cause a BSOD. If an LBA is the indexing system used for the hard drive, an error there would mean that you would be accessing the wrong parts of the drive.

    Now I don't know if this is a problem created by heat or humidity. What model is your hard drive? I do know that the stock Seagates in the 7811s heat up pretty good, and that can cause problems, one of which could be a BSOD. You should get a program like SpeedFan or HWMonitor to check your temps. If the hard drive is getting over 50 when idle, then that's not very good.
     
    gamadaya, Mar 19, 2009
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    The model of my HDD is a Seagate ST9320421AS. The drive does get pretty hot, a lot hotter then my old 5400rpm drive in my old laptop. And HWMonitor reports my HDD temp as 47C right now. And that's with the seatool running in the background.
     
    oamster, Mar 20, 2009
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    Well, I just got back from trading it in for another laptop. This time I have the scorpio black drive and not the seagate. One thing that I did notice though... The power cord was wrapped around itself and not twist tied together... Has anyone else had that too? I'm talking about the cord that plugs into the laptop and the brick, not the part that plugs into the wall/brick.
     
    oamster, Mar 20, 2009
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