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    Are blue screens indicative of hardware problems?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by conejeitor, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi Guys,
    I was playing a game and at the same time opening excel sheets. Suddenly Windows (XP) gave me a blue screen, that said that a memory problem happened and had to reboot. Is it bad? Is mostly a software issue or might be a hardware issue?
    I also noticed that my PC is running slightly slower after that happened.
    Will it be solved just re-formating and re-installing the OS? or it might be caused by a hardware problem?
    Thanks.
     
    conejeitor, Jul 31, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You may want to download and run MemTest86, as there may be a problem with your RAM.
     
    Greg, Jul 31, 2007
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