Qosmio x505-q870 Constant BSOD, dying?

Hi, i was here over a year ago trying to upgrade my ram from the stock 4 gb 1066 1.5v to Patriot 8 gb 1600 1.35v which failed (even though official sources said it'll work, crucial.com as well as toshiba's website) then down to Corsair 8 gb 1333 1.5v ram which now runs to another problem where my laptop BSOD all the damn time. I havent tried using it in months, but now that i'm about to start traveling i really need to fix this asap as im also short on funds to buy a new one.

I've facotory reset the laptop a coupla times already but still hasnt solved the problem. I've also updated the bios to v2.9 when i was doing the ram upgrading in my quest to make the 8gb 1600hz ram work, so i was wondering if the new bios is messing everything up.

The most common BSOD are memory_management, cache_manager, IRQL_not_less_or_equal, bad_pool_header, pen_list_corrupt, page_fault_in_non-paged_area, and a few others i dont remember. They strike at any time, usually when i try to run programs or browse the net. The fact taht it still happens after a factory reset is freaking me out.

Yea so the first several BSOD were mostly the memory related ones so i figured i had bad ram. However after swapping in the new ram (corsair 8gb 1333), i'm still getting the same issues. It might still be the ram, but i'm also thinking of putting the ram in the other memory slots, might be a slot issue. Of course i dont have a clue where the other memory slots are and i cant find any videos or documentation talking about the extra unused memory slots.

I'm coming here begging for help. Last year i was hopeful in upgrading my laptop for better game performance, now i just want the thing to work, as long as its stable browsing and watching videos, i dont care if i play another game on it again.

Also i love the 18.4 inch screen... i have a hard time going 17.3."...

 

Checking out the particular error code will help you a lot. You can simply do a search by typing the error code and you'll be able to get an idea of what's wrong with your system. If there are more than a single possibility, then the process of elimination should help you pin point your proble.

Visiting the Owner's Lounge here on NBR is another way you can get to learn about your particular model. Plus, you can also get to know what other owners are having challenges with.

Most of the times, errors and conflicts are software related. So this is most of the times and not all. It'll also be nice to learn basic trouble shooting such as testing each stick of ram in order to find out if any of the are faulty.

I hope you're able to find out what's wrong and get to fix it.