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    Blue Screen during sleep mode.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Zedman 5526, Aug 23, 2010.

  1. Zedman 5526

    Zedman 5526 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi
    I have an alienware M15x, recently i have been suffering from BSOD. It usually happens during sleep mode and it is really beinging to get on my nerves.
    anyone know what the problem is?
     
    Zedman 5526, Aug 23, 2010
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  2. Fishsticks

    Fishsticks Notebook Geek

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    Wee!
    Could you post your minidump file?
    I believe its.. in C:\Windows\Minidump.. thought I'm not particularly sure.

    Haven't had BSOD in a couple of years, have forgotten what it looks like.
     
    Fishsticks, Aug 23, 2010
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  3. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    My guess is that some device is not waking up after sleep.

    What is the exact error message of the blue screen?
     
    wave, Aug 23, 2010
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  4. Zedman 5526

    Zedman 5526 Notebook Consultant

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    sorry bit of a dumb question but how do you post the minidump file?
     
    Zedman 5526, Aug 23, 2010
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Don't bother posting the minidump, analyze it yourself with the bluescreenview utility from nirsoft.net.

    A bsod while entering or waking up from sleep/hibernate is often caused by a bad/old device driver that doesn't respond properly to the sleep/hibernation commands **or** that the actual sleep/hibernation file on disk is badly fragmented.

    Defragging the sleep/hibernation file and the page file are pretty much the ONLY legit (re: useful) defrags you can do on an NTFS disk. And once you do it, it's done for life unless you mess with it.
     
    newsposter, Aug 23, 2010
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  6. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    try Who Crashed

    run it now as it should still give the last bsod.
    just right click copy and paste onto here.
     
    MrDJ, Aug 24, 2010
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    woofer00 Wanderer

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    The minidump is in the windows\minidump folder (or something like that, on an XP machine at the moment), but it's a pain to upload because it's usually locked and access restricted.
     
    woofer00, Aug 24, 2010
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