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    Random BSODs on relatively new laptop

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by timolol, May 2, 2010.

  1. timolol

    timolol Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys,

    I've been trying to figure this out for a while to no avail. At random times on my Dell Studio 1558, I get occasional BSODs. This tends to happen when playing media files - but that is a questionable association. I ran Memtest86+ for a while, and no errors were found, so I'm at a loss as to what's causing the problems.

    I'm on Windows 7 64-bit and have recently reformatted but this did not fix the problem. I've attached 3 minidumps and was wondering if someone could kindly help me out - that would be excellent

    Thanks in advance,
    Tim
     

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    timolol, May 2, 2010
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Hi Tim
    firstly download Who Crashed as it give a much better reason than the minidumps.

    what graphics card have you got and what drivers are you got loaded.
     
    MrDJ, May 2, 2010
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  3. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    have u undervolted your CPU ???

    if so maybe it is the undervolting causing that
     
    MahmoudDewy, May 4, 2010
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