Chesterfield Online Forum

General Category => Techie Or Suggestions => Topic started by: emmz on June 29, 2013, 10:02:57 PM

Title: right then techies
Post by: emmz on June 29, 2013, 10:02:57 PM

My computer...which im ready for throwing out a second storey window has started blue screening me (you know THAT screen)
On top of this firefox and windows explorer are both having problems...
Seems that memory might be an issue although i checked it not that long ago and it was fine. Could it be the hard-drive? I dunno i'm asking you lot

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: Fly on June 29, 2013, 10:29:37 PM

BSOD. Blue Screen Of Death usually means hardware failure. HD, Memory etc  :(

Not sure I'm up to thinking straight tonight emmz  ;)

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: emmz on June 30, 2013, 09:50:06 AM

yeh i figured as much, i do hate the blue screen of death think i had 4 instances yesterday. Thing is i cant afford to fish out for new hardware so willing this lot to hang on in there lol...

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: Fly on June 30, 2013, 10:12:46 AM

Are you brave enough to venture into the casing. Unplug the computer from the mains electric first.
Hoover the power supply vents, it might be over heating because of dust. My lappy needs this regularly.
Check all cables are connected properly. HD/CD/DVD ribbon cables etc
Possibly remove the memory modules and reseat them. Touch a radiator copper pipe to de-static yourself first.
 

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: Old Cruser on June 30, 2013, 10:34:23 AM

Bleedin ell Fly   :)) pleased your not asking me to do that  :))

Seriously though Sorry I can't help Emmz am useless at techie stuff (people are more my thing  ;) )
Hope you get it sorted soon though.

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: simondjuk on June 30, 2013, 02:43:52 PM

If you get BSOD make a note of the long code that comes up.

Google it and it might narrow the problem down. 

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: emmz on June 30, 2013, 05:14:21 PM

not always enough time to note the code but will do when and if it comes up next, Ive had computer on pretty much all day, death screen has not emerged but firefox still having problems along with IE

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: Fly on June 30, 2013, 05:25:48 PM

Here's how to cure that emmz :-)

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/pause-blue-screen-t85775.html (http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/pause-blue-screen-t85775.html)

Title: Re: right then techies
Post by: emmz on June 30, 2013, 05:30:55 PM

ahh bugger well once i had typed the above reply BSOD got me :( had time to get the long number with lots of 0's on a piece of paper/