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bacquito
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Blue screen of Death
I have an HP laptop and recently experienced the computer shutting down and going to a blue screen that advises problems with the computer's soft
ware/hardware and therefor shuts down I've taken the computer to Best Buy twice and the computer continues to go to Blue screen.
I've reviewed the problem on internet and apparently it is not an unheard of problem.
The computer is not a year old and I did purchase extended warranty so I hope the problem gets resolved.
Has any Nomad had similar problems?
bacquito
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woody with a view
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no.
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David K
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Years ago... and yes, it is exactly what you called it: The Blue Screen of Death!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
I have an HP laptop and recently experienced the computer shutting down and going to a blue screen that advises problems with the computer's soft
ware/hardware and therefor shuts down I've taken the computer to Best Buy twice and the computer continues to go to Blue screen.
I've reviewed the problem on internet and apparently it is not an unheard of problem.
The computer is not a year old and I did purchase extended warranty so I hope the problem gets resolved.
Has any Nomad had similar problems? |
Yes, it happened a lot with my last laptop that was a Dell. A part of the problem was that the Tel-Cel Banda Ancha software conflicted with some
other software, or so they told me. The Geek Squad also told me that it happens when the laptop overheats --- I don't know.
But it only happened when we were in Baja and while using our Banda Ancha. Lots of other problem with the Dell.
Love my new Asus computer --- HATE windows 8, but it is better with the shell.
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woody with a view
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Toshiba!
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durrelllrobert
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You mean like this?
Bob Durrell
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willardguy
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you can thank bill gates. its windows freezin up. 
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Loretana
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My HP laptop croaked after only 18 months....yes, that blue screen of death.....mine was a failed mother board, and a lot of them did it.
I read all about it on an HP blog.
It wasn't worth replacing the part, it cost as much as a new laptop.
Go to google, enter your computer model and a whole raft of stuff will pop up.
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
-Nikola Tesla
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walters886
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Baquito – I feel your pain. I have an HP Pavilion DV6700 that served me faithfully for a few years until that fateful day I too experienced the
dreaded BSOD. Interestingly enough immediately prior to the BSOD I would lose sound and mic functionality. I’m some what geeky and made it my mission
to track down and fix this insidious and elusive failure using all the common HP and web recommended diagnostics and corrective actions. I spent
countless hours updating and reinstalling drivers, performing memory and HD tests – the same tests and troubleshooting methods and techniques that I’m
you’ve done or will do. After each software repair my trusty companion seemed to returned to full performance and our cybernetic romance resumed –
until the nefarious BSOD returned to break my heart once again. And again. And again. Sadly, my HP became so undependable I had to replace it with a
very pedestrian Think Pad – the same bullet proof model that my work issued to me. Today, my DV6700 sits on a dusty bookshelf next to the scrapbook of
my prom photos, *sigh*.
My friend, there is an epilog to my story. I discovered the true root cause of my laptop woes once I disassembled it and saw the burn marks and melted
cables. The problem was traced to an over heating GPU caused by a manufacturing assembly/design defect that failed to diffuse the heat generated by
the graphics chip set. There are reports that both Nvidia and HP were very aware of this defect early on but took no actions to correct the problem.
My own laptop was well out of warranty when my first BSOD occurred and HP was zero help. Today, there are countless websites devoted to this
increasingly common Pavilion problem and a thriving aftermarket business dedicated the remedy of the GPU over heat issue.
I hope your laptop problem is diagnosed quickly and turns out to be an easy fix. In the meantime, do more web research on the problems associated with
your HP model. Since you’re still under the warranty plan have Best Buy and HP make good on their promise and if necessary replace the machine
entirely. Good luck. tx ws
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dtbushpilot
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In my entire laptop computer lifetime I've had 3 computers, all Toshiba, no problems with any of them.......maybe I shouldn't have typed that out
loud, don't want to jinx the 5 year old computer I have now....
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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mtnpop
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I don't remember that anyone ever told me that you should regularly clean the cooling fan in the back corner of a laptop... But its surprising how
much faster the computer runs after blowing the dust and cobwebs out of that unit... I have also found that if I keep it clean the BSD seems to not
show itself anymore... Also keeping the back of the laptop up with airflow under it for the cooling fan seems to hellp...
My ole buddy computer guru retired from xerox clued me into doing this sometime back...
then again some some computers just crap out no matter what.
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Bob and Susan
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I had the same problem...
had to buy more memory
its easy to upgrade
open the back...unplug the card
insert the new card
easy fix
buy the memory card on ebay...cheaper...by a lot
edit...oh yea the hp only has one card so double what you have already
and I have an hp too...its not the computer...its windows 8
saving stuff for later use
[Edited on 8-25-2013 by Bob and Susan]
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aguachico
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Hello;
If the notebook is newly purchased and you can return it, do so. If not to either, you can discover whether it is a soft error or hard error by the
info contained in the BSOD dump message. If that is something you do not feel comfortable with and you still need to fix it yourself, try locating
to system recovery CD that should have come with the notebook.
This CD will reload the original operating system. You should be able to reinstall the OS and keep your data intact. Here's the kicker, if when
attempting to load the bootable system CD you still get the BSOD, that would indicate the problem is hardware and not software.
hope this helps, please verify any process steps that you take with the manufacturer as data lost is always possible.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtnpop
I don't remember that anyone ever told me that you should regularly clean the cooling fan in the back corner of a laptop... But its surprising how
much faster the computer runs after blowing the dust and cobwebs out of that unit... I have also found that if I keep it clean the BSD seems to not
show itself anymore... Also keeping the back of the laptop up with airflow under it for the cooling fan seems to hellp...
My ole buddy computer guru retired from xerox clued me into doing this sometime back...
then again some some computers just crap out no matter what. |
We had exactly the same problem that you describe, and our "fix" was exactly the same. Good show!!!
barry
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
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YES!!
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Bob and Susan
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answer this time...memory
the new windows 8 trys to hold everything in memory for use later
then you run out and get the blue screen
fix this asap or you will corrupt your operating system
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
answer this time...memory
the new windows 8 trys to hold everything in memory for use later
then you run out and get the blue screen
fix this asap or you will corrupt your operating system |
Please, how does one fix this??
Thanks
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
answer this time...memory
the new windows 8 trys to hold everything in memory for use later
then you run out and get the blue screen
fix this asap or you will corrupt your operating system |
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Can't you just empty your caches and delete your cookies?
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Bob and Susan
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCovYoqiCqA
they are all about the same...this youtube 2 min
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JZ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bacquito
I have an HP laptop and recently experienced the computer shutting down and going to a blue screen that advises problems with the computer's soft
ware/hardware and therefor shuts down I've taken the computer to Best Buy twice and the computer continues to go to Blue screen.
I've reviewed the problem on internet and apparently it is not an unheard of problem.
The computer is not a year old and I did purchase extended warranty so I hope the problem gets resolved.
Has any Nomad had similar problems? |
Get a new one. I have mid level Dell and it hasn't blue screen in two years.
Oh, and pick your porn site more carefully.
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