Crazy crashing prob :\

[QuikSilv3r47]

OK.. my friend has a Dell E510 (first mistake) and since then he has been gettin all kinds of errors.

Right now he has 2 major problems.
1) I know for a fact that his memory (2GB DDR2 553) has gone bad except for one stick i think.
2) He is constantly getting the BSOD (blue screen of death ) and i think it is because of his video card overheating massively. (ATI x600 which only has a HS). I think this is because the computer has only one fan which blows out the front for the cpu.

I know he needs memory replacements but what should he do about it?

just get a new pc?

pretty much $1500 down the drain :hmm:

[Scinto]

Re: Crazy crashing prob :\

OK.. my friend has a Dell E510 (first mistake) and since then he has been gettin all kinds of errors.

Right now he has 2 major problems.
1) I know for a fact that his memory (2GB DDR2 553) has gone bad except for one stick i think.
2) He is constantly getting the BSOD (blue screen of death ) and i think it is because of his video card overheating massively. (ATI x600 which only has a HS). I think this is because the computer has only one fan which blows out the front for the cpu.

I know he needs memory replacements but what should he do about it?

just get a new pc?

pretty much $1500 down the drain :hmm:

its only a desktop so not much to worry about, as you can replace bits that are broke :p (not like old dells that needed dell parts)

if you can find out what the actual error is thats appearing during the BSoD,

[QuikSilv3r47]

Re: Crazy crashing prob :\

It used to say something about his video card drivers but now it doesnt say anything for some reason?

And since he has a dell he needs a different kind of power supply doesnt he?

[knghtwhosaysni]

Re: Crazy crashing prob :\

Is it still under warranty? If it is, use it and get in contact with Dell.

[ThefT]

Re: Crazy crashing prob :\

if its overheating open the side door and make sure its cool in your room , thats wat i did and it dropped by like 20c , but that might void the warranty