BSOD

[espressojet]

actually that's not true, it crashes randomly sometimes... alot

 

[Jonathan_King]

Strange...Prime95 has not been recommended yet. Please see here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-cpu-stress-test-prime95.html

 

[espressojet]

BSOD not even three minutes after running small FFTs... i would post the bsod info but my computer crashed twice again before i could even manage to get it and post a comment... should i do it again, and did you want a different test, or just the small FFTs? also the temperature was steadily increasing, it got to about 86 degrees or something in the core right before the crash.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Could you please provide a new jcgriff2 report?

Try running the Small FFTs again; repeatability will be key here.

 

[espressojet]

I finally got it, here it is:

 

[espressojet]

Im sorry it took so long to get the data

 

[Jonathan_King]

Well let's start with this:

Event[230]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: atikmdag
  Date: 2011-04-19T15:45:36.554
  Event ID: 43029
  Task: DAL
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: EspressoComp
  Description: 
Display is not active

I see your ATI drivers are fairly old:

atikmdag.sys      Mon Aug 17 23:05:47 2009 (4A8A1A8B)

Install updated ones from here: AMD Graphics Drivers & Software

 

[espressojet]

i dont want to jinx it but since this time when i downloaded it and it WORKED... my computer hasn't crashed... i'll let you know if it does again

 

[espressojet]

I had a weird crash last night that did not result in a bsod

 

[espressojet]

Just had a BSOD

 

[Jonathan_King]

I lost focus of the original problem -- sorry! Sometimes I get so caught up in the jcgriff2 report I forget to read the history and miss obvious problems.

Event[116]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-WER-SystemErrorReporting
  Date: 2011-04-23T16:43:37.000
  Event ID: 1005
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: ESPRESSOCOMP
  Description: 
Unable to produce a minidump file from the full dump file.

That is usually a sign of hardware trouble, and given the system history, again, I am not surprised. I'd suspect perhaps the hard drive is bad, or maybe the motherboard is damaged. I'd take the system into a repair shop and have the motherboard replaced, honestly.

You might try reseating your RAM as well; that's something you can easily do from home.

 

[espressojet]

Alright, thanks for your help!

 

[espressojet]

would you likely suggest just getting another laptop? Because my tech-savvy friends are telling me I should.

 

[Jonathan_King]

When it comes down to it, you might just be better off. A new motherboard for your system would cost probably a couple hundred dollars, and there is no guarantee it will solve the problem. If you had access to spare computer parts you could test with, it may change the story a little. If you could definitely rule out RAM and CPU, we could make a pretty good case for the motherboard being the problem.

 

[espressojet]

Alright, thank you very much for all your help!