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Have you had a BSOD?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by cagalindo, Dec 27, 2006.

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  1. cagalindo Newcomer, in training

    Have you ever had the BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH or the BLACK SCREEN OF DEATH?

    i never have :) :p

    Discuss.
    cagalindo, Dec 27, 2006
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  2. Boogityboo04 Newcomer, in training Posts: 351

    I had one after I installed outdated drivers that came with a EVGA graphics card, but that the only I can remember.
    Boogityboo04, Dec 27, 2006
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  3. cfitzarl TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,521   +9

    None on Xp, but some on my previous computer (they ran on ME, or 98/SE).
    cfitzarl, Dec 27, 2006
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  4. GeekieNick101 Newcomer, in training Posts: 524

    Yeah I get one now and then running xp media center but never got one on some of my systems others werent so lucky...
    GeekieNick101, Dec 27, 2006
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  5. gavilan Newcomer, in training Posts: 136

    Fortunately, aside from beta versions, windows 200 and XP are much more stable than previous windows versions. A BSOD is almost always hardware/configuration related.
    gavilan, Dec 28, 2006
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  6. TimeParadoX Newcomer, in training Posts: 2,445

    I never get them ;)
    TimeParadoX, Dec 28, 2006
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  7. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    Got a couple when I had the BIOS configured incorrectly for my RAM.

    I get the black screen of death on my Powerbook about once a month, and lockups regularly, got to send it back to Apple sometime, good thing I bought AppleCare.

    Back when XP first came out I had a GeForce 2MX card and it would continually BSOD with an infinite loop error. Curiously all the Whistler betas I ran never expierenced those. It took quite a while before MS and nVidia got on the right page and the BSODs stopped.
    SNGX1275, Dec 28, 2006
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  8. Jesse_hz TechSpot Maniac Posts: 638

    It's extremely rare that I get BSODs and most of the time when I get them they are because of my overzealous overclocking attempts. :D
    Jesse_hz, Jan 4, 2007
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  9. howard_hopkinso Newcomer, in training Posts: 25,949   +16

    I got a BSOD on wednesday and apparently according to the minidump, the culprit is either faulty ram or mobo. However, it hasn`t happened since, so I`m not too worried at the moment.

    Regards Howard :)
    howard_hopkinso, Jan 4, 2007
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  10. Mirob TechSpot Paladin Posts: 837

    When I get them then I raise voltages or lower the memory divider.
    Mirob, Jan 4, 2007
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  11. Jesse_hz TechSpot Maniac Posts: 638

    Oh really?!
    Jesse_hz, Jan 4, 2007
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  12. bobstolemycooki Newcomer, in training

    I got one when... I don't remember exactly when but I either plugged in or unplugged the power from an internal CD drive while doing something on the computer.
    Windows also had troble booting after that...
    bobstolemycooki, Jan 5, 2007
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  13. sw123 Newcomer, in training Posts: 752

    Only a couple hundred on a win98 machine(really a peice of ****)

    :D

    sw123
    sw123, Jan 5, 2007
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  14. raybay TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 10,720   +6

    Is the BSOD that funny look your spouse has on their face when they discover you have purchased a new motherboard, or is it when you buy a new 700 GB hard drive? I suppose the purchase of a new version of Photoshop could do it as well?
    raybay, Jan 5, 2007
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