I have been working on a friend's computer for a week now but I am running around in circles. It's a Dell Dimensions 5150 with Windows XP.
It started with BSOD'S at random. It wouldn't even let me do a clean install of Windows so the MBR was changed and couldn't get the CTRL-F11 (recovery mode) to work. Fixed that and did a recovery but now on startup when the Windows XP "movie" comes on (the first time you boot after install) it gives the PFN_List_Corrupt Blue screen. I ran the diagnostic cd that came with the computer but he can't seem to find any memory problems. The computer however freezes when running the Harddisc S.M.A.R.T. long self test. Is it save to say it's not the memory but the hard disc that is slowely dying?
Thanks,
It started with BSOD'S at random. It wouldn't even let me do a clean install of Windows so the MBR was changed and couldn't get the CTRL-F11 (recovery mode) to work. Fixed that and did a recovery but now on startup when the Windows XP "movie" comes on (the first time you boot after install) it gives the PFN_List_Corrupt Blue screen. I ran the diagnostic cd that came with the computer but he can't seem to find any memory problems. The computer however freezes when running the Harddisc S.M.A.R.T. long self test. Is it save to say it's not the memory but the hard disc that is slowely dying?
Thanks,