Well then I guess when I tell you that it does the same thing when I try to boot into safe mode you're going to tell me I'm screwed lol

try unplugging your laptop from the wall, taking out the battery, and holding the power button for 20-30 seconds then put your battery back in.  Then try booting into safe mode w/ networking and update your graphic drivers as shizz said.

Edited April 1, 201312 yr by DanP

I'll give it a try!

No luck, still the same

Shoot it. Its been possessed by the gremlins.

 

 

 

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Haha that's what I'm thinking.

looks like a cpu problem

 

try re-installing windows with a destructive system restore

as windows could be corrupted and causing the cpu to malfunction

 

you may have to get a fresh copy of windows cd/download

as the copy your laptop would use 2 reinstall could be corrupted as well

 

just a thought since the smart kids in the class haven't fixed it yet

 

 

edit:  how hot does the laptop feel when you see the blue screen?

you could have a fan/cooling problem

i would consider the cpu fan failing since the laptops older

 

 

Edited April 1, 201312 yr by Truconcept

Did you ever run Memtest? If so, for how long?

looks like a cpu problem

 

try re-installing windows with a destructive system restore

as windows could be corrupted and causing the cpu to malfunction

 

you may have to get a fresh copy of windows cd/download

as the copy your laptop would use 2 reinstall could be corrupted as well

 

just a thought since the smart kids in the class haven't fixed it yet

 

 

edit:  how hot does the laptop feel when you see the blue screen?

you could have a fan/cooling problem

i would consider the cpu fan failing since the laptops older

 

 

If it was a CPU Cooling problem the laptop wouldn't blue screen it would just shutdown.  The error its throwing is a GPU error due to corrupt Nvidia drivers, as shizzzzon said.  Reformatting would probably do the trick but, that's assuming Rick has a copy of windows.

Not to mention assuming the laptop only has 1 partition he would lose everything on the laptop.

Not to mention assuming the laptop only has 1 partition he would lose everything on the laptop.

No reason he would lose everything. Pull HDD out, and connect to another computer to copy files. Or, boot Linux live-cd, and copy files to usb-drive, external hdd, network, etc.

Failing hard drive

nah if the hard drive is failing it just gets slow as hell

you wouldn't see that particular blue screen error

 

as for the nvidia drivers not being right

red flags and bells and whistles would

tell him that as soon as he saw the desktop

catalyst control would be like hey man

 

and he would have problems from the beginning
not at 15 minute intervals

however a simple update from their website would fix this

 

OP said the laptop is old, so i assume formatting the partition is

ok to fix the problem.  and if there is anything that needs saving it

looks like it could be done before the blue screen of death strikes again

 

on an old laptop a fresh copy of windows is always a good idea

it makes the older hard drives job so much easier

Ok dude.. no disrespect to you personally but i do not go by typical circumstances and the speculation and assumption a computer should or would do this to alert me of this or that.

 

 

I know exactly what i am talking about.

 

I am not jumping the gun and suggesting him to reinstall windows as a quick fix.  that's the lazy answer.

 

There are only what?  hundreds of files used to operate video driver, then you have multiple locations in the registry in both the System and User levels.

 

Just because everything is there doesn't make it right.  A virus can alter the ability for a computer to operate normally.  

You can't tell me that Windows will just stop what it's doing and say..

HEY LOOK, you got a virus and this is where it is and this is what you gotta do..  That doesn't happen.

 

 

I am patiently waiting for him to confirm that he has taken all steps listed so far so i know we are on the same page.

 

I'm not going to keep throwing suggestions at him because that's not attacking the problem, that's just trying to get rid of this thread.

 

If he were in a hurry, i'd have him reinstall windows from the get-go but that's not the case.

 

 

And Windows can't cause a cpu to malfunction, lol.

Only hardware faults can cause that if the cpu was fine previously.

Most to all cpus out there now have C1E engaged and probably other features as well used to throttle them even if the primary cooling system were to fail.

 

At some point, the system would then shut off.

 

When overclocking, if you get a blue screen and are too inexperienced to know what the STOP error code means, then it's assumed it's crashing because of incorrect OC settings.

 

That doesn't mean overheating..  You could be forcing information to fast here, or to slow there creating read\write errors at a ridiculous rate which causes instability.

 

Even overclocking is safe to do so assuming Windows can cause a cpu to malfunction is impossible.

 

And don't tell someone to "Feel" how how their computer is to attempt to deduce the possibility it may be overheating.. 

That's an easy troubleshooting thing even with no sensors onboard and this is NOT what is happening by far.. 

Did you ever run Memtest? If so, for how long?

I didn't get a chance to do it before it started doing this.

get on an other computer and download it and burn to disc.  If the system EVER crashes while running memtest, you have a severe hardware fault.

nah if the hard drive is failing it just gets slow as hell

you wouldn't see that particular blue screen error

 

as for the nvidia drivers not being right

red flags and bells and whistles would

tell him that as soon as he saw the desktop

catalyst control would be like hey man

 

and he would have problems from the beginning

not at 15 minute intervals

however a simple update from their website would fix this

 

OP said the laptop is old, so i assume formatting the partition is

ok to fix the problem.  and if there is anything that needs saving it

looks like it could be done before the blue screen of death strikes again

 

on an old laptop a fresh copy of windows is always a good idea

it makes the older hard drives job so much easier

Catalyst Control Center is a program associated with ATI/AMD GPU's and has NOTHING Todo with Nvidia GPUs, nor will it tell you if something is wrong with your graphics hardware. 

get on an other computer and download it and burn to disc.  If the system EVER crashes while running memtest, you have a severe hardware fault.

Okay cool

Well then I guess when I tell you that it does the same thing when I try to boot into safe mode you're going to tell me I'm screwed lol

try unplugging your laptop from the wall, taking out the battery, and holding the power button for 20-30 seconds then put your battery back in.  Then try booting into safe mode w/ networking and update your graphic drivers as shizz said.

 

 

my ideas are better than your idea roflll unplug and blah hahaha

and display control or whatever its called on nvidia, excuse me

why don't u submit some more brilliant advice instead of trashing mine

 

i waited a couple days before posting, i just wanna help

ive fixed laptops with blue screen errors by reinstalling windows before so im sharing

 

 

 

and shizzon no disrespect taken i understand this is a technical subject

idk how it works im just putting what has worked for me

if windows registry has multiple errors then it could "overwork" the cpu to the point of protecting itself

to the blue screen?

 

Well then I guess when I tell you that it does the same thing when I try to boot into safe mode you're going to tell me I'm screwed lol

try unplugging your laptop from the wall, taking out the battery, and holding the power button for 20-30 seconds then put your battery back in.  Then try booting into safe mode w/ networking and update your graphic drivers as shizz said.

 

 

my ideas are better than your idea roflll unplug and blah hahaha

and display control or whatever its called on nvidia, excuse me

why don't u submit some more brilliant advice instead of trashing mine

 

i waited a couple days before posting, i just wanna help

ive fixed laptops with blue screen errors by reinstalling windows before so im sharing

 

 

 

and shizzon no disrespect taken i understand this is a technical subject

idk how it works im just putting what has worked for me

if windows registry has multiple errors then it could "overwork" the cpu to the point of protecting itself

to the blue screen?

Removing all power from the laptop resets Cmos, so if for any reason something in the Bios was changed, it would be reset to default.

If it changes anything, I don't have anything on the computer that I need. I will try the memtest tonight.

If it changes anything, I don't have anything on the computer that I need. I will try the memtest tonight.

Shizzzon is steering you in the right direction, because if it IS a hardware related issue, reformatting wont do Jack.

sometimes i wish i could just stay on the phone with people like you in this situation so i know exactly what's going on and when things complete but this week and possibly next week is becoming hectic.. I would offer that but i cant right now.

I appreciate what you are doing man. I'm not a big hurry anyway, just seeing if I can revive it and use my Asus for work.

 

 

Well then I guess when I tell you that it does the same thing when I try to boot into safe mode you're going to tell me I'm screwed lol

try unplugging your laptop from the wall, taking out the battery, and holding the power button for 20-30 seconds then put your battery back in.  Then try booting into safe mode w/ networking and update your graphic drivers as shizz said.

 

 

my ideas are better than your idea roflll unplug and blah hahaha

and display control or whatever its called on nvidia, excuse me

why don't u submit some more brilliant advice instead of trashing mine

 

i waited a couple days before posting, i just wanna help

ive fixed laptops with blue screen errors by reinstalling windows before so im sharing

 

 

 

and shizzon no disrespect taken i understand this is a technical subject

idk how it works im just putting what has worked for me

if windows registry has multiple errors then it could "overwork" the cpu to the point of protecting itself

to the blue screen?

Removing all power from the laptop resets Cmos, so if for any reason something in the Bios was changed, it would be reset to default.

 

This is very good advice rather than the speculating about a faulty CPU.

Edited April 2, 201312 yr by stefanhinote