How to fix blue screen problem

alterna88

alterna88

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After re-installing the OS I've got this problem of blue screen. It looks like I need to update my video card driver, but I've installed the latest driver. =(
When PC goes in stand by mode, some times when coming out of it, it just gives this blue screen with some bios looking info and goies into re-start... =/
How can I fix it?
 
Have you checked your memory?

Go to Start > Type Memory Diagnostics Tool > Choose the recommended option > Restart and let windows check your memory problems.
 
ok... restarted... but the screen went black... and for long time didn't do anything just had a cursor and that was it... had to restart it by pressing off switch... now it is analysing ...
 
hey... while it is scanning could you tell me if there is any place I can look for this ram :

- -Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-8500C5C)

I checked overclockers, but they have slightly different one... I want to upgrade mine so I wanted to get the same one I currently have to avoid system conflicts
 
Erm, I cannot disclose anything but OcUK. That is the rules and I am not giving away other competitors prices, products or offers.

Look on OCUK, that is all I can give you.

Tells you here how to view the results: http://bit.ly/tYqVev
 
And too you having to get the same ram.. yes and no

Yes to the ram being the same speed and latency, but no to brands! You can have a kingston stick next to a corsair stick, you will be ok
 
oh, can i? I didn't know... I thought they had to be exactly the same!! Thank you for telling me this! Cos, I bought all hardware here on OcUK and I trust this place. I was troubled that they didn't have the same one. Are there any specific rules I should install them? Mine are put into A channel 1 and B channel 1... so when I but new ones and put them in should I use the the empty slots? Or should I put them in a specific order?
 
the bad old days of having to have the same brand etc in at the same time is over...

the way its set up in the slots seems ok... as long as in the bios it states dual channel your fine...

check the bios
 
could be the GPU drivers, what gpu are you running???

and run a chkdsk... Start > CMD > chkdsk /f > y for yes and restart

gpu drivers are little critters
 
how do I check in the BIOS the dual channel?

Here is my hardware atm:
-Asus GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card
-Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 4MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
-Asus P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
-Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK)
-Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-8500C5C)
-Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7501AALS)
-Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler (Socket 940AM2LGA775LGA1366)
-Pioneer DVR-S18L 22x DVD±RW SATA Labelflash ReWriter - Black (Retail)
 
just go into bios, and the first (main) page will show your processor speed etc, it will tell your memory and the configuration it in is i.e. single or dual channel.
 
ok... now that i connected it to the internet it says that there IS a newer GPU driver! even tho last week I was updating it!
 
well, hopefully it will fix the blue screen. Sorry to trouble you with this. And thank you with the advice about Ram, I might ask again about the bios... cos atm the drivers are downloading and I can't go and check into Bios
 
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