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Monday, February 4, 2008

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

Blue Screen of Death (relatively known as BSOD) is a bottleneck problem to all computer users. Why it is happen? And, what are the causes of this? Well, there's a lot of factors for this issue. As the ff;

1. Hardware
a. RAM (Random Access Memory)
If we are using a defective memory, expect that BSOD will on your way. As a remedy for this,try to scratch the terminal of your memory with pencil eraser; clean the memory bank by scrubbing with a clean toothbrush or paint brush. Also, try to apply a minimal heat to all the circuits in the memory module just like what CP technicians did to a cellphone's circuit board. I suggested these because i tried these and solved my problem.

b. HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
The same concept as in RAM. If your HDD has a bad sectors or unstable system files due to scaterred viruses this would led to BSOD. To avoid bad sector always protect our computers through;
> proper shutdown
> free from viruses, spywares and etc.
> stable power supply
> earthed AC outlet

Always use UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) and AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) to protect your system against electrical surges and fluctuation. Without these devices your system is at risk.

Use HDD regenerator or other related utilities to regenerate your HDD and fix its bad sector.

Also consider if you installed new hardware. Hardware incompatability may cause BSOD. Try to check hardware compatability list (HCL).

2. Software
Upon OS installation be sure that all packages needed by the unit to run were successfully installed. Else, this might develop problems later. BSOD occur if there's a missing file needed by the system that can't be access. To solve this, just reinstall the program and be sure that all the packages will be copied to your HDD.

Also consider if you installed hardware driver. Faulty driver may cause system to crash. Also perform restore point before doing anything in your system.

Also, check the IRQ (interrupts) settings for conflicts. Incorrect IRQ settings could cause system malfunction.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good Information regarding RAM,HDD, UPS and AVR. But one thing which always pinches into my mind is, what exactly this "BSOD". Is that a Bug or else a clean memory idea. I would really be thankful to you if you send me a snap of it or else get that posted on to your website. Thank you in advance,