sry if i posted this in the wrong section.
i have a xps m1530 windows vista and everytime i turn it on i get the blue SCREEN of death 0x73
iv tried to install a new operating system aswell but it wont work cant go into safe mode either, so i did a bit of research and i think it has something to do with the hard drive, i think its corrupt can someone tell me if its that or something else and also iv thought about buying a new hdd would this one be compatible with XPS M1530:  Seagate OEM 500GB Barracuda 7200.12 INTERNAL Hard Disk Drive (7200RPM, SATA, 16MB Cache)Run hard drive diagnostics: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 (or http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic28744.html)
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/ to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write IMAGE file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.

NOTE. If your hard drive is made by Toshiba, unfortunately, you're out of luck, because Toshiba doesn't provide any diagnostic tool. ill do that procedure now thanksso you WANT me to burn the file onto a disk and then put the cd into the XPS m1530 and it will automatically read the disk on startup and fix the problem?Pretty much so. I don't know, if it'll fix anything, but it'll diagnose your drive.
Make sure, the boot order in BIOS is set to read CD drive first.k so ill place fujitsu ata diagnostics tool on a disk and it will work right?

and also if i get a new hard drive then will a     Seagate OEM 500GB Barracuda 7200.12 Internal Hard Disk Drive (7200RPM, SATA, 16MB Cache)      hdd work on XPS M1530?


EDIT: iv also tried to install a new os and it says theres no hdd Quote

so ill place fujitsu ata diagnostics tool on a disk and it will work right?

I had the same problem when I upgraded to Windows7 from XP Professional. My screen was blue and you could see the cursor. Dell worked on this problem for over 4 weeks and never found a solution. I ran into someone that had family that new computers in and out, and fixed the problem in 15 minutes. It was the driver to the video card NVIDIA, just roll the driver back to Vista drivers. If this does not work run a diagnostic on your Video Card to see if you need to buy a new one.  It may be uncompatible to your operating system Reboot and you should have a veiwable screen. Good Luck!