Solve : Random BSODs?

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Answer» Quote I went to the site. I have a service pack 3 automatic update ready to install on my computer. Should I install it? Do I need the KEY number, because I don't have it? Please install it. You don't need the key.I installed service pack 3.Quote from: simplyred on October 09, 2012, 09:27:13 AM I installed service pack 3. Ok. Where are we now in regards to repairing your computer? Quote from: SuperDave on October 09, 2012, 12:40:02 PM Ok. Where are we now in regards to repairing your computer? The service pack 3 hasn't solved the issue. The site that you told me to go, says I should install something called drivercure to update my drivers. I haven't done that (should i?). I went to device MANAGER on my computer and it said that there were two problem devices: the video controller (vga compatible) and sm bus controller. They both say "The drivers for this device are not installed". I was using my computer today and then it froze after 15 minutes. When I restarted it, it booted but then it started to make a lot of noise (the fan?) and then it gave another bsod STOP 0X00000024 (0X001902FE, 0XF79F6524, 0XF79F6220, 0X8051B6ED) Quote The site that you told me to go, says I should install something called drivercure to update my drivers. I haven't done that (should i?). No, please don't do that. Quote When I restarted it, it booted but then it started to make a lot of noise (the fan?) and then it gave another bsod Are you sure it was a fan and not the harddrive? Can you open the box and determine where the noise is coming from?Sorry, it was the hard drive.Quote Sorry, it was the hard drive. Well, you will need a new harddrive but don't throw the old drive away. You may be able to SLAVE it and retrieve any important documents.Quote from: SuperDave on October 11, 2012, 12:40:30 PM Well, you will need a new harddrive but don't throw the old drive away. You may be able to slave it and retrieve any important documents. That would make it the third hard drive for this computer. There must be an underlying problem somewhere.Quote from: simplyred on October 12, 2012, 06:58:46 AM That would make it the third hard drive for this computer. There must be an underlying problem somewhere. It does SEEM a bit unusual. Perhaps you could start a new thread about this in the hardware forum.Quote from: SuperDave on October 12, 2012, 01:16:30 PM It does seem a bit unusual. Perhaps you could start a new thread about this in the hardware forum. OK, I do that. Thanks for your help.You're welcome. I will lock this thread. If you need it re-opened, please send me a pm.

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I went to the site. I have a service pack 3 automatic update ready to install on my computer. Should I install it? Do I need the KEY number, because I don't have it?

Please install it. You don't need the key.I installed service pack 3.Quote from: simplyred on October 09, 2012, 09:27:13 AM

I installed service pack 3.

Ok. Where are we now in regards to repairing your computer? Quote from: SuperDave on October 09, 2012, 12:40:02 PM

Ok. Where are we now in regards to repairing your computer?

The service pack 3 hasn't solved the issue. The site that you told me to go, says I should install something called drivercure to update my drivers. I haven't done that (should i?). I went to device MANAGER on my computer and it said that there were two problem devices: the video controller (vga compatible) and sm bus controller. They both say "The drivers for this device are not installed".

I was using my computer today and then it froze after 15 minutes. When I restarted it, it booted but then it started to make a lot of noise (the fan?) and then it gave another bsod

STOP 0X00000024 (0X001902FE, 0XF79F6524, 0XF79F6220, 0X8051B6ED)
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The site that you told me to go, says I should install something called drivercure to update my drivers. I haven't done that (should i?).

No, please don't do that.
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When I restarted it, it booted but then it started to make a lot of noise (the fan?) and then it gave another bsod

Are you sure it was a fan and not the harddrive? Can you open the box and determine where the noise is coming from?Sorry, it was the hard drive.Quote

Sorry, it was the hard drive.

Well, you will need a new harddrive but don't throw the old drive away. You may be able to SLAVE it and retrieve any important documents.Quote from: SuperDave on October 11, 2012, 12:40:30 PM

Well, you will need a new harddrive but don't throw the old drive away. You may be able to slave it and retrieve any important documents.

That would make it the third hard drive for this computer. There must be an underlying problem somewhere.Quote from: simplyred on October 12, 2012, 06:58:46 AM

That would make it the third hard drive for this computer. There must be an underlying problem somewhere.

It does SEEM a bit unusual. Perhaps you could start a new thread about this in the hardware forum.Quote from: SuperDave on October 12, 2012, 01:16:30 PM

It does seem a bit unusual. Perhaps you could start a new thread about this in the hardware forum.

OK, I do that. Thanks for your help.You're welcome. I will lock this thread. If you need it re-opened, please send me a pm.

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