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This screen continues to pop up when I attempt to turn on my computer (I am using a different computer right now): "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer..........Technical info: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x829A4290, 0x829A4404, 0x805D13B6) Please help!It looks like some hardware is failing. Most likely RAM, or hard drive.

Test your RAM, using this:
http://www.memtest86.com/

Test your hard drive...How to:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/Hard-Drive-Installation-and-Diagnostic-Tools-t28744.htmlI can't even get to windows, more/less the internet. I just got off of the phone with Dell and they told me it would cost $39.00 to fix the problem. They informed me that it was most likely a SOFTWARE issue. They also asked if I had the original operating system cd, which makes me think that if somebody on here could give me a simple answer, it would save me 40 bucks. Also, does anyone know how to use the cd if I am unable to get to windows, and will I lose any data? Thank you so much!1. You can DOWNLOAD the above tools from the computer, you're posting from. They'll CREATE bootable CDs, which you can use on bad computer.

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They also asked if I had the original operating system cd, which makes me think that if somebody on here could give me a simple answer, it would save me 40 bucks. Also, does anyone know how to use the cd if I am unable to get to windows, and will I lose any data?
It depends what CD you have.
If you have Windows XP CD, you can try Repair option, and you won't loose your data.
If you have Recovery CD, you'll loose your data.I just tried a cd (operating system, "only use this dvd to reinstall the operating system on a dell pc) nothing happened, so i left the cd in and turned the computer off then on, now i am getting a different error message....KERNEL_DATA_IMPAGE_ERROR.... ..with a different stop code of : 0x0000007AYour latest error brings US to the very same diagnosis: bad RAM, or HD.
...and I think, Dell was wrong.i agree, just researched and tried rebooting in safe mode with prompt, then tried chkdsk/f/r but it tells me that the volume is in use by another process....any suggestions, places to take it that are CHEAP, or is it f'd???Try those two tools, I listed.


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