Pinstripe screen of death

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

Dell Vostro 1000, ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 card (integrated).

It doesn't do it often, generally only when I have multiple programs running.

That card shares system memory. How resource heavy are the "multiple applications?" You on Vista or XP? How much memory? Possibly, if the laptop has some miles on it and you have a bajillion things running, AND time has become to effect the accepted thermal envelope of the internals (that and fart dust) you could have some components being pushed..causing some voltage irregularities at the controller or thing-a-mo-bobby.

How reproducible (the problem) is it?

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by Archren

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You hijacked my thread and then summarily ended it based on the hijack subject? You could at least have the common courtesy to leave the program running...

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

Apparently in an effort to assist my (previously unknown to me) struggle to be a non-conformist, my computer has begun locking up and delivering a stylish variation of the Windows standard. Anyone have a similarly metrosexually oriented laptop?

Is it saying something like, "the display driver has stopped functioning and has been restarted" when this happens?

Windows Vista?

[Archren]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

You hijacked my thread and then summarily ended it based on the hijack subject? You could at least have the common courtesy to leave the program running...

Looks like Paul put you back on track.

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

That card shares system memory. How resource heavy are the "multiple applications?" You on Vista or XP? How much memory? Possibly, if the laptop has some miles on it and you have a bajillion things running, AND time has become to effect the accepted thermal envelope of the internals (that and fart dust) you could have some components being pushed..causing some voltage irregularities at the controller or thing-a-mo-bobby.

How reproducible (the problem) is it?

So many questions...

First time or two I was running MATLAB, which is a resource hog as I understand it. I'm on XP, 2 GB (read 1.87, because truth in advertising doesn't translate to binary). There's a lot of dust here, fart and otherwise.

If I don't restart Windows within 24 hours, the problem is very reproducible. Generally while I'm running a video program (WMV, Quicktime, or even Flash via Youtube).

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Is it saying something like, "the display driver has stopped functioning and has been restarted" when this happens?

Windows Vista?

Says nothing, just gives me a pinstripe screen. XP.

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by Archren

Looks like Paul put you back on track.

Damn. If you hadn't thrown the brakes on I would have been content with the hijack.

[Archren]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

Says nothing, just gives me a pinstripe screen. XP.

I'm no expert, but from graphics card issues I've had in computers past (while running XP), that sounds like it's a graphics card problem. But I'll let the real experts help you out as opposed to my thread-jacking, armchair computer tech advice.

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

Damn. If you hadn't thrown the brakes on I would have been content with the hijack.

Well, I wouldn't have thrown the brakes on except I'm not sure you guys would have appreciated the kind of thing Tracy and I discuss regarding multiple orgasms.

[Lucky3623]

Under warranty? call Dell?

Sounds like either a bad memory module, or graphics card memory going bad. Maybe need new MoBo.

You said you are getting no errors? Does it shutdown and restart?

Check dump files
Run sfc /scannow
Boot to Dell diagnostics (f12 on BIOS screen, I think) run full tests, see if you get any errors

Try memory tests, individual modules on both slots one-at-a-time. Memory can still show as tested good in pairs, but solo can error out.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Archren

I'm no expert, but from graphics card issues I've had in computers past (while running XP), that sounds like it's a graphics card problem. But I'll let the real experts help you out as opposed to my thread-jacking, armchair computer tech advice.



Well, I wouldn't have thrown the brakes on except I'm not sure you guys would have appreciated the kind of thing Tracy and I discuss regarding multiple orgasms.

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