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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Also the diagnostics in the bios ran completely without any issues. (with battery inserted and charger plugged in). Below is the screenshot of the hardware monitor. Any advice on what to do next will be deeply appreciated.
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- Post #14
- Apr 21, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Hi, So after a long wait, I finally got the Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste delivered and I applied it to the processor , the graphics chip and 3 other chips that I am not sure what they were (they had detachable heat-sinks and had some old thermal paste on them, so I just replaced it) However...
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- Post #13
- Apr 20, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Thanks. I don't think the diagnostics will run completely in either mode, but I'll give it a shot. Also I've already ordered the thermal cleaners and thermal paste. It will be some time before I get it and can try it out. Fingers crossed, hopefully that does the trick!
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- Post #12
- Apr 11, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

I'm not able to run the Dell Diagnostics since it shuts down half-way through the tests.
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- Post #10
- Apr 11, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Unfortunately there is no warranty left on the laptop. Is there any way to replace the video chip or bypass it easily?
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- Post #8
- Apr 11, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

I uninstalled the display drivers and deleted the file atikmdag.sys from the System32/drivers folder. That allows me to login normally, but it still powers down within 4-5 minutes. However I captured a screenshot of the hardware monitor with more details. It switched off in 1-2 minutes of...
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- Post #6
- Apr 10, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Hi. I installed the hardware monitor but it would not stay on long enough for me to capture and post the screenshot. So I clicked a picture and I'm attaching that. I tried this a couple of times. The temperature was 40C just before it shutdown. Also I've attached a picture of the red lines on...
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- Post #5
- Apr 10, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

I entered safe mode and uninstalled the ati driver. But windows simply reinstalls the driver on restart. Also it abruptly powers down in safe mode a couple of times. The diagnosis passed all the tests including the video tests but then powered down abruptly. I thought it might be a heat issue...
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- Post #3
- Apr 10, 2013
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging
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Another BSOD Dell Studio 1558 Laptop

Hi, I have the same laptop with the same configuration. I started getting a BSOD some time back pointing to the driver atikmdag.sys Since I had most of the my critical information already backed up, I went ahead and did a factory reset with the Dell back up disks. It worked for the first time...
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- Apr 10, 2013
- Replies: 13
- Forum: BSOD Crashes, Kernel Debugging