On 08/06/2011 06:11, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 6/7/2011 11:29 PM, Adrian Brentnall wrote:
On 07/06/2011 11:47, Ret. wrote:


ISTM that computers are now becoming so ridiculously cheap that it is
barely worth bothering with trying to get one repaired...


Ain't that the truth....

I'd been suffering from system 'lock-ups' here on this XOP / Dell box.
Had some good suggestions on here (thanks folks!) -
and enlisted the help of the local Dell subcontract 'fixit-fella'.

Have changed....
the ram (twice!)
the hard disk (cloned)
run various checks and tests
all the usual updates
anti-spyware / malware software

After reading this far, I thought of suggesting that you check for
software upgrades. I then saw that this is what you did next.
I was having blue-screen problems with my recently-purchased ASUS m/b
Windows 7 machine. After some screwing around swapping memory sticks
between slots, like you I went online and found the latest software for
the m/b, video card and a couple of other things. I'm pretty sure it was
the ASUS m/b ROM upgrade that fixed it.

g - funny how it's always the last thing you think of that fixes it!
Should have thought 'video drivers' sooner - but, in my defence, when
the problem started the ATI upgrade wasn't available (dated February, I
think).

All looking good so far...... (icebergs - what icebergs?!)

Thanks
Adrian