I recently put 1gb of RAM into my compaq laptop....I've always played guild wars on my computer but now whenever i play it lets me play for a while then a blue screen comes up with a message but disapears to fast then it restarts....what do i do?
2007-12-16 13:02:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
it only happens on GW and i dont think its overheating because i got a cooling pad.....and the computer runs faster so i dont think its defective....
2007-12-16 13:08:32 · update #1
Hi Emina. Whenever you replace the ram chips, it sometimes requires, taking the new chip out and re-inserting several times before it will fully correctly 'take'. You may have to do this several times but that is very normal. Be sure that you keep one hand on the metal casing of your computer anytime you handle a computer chip or the static electricity could easily fry it. Just take the memory back out and then put it back in and then try playing your game and see if it does better. If not, then repeat this until it does. If it doesn't take within 6 tries, then you may have a bad or incorrect chip installed. good luck to ya and let me know if this helps :)
2007-12-16 13:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What your describing sounds like a hardware failure but I could be wrong. Check to see if the new ram is inserted correctly and if it is, it may be defective. Does it only happen on GW? or does it happen otherwise after a certain amount of time? What is the message that comes up?
2007-12-16 21:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The computer could be over heating, but as a test. I would remove that 1 gb you added and see if that corrects the issue. If it restarts again, then you know it the ram you added didn;t have anything to do with it,
2007-12-16 21:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My desktop was shutting off (saying I had a fatal error - scary stuff!). I left my system on several nights (so that Windows Scan Disk could automatically remove the error), and have had no more problems. I am relatively new to computers.
2007-12-16 21:07:28 · answer #4 · answered by oatie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the CD isn't compatible with the ram
2007-12-16 21:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by Beckham S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a virus scan maybe?
2007-12-16 21:05:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋