Knocked over my Dell...

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thetreeguy

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I got a Dell Inspiron 531... My kids knocked it over on its side... It ran threw a bunch of self dignastics... It tried to fix the memory it' self but was unsuccesful. It said there maybe a pyhsical problem with the memory. The HD, RAM?

Vista loads up with normal progress bar, mouse loads up, then nothing. Eventualy blue screens and starts all over. Any ideas?
 

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Oh dear thats why i never let kids around my beauty custom built pc. what you need to do is see if anything came loose/detached im guessing that you're a smart guy and know what to do but just check to see your motherboard isnt damaged make sure your memory sticks are all the way in. also make sure your HDD's are in the right bay slow not loose and check to see if the HDD cable is connected to the motherboard (very wide usually black and thin) just in summary check to see nothing is loose flapping around and loose i hope everything works out ok
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Q9650 @ 3.0 Ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo Motherboard
    Memory
    8 Gb XMS Corsair DDR2 @ 800 MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD 4870 1GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23 inch ACER monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Single Hitachi 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA
    PSU
    750 watt Corsair
    Case
    CoolerMaster HAF 932 Mini Tower Case
    Cooling
    Thermaltake V1 Cpu cooler 3 case fans
    Mouse
    Dell standard
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
Impulse Fire911 said:
Oh dear thats why i never let kids around my beauty custom built pc. what you need to do is see if anything came loose/detached im guessing that you're a smart guy and know what to do but just check to see your motherboard isnt damaged make sure your memory sticks are all the way in. also make sure your HDD's are in the right bay slow not loose and check to see if the HDD cable is connected to the motherboard (very wide usually black and thin) just in summary check to see nothing is loose flapping around and loose i hope everything works out ok
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Hello thetreeguy,
Good advice form Impulse Fire911.
Also it may be worth removing the Ram sticks and re-seating them, but with luck, it's a loose connection.
Just check that the CPU cooler is alright, it wont stop you booting up, but could cause overheating if not seated properly.
Dont be too hard on the kids, we went through 3 TV's and a stereo system when ours were growing up. lol.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Hello thetreeguy, welcome to Vista Forums!


In case you don't know; just to be on the safe side keep your forearm against the PC case as you explore the inside to reduce the risk of shorting something out with static electricity.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
My father knocked my laptop off my desk once, and the wireless card came off. I had to fix it myself. I hope your laptop isn't damaged permanently!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 640m Notebook MXCO61
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo T2080 @ 1.73GHz
    Memory
    Dell Memory 2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel 945GM Graphics Accelerator
    Sound Card
    Dell High Def. Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 14.1" High Res. UltraSharp Notebook Display
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    One Hard Drive
    120GB
    Keyboard
    Dell Inspiron 640m Stock
    Mouse
    Logitech V4500 Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    54MB/s
SO some time after i posted this thread I got th comp to work. wiggled all the wires cleaned as much dust off the fans as I could. I ended up reinstalling windows.... Started workling like out of the box. It ran all day installed CS and SC back on played little bit of both. My g/f cloes SC down does heremy space crap then i get back on....

Mouse goes inot hyper click mode on the start menu... Computer blue screens I turn it off... Back to where I started. Running memory dignastics, start up repairs, trying to get to the windows install... Havent took the Mobo ll the way out but it ran fine for awhile... now I'm back to this compaq :( I don't wantto pay some1 $70/hr when I know more than he does....
 
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think I might of figured out what it is since its the only thing in the case that says fargile on it... Did a hard drive test passed the quick test but failed the read.... Uncorrectable data error... Error code 0F00:02443... going to try a new HD
 

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It does look like the HDD has turned in to a paper weight, sorry to hear that, at least you are going in the right direction.
I'm guessing no pocket money for a while. :cry:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
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