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Question about 'Dealing with Bad Memory (RAM)'
Friday, March 11, 2005 at 4:25 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Donna Price
(11 messages posted)
I have a Toshiba Satellite A75-S206, running XP with SP1......I've been experiencing
random BSODs, all with a variety of STOP messages. I've wiped out the hard drive
and reinstalled Windows, updated the BIOS and drivers, running both Toshiba's diagnostic
test and Memtest86. The tests found nothing amiss but the BSODs are occurring more
than ever. I would like to go further and test the memory by removing and replacing
but the current memory is identified as "non-removable memory" and appears attached
in the slot, with two tiny wires connecting it to a location inside the computer.
How can I check the memory in this circumstance?
(Also, if anyone can provide me with detailed instructions on how to access the heatsink
and fans, I thought I'd check on possible dust buildup there even though the laptop
will crash within five minutes of being turned on. The only thing revealed by removing
the two plates on the bottom is the hard drive and the memory.....there are also
two screens covering the fans but I see no way to pry them out without bending the
heck out of them. And if someone can relay how to disable caching and shadowing once
I've entered BIOS, I would be grateful if I could be apprised of it.
SYSTEM MANUFACTURER: Toshiba
MODEL NAME: Satellite A75
PART NUMBER: PSA70U - 003002
SERIAL NUMBER: 64345718K
SYSTEM TYPE: X86-based PC
OS VERSION: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1
BIOS VERSION/DATE: Toshiba V1.30 9/10/2004
SMBIOS VERSION: 2.31
CPU: Mobil Intel(R) Pentium(R)4 CPU 2.80GHz
MEMORY: 448MB RAM
HARD DISK CAPACITY: 60,011,642,880 (Byte) 55.890 (GB)
HARD DISK FREE SPACE CAPACITY: 53,387,198,464 (Byte) 49,721 (GB)
VIDEO: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP ver=6.14.10.644
SCREEN RESOLUTION: 1280x800 Pixel
COLOR QUALITY: True Color (32 bit)
SOUND: Realtek AC97 Audio ver=5.10.0.5490
NETWORK: Atheros AR5004G Wireless Network Adapter ver=3.1.1.54 Mac Addr=00.90.96.B7.26.92
Realtek RTL8139/8 10x Family Fast Ethernet NIC ver=5.606.811.2003
MacAddr=00:02:3F:D4:D9:70
MODEM: TOSHIBA Software Modem ver=2.1.38.0
IDE DEVICE 1: IC25N060ATMR04-0
IDE DEVICE 2: None
IDE DEVICE 3: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2512 Firmware=1420
IDE DEVICE 4: None
IDE DEVICE 5: None
IDE DEVICE 6: None
INTERNET EXPLORER: 6.0.2800.1106
PROCESSOR: X86 Family 15 Model3 Stepping 4 Genuine Intel~2800 Mhz
WINDOWS DIRECTORY: C:\WINDOWS
SYSTEM DIRECTORY: C:\WINDOws\system32
BOOT DEVICE: \Device\Harddisk Volume 1
LOCALE: United States
TOTAL PHYSICAL MEMORY: 512.00 MB
PAGE FILE SPACE: 1.03 GB
PAGE FILE: C:\pagefile.sys
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