Doubt it would be age (being around 6/7 months old) and power spike is out because the wall switch was turned off, and it runs through a surge strip as well. Anywhere (In UK) can i get the HDD...

Hello again my fello daniweb people, hope you can help me out with this interesting problem.

On friday i powered down my machine, turned off all the plugs and left it to go to work (i leave it at...

The first BSOD has relevance to this article : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137539 :

The second has relevance to this one : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314063 :

The first link says...

I would borrow / buy some RAM of the exact same type of yours, that you definatly know works, and try it. If that doesnt help, then it would be a more serious issue, for a IT tech to look at after...

You cant physically install a soundcard as in a desktop soundcard into a laptop. The nearest thing you can get to one, is an external soundcard that conencts through a USB or the like. Such as this...

No worries, this is the only stuff i know alot about, so you got the right guy here :P
If your problem has been solved, dont forget to mark the thread as solved, so that people dont come back months...

That would show that you have a faulty stick of RAM. What i would suggest is to use the Crucial RAM scanner : www.crucial.com : this website has a small scanner application, which will tell you what...

"STOP: 0x00000050
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
This Stop error indicates that requested data was not in memory. The system generates an exception error when using a reference to an invalid system...

Age isnt in its favour, RAM wouldnt suddenly go bad, could be the CMOS battery dieing, although without that BSOD error code, we can't pin point it down further that guess work.
Have you installed...

What was the last thing you did with ur PC before it started doing this?

On the BSOD, what error codes do you get? should be in the format of 0x<series of 0's>XXXX last charictors of the code are what tell you what the error is, and that can be isolated down, and we can...

Can you enter safe mode? Press F8 continually when you boot your machine. What was the last thing you did with your machine before you found the error? Have you installed any new...

Have you added any new RAM, or opened up your case for any reason before you experienced these start-up problems? A cable miss placed near anything hot (such as transistors/triacs on your...

Could be as simple as a bad cable or lead going between your hardware. Check just to make sure all the cables aren't broken. Have you installed any new hardware recently or opened up your PC for...

"0x000000C2: BAD_POOL_CALLER
A kernel-mode process or driver incorrectly attempted to perform memory operations. Typically, a faulty driver or buggy software causes this."
This means that one of...

What's on the BSOD message?
The code starting with 0x0000... would be particularly helpful.

Are you able to boot into Safe mode? To do this press F8 continuously at startup. Then select the option "Safe Mode" and press Enter. If you can get into Safe mode post back here.

Also try...

Have you replaced any hardware recently? Or opened up the case for any reason?

Are you sure that all the correct Power supply cables are plugged in everywhere that they need to be?

Definitely looks like a problem with your cooling. Check to see what can be done by Dell or yourself to increase the amount of cooling.

If the Laptop is very hot, this would point to overheating being the cause of your BSOD. The hardware failure error would be the Laptop telling you that it has stopped itself from overheating by...

What data is on the BSOD? This can determine the actual cause of the boot problem. The code that is required is this part: 0x000.....
This line of code is the most important to diagnosing the...

A voltmeter is a device that measures the voltage across two charged objects. I don't think this is really necessary unless you know what you are doing really so ignore that. Obvious question but...

Please read previous posts :P

What i would do to eliminate all possible problems:
>Boot the machine with 1 stick of RAM at a time going from each slot, to see if a bad stick of RAM is causing this, or a bad RAM slot.
>Boot...

What graphics card do you have in your machine? If it is quite a recent one, then chances are 300W aren't going to be enough to power that and all the other components in your computer. Try to use...

What power supply are you using? The problems may lie there perhaps. What's the voltage of your PSU?

What are the numbers and letters on the BSOD? To diagnose the problem, we need those numbers! The numbers we are after are the ones in bold represented by X's:
0x00000XXX

edit: you can also...

Check that when you press shutdown the option is not set to Hibernate. Also check the user manual for a hardware shutdown, normally involves pressing and holding down the power button to do a manual...

The thing i would test straight away is that the CPU is not overheating and has burned out. Check around the large heatsink (usually with a large fan on top). If the chip underneath the heatsink...

Seek expert advice is my view on it.

Yep, if it smoking, leave the room immediatly and open a window. (Very rare that this happens but it can).
Otherwise look for stains on the mobo around the capacitors this is where the liquid...

What are your computer specs please.
List what RAM you have, CPU, PSU, gfx card.
Hva you ran an antivirus scanner recently to clear your computer of nasties?

Yeah, an expert in the field of motherboard electrics is your only hope of saving this motherboard. You have probably blown some Microchips which is causing your computer not to boot.

Constant shorting out of things is very bad for electrical components. Were you wearing anti-static gear while fixing ur machine? If not add static to your problem list. Are there any blown...

1. Sorry i didn't know it was a laptop :P
2. Do as Chaky says, check if the ribbons were dislodged/unseated by the fall it took.

Have you got the data and power cables connected in all of the right places?
This is a common mistake by leaving a cable out of it's place.

Have you tried putting a new battery into the motherboard. Otherwise if your motherboard is damaged in any way, you will have to replace the entire unit, and then buy new components to comply with...

Have you got all of the power cables from your PSU (Power Supply Unit) connected correctly. One of them may be loose so cehck all of the connections inside of your machine.

Is there any obstruction (dust, dirt etc.) o nthe battery contacts? Clean them on the battery and on the laptop then see if that helps.