Aang V. De
Yo, I got a little computer hardware problem, for a few weeks ago the system began going into BSoD.
I've tried to reinstall the system, change the graphics card, changing the PSU, testing the HDD and made an upgrade from HDD to SSD (not that relevant).
The problem is that nothing of this could fix the problem. I assume that the tested hardware and the software are error-free, but not sure. It might be the motherboard or the processor.
The reason i post here is because i want the opinion of others, maybe some with more knowledge. I'll post some more info about the system and hope on some good answers; if you got an idea of what it could be (tested or not tested hardware, or maybe a setting in my software) please answer. :D
Additional Information:
1. The graphics card listed is a test-card i use, the real one is a "Radeon HD6870" and runs my 3 monitors.
2. The PSU listed is a tester i use, the real one is a MODX Stream-Pro 700W
3. The PSU installed right now is not giving the system enough energy, which is known to me.
system stats:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24702207/DEEXTER64%20-%20%20System%20Summary.htm
Thank you Will, just what I was looking for. I already though of the possibility of trying to read the crash dumps, but didn't think it was that easy.
I found the problem in my RAM after a few minutes of searching on Google, and the tests afterwards also found the problem on my first RAM block.
Answer
I would recommend that you get a program from a company called Nirsoft. The program is BlueScreenView. It will tell you all of the error codes and help you search for the solution. I use it on my computer and got some of my co-workers to start using it when they get the inevitable crash. It's free, safe, and detailed. All of your solutions are a mere google search away after you get this program.
I would recommend that you get a program from a company called Nirsoft. The program is BlueScreenView. It will tell you all of the error codes and help you search for the solution. I use it on my computer and got some of my co-workers to start using it when they get the inevitable crash. It's free, safe, and detailed. All of your solutions are a mere google search away after you get this program.
Do I have to remove the cover on a computer to find out what hardware is there?
Q. I received an older computer from a friend and I would like to find out about the ram brand name and if it is upgradable, would'nt that info be in files or folders? The computer is a premio with 64MB of ram.
Answer
Hi There - your computer is likely very well listed with all drivers and parts on the website:
http://support.premiopc.com
(Next time you ask a QUESTION, please list the model, and you will get more direct help, faster and easier ! )
Which seems very helpful. BUT, no matter what diagnosis software like DXDIAG etc. that you use, you will have to look at what is physically inside the case - for example, a diagnosis or CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / Device Manager might tell you that you have a harddrive. But if you wanted to add another one- is there a bay? You might find that you have a stick of SDRAM in
a slot. Great, but if you want to add more, how many other slots are there? Sometimes a computer will have 2 SDRAM slots, and 2 DDR slots, with different amounts of different speeds and voltages are possible in the different slots. You would either need a very detailed MAP in the manual, or the listing in the manual of the different types used.
If the boot bios states " 256 Meg Ram " - what ram? where ? What other types can be upgraded.??
You can get an idea of what is inside by just going to the link I listed above. However, before you go out and buy or gather upgrade parts, you really should open the case - do the floppy and HD/CD bays use slide-in prorietary rails and clips? - If so, you cant install anything in the bays until you get the correct slider rails...
I often find unlisted, undocumented features on motherboards and every metal case has " features" and clips and bays etc. that sometimes will cause problems if you don't have the correct parts handy.
Going into a computer store and buying a bunch of computer ram and Harddrives and upgrades is a really BAD idea if you haven't bothered to open the case to see what mechanical limitations you might encounter.
By all means use diagnostic tools to determine what is installed - like Device manager, or Dxdiagostics, but do open the case as well. There are hundreds of different mechanical layouts for any given computer class, so you really should be forewarned and prepared.
Tools that might help you " look " inside the computer to access
what you have might be some of the following:
EVEREST
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
COMPUTER CENSUS
http://tucows.com/preview/502506
ASTRA32
http://tucows.com/preview/348128
MvPCinfo
http://tucows.com/preview/404367
Motherboard Monitor
http://www.sofotex.com/Motherboard-Monitor-download_L15737.html
Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com
CPU-Z 1.36
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
However, you really must be aware that, as you state in your QUESTION, you want to know what type of ram you have, and the most that any software will tell you is the GENERIC amounts, and perhaps, a bit about the slots that the ram is sitting in, but there will be little about who made the ram, whether it is single sided, or double sided, or whether it is arranged in memory locations such as 1 x 64, 2 x 32, 4 x 16 etc. or, whether or not that brand or configuration will work in your computer. To make the ram issue even more interesting, a stick of ram may work just fine in your computer BY ITSELF, but refuse to work if added to your existing stick(s) of ram. I find sometimes that I have to remove all existing ram, boot from the new ram, and then add the old ram one by one rebooting each time - in EXACTLY the right order, to get them all to work together. There is nothing in any manual - either by the motherboard manufacturer or the ram manufacturer about this common problem. Sometimes, a new stick of ram simply will not work at all in any given motherboard.
I have started taking in my computers, sitting them on the counters, and putting in the new ram right in the store, until I get one that works...
Also, you do not state just what the purpose of the upgrade is. One answerer stated what you might do to add XP, etc. but this is just guessing. The motherboard will have definite limits as to what CPU will be allowed at what speed maximum. This will be the most critical factor. Be certain to get the latest BIOS download, and read about the features of the BIOS - it may include CPUs that were not available at the time the MANUAL was printed, so that higher speeds may be possible to tweak the speed up a bit.
Once you have read the manual on the premio website, and determined by opening the case and looking at what slots are filled with what ram, you can add or remove and replace ram with larger amounts ( to the limit that the motherboard is pre-wired for ).
Then you can upgrade the next most critical " Speed " factor - the RPM and the cache of the harddrive - you would be amazed how much faster an entire computer will run with a newer drive that has more memory and higher RPM.
Finally, a large part of the computer's time is spent writing dots to the monitor, 60 to 100 times a second, so that if your motherboard has an AGP ( video ) slot, you can upgrade to a faster video CPU with more video ram, and get better overall computer performance.
There will be a limit to all of this, and you have to determine if all the " UPGRADES" you are doing, will be worth the costs involved - will the end result be a computer good enough to do the work you have planned?
If you are lucky, you can increase the CPU speed, the ram, the harddrive and the video card, and make the unit fast enough to perform a specific task.
Good luck.
Hi There - your computer is likely very well listed with all drivers and parts on the website:
http://support.premiopc.com
(Next time you ask a QUESTION, please list the model, and you will get more direct help, faster and easier ! )
Which seems very helpful. BUT, no matter what diagnosis software like DXDIAG etc. that you use, you will have to look at what is physically inside the case - for example, a diagnosis or CONTROL PANEL / SYSTEM / Device Manager might tell you that you have a harddrive. But if you wanted to add another one- is there a bay? You might find that you have a stick of SDRAM in
a slot. Great, but if you want to add more, how many other slots are there? Sometimes a computer will have 2 SDRAM slots, and 2 DDR slots, with different amounts of different speeds and voltages are possible in the different slots. You would either need a very detailed MAP in the manual, or the listing in the manual of the different types used.
If the boot bios states " 256 Meg Ram " - what ram? where ? What other types can be upgraded.??
You can get an idea of what is inside by just going to the link I listed above. However, before you go out and buy or gather upgrade parts, you really should open the case - do the floppy and HD/CD bays use slide-in prorietary rails and clips? - If so, you cant install anything in the bays until you get the correct slider rails...
I often find unlisted, undocumented features on motherboards and every metal case has " features" and clips and bays etc. that sometimes will cause problems if you don't have the correct parts handy.
Going into a computer store and buying a bunch of computer ram and Harddrives and upgrades is a really BAD idea if you haven't bothered to open the case to see what mechanical limitations you might encounter.
By all means use diagnostic tools to determine what is installed - like Device manager, or Dxdiagostics, but do open the case as well. There are hundreds of different mechanical layouts for any given computer class, so you really should be forewarned and prepared.
Tools that might help you " look " inside the computer to access
what you have might be some of the following:
EVEREST
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
COMPUTER CENSUS
http://tucows.com/preview/502506
ASTRA32
http://tucows.com/preview/348128
MvPCinfo
http://tucows.com/preview/404367
Motherboard Monitor
http://www.sofotex.com/Motherboard-Monitor-download_L15737.html
Belarc Advisor
http://www.belarc.com
CPU-Z 1.36
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
However, you really must be aware that, as you state in your QUESTION, you want to know what type of ram you have, and the most that any software will tell you is the GENERIC amounts, and perhaps, a bit about the slots that the ram is sitting in, but there will be little about who made the ram, whether it is single sided, or double sided, or whether it is arranged in memory locations such as 1 x 64, 2 x 32, 4 x 16 etc. or, whether or not that brand or configuration will work in your computer. To make the ram issue even more interesting, a stick of ram may work just fine in your computer BY ITSELF, but refuse to work if added to your existing stick(s) of ram. I find sometimes that I have to remove all existing ram, boot from the new ram, and then add the old ram one by one rebooting each time - in EXACTLY the right order, to get them all to work together. There is nothing in any manual - either by the motherboard manufacturer or the ram manufacturer about this common problem. Sometimes, a new stick of ram simply will not work at all in any given motherboard.
I have started taking in my computers, sitting them on the counters, and putting in the new ram right in the store, until I get one that works...
Also, you do not state just what the purpose of the upgrade is. One answerer stated what you might do to add XP, etc. but this is just guessing. The motherboard will have definite limits as to what CPU will be allowed at what speed maximum. This will be the most critical factor. Be certain to get the latest BIOS download, and read about the features of the BIOS - it may include CPUs that were not available at the time the MANUAL was printed, so that higher speeds may be possible to tweak the speed up a bit.
Once you have read the manual on the premio website, and determined by opening the case and looking at what slots are filled with what ram, you can add or remove and replace ram with larger amounts ( to the limit that the motherboard is pre-wired for ).
Then you can upgrade the next most critical " Speed " factor - the RPM and the cache of the harddrive - you would be amazed how much faster an entire computer will run with a newer drive that has more memory and higher RPM.
Finally, a large part of the computer's time is spent writing dots to the monitor, 60 to 100 times a second, so that if your motherboard has an AGP ( video ) slot, you can upgrade to a faster video CPU with more video ram, and get better overall computer performance.
There will be a limit to all of this, and you have to determine if all the " UPGRADES" you are doing, will be worth the costs involved - will the end result be a computer good enough to do the work you have planned?
If you are lucky, you can increase the CPU speed, the ram, the harddrive and the video card, and make the unit fast enough to perform a specific task.
Good luck.
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