The blue screen is a hardware failure. The first thing I would do is check the cooling fan on the cpu chip. You have to take the case off to do this. Second is to check the ram sticks. If you have two, pull one out. If there is still a problem, swap the other one. If there is still a problem, it's the motherboard. It's very rare that two sticks of ram will go bad. If the computer boots fine once it's cooled down, it's the cpu fan. Hope this helps.

According to the Dell codes you got a memory failure. It could be something as simple as reseating the memory but it may not in this case.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/adtshoot.htm#wp1124612

You can also run memtest if it is bootable off of a floppy or a CD.

That's it man, from now on I will refer to you as "Super Pig" You are a super hero indeed. There's nothing you can't figure out. :D

Not always a hardware failure.... :)



I have had bluescreens from applications.

I respectfully disagree. The blue screen indicates a hardware problem/failure. Most likely a memory dump. The question was there when I got my MCSE and I'm sure it's still on the test although it's been a few years.

Thanks, but that's Mr. Pig to you....FREAK! :D

Oops, brain fart. Didnt mean applications, but the software end of it... Like device drivers.





We got alot of new Extron equipment in, and I have been building and programming the system since noon. Its 7.15 here right now, and I have not been out from under the podium.


Please forgive me.... :)

When I turn it on I don't get anything but the little 3 and 4 light and 1 and 2 blinking on the CPU.

The monitor doesn't get a signal, nor does the keyboard or mouse.

Once of my memoery sticks went out about a year ago, I didn't loose any of my memory. When the memory stick went out last time I didn't get the blue screen. But when I turned it on I got the same effects that I did on Sunday night(3 and 4 light on).

I was wrong, Im having the same problem I had last time, I forgot. I found the thread I posted on a different forum. Here is what I typed a year ago:

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I turned my computer on this morning and I left it on for about 5 hours and it stayed untouched until this afternoon. This afternoon I wiggle the mouse and I got a big blue screen it read, Microsoft Windows has shutdown your computer to prevent damage............................". At the bottom of the screen it had just a bunch of codes like, %%%%66^^^^554683265%%%///. Then I pressed the power buton and it went off, then I pressed it again and the computer came on but the screen never does, the button turns green for about 5 sec and then turns orange. I pressed the "Menu" button and the moniter and it says "In power save mode, press any button on keyboard to exit". The mouse, and keyboard doesn't have any power so I can press all the buttons I want and it will not do anything, none of the lights are on.

Also on the PC there are 2 lights that are on, 3 and 4 are on, what do they stand for?

I have a 2005 Dell E310 desktop.

Please respond if you know anything I could do try to fix it. Thanks

It's the ram(Probably)
1. Remove your socks, roll up your sleeves.
2. Leave the computer plugged in, and touch a bare metal part of the case(grounding yourself)
3. Without moving around and generating static shocks, unplug the computer and open it up.
4. Remove all ram sticks.
5. Mark them #1, #2, #3, #4, etc.
6. Insert one of them into slot 1
7. try and start it
8. repeat with one ram stick at a time, to try and figure out which one is/may be dead.

Crude, I know. It's a fairly proven way to troubleshoot(Assuming you don't make things worth with static shock)

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned a potential hard drive death. In fact, in all the computers I've dealt with and repaired, a failed hard drive has to be the number one reason for blue screens....with memory/motherboard failure being next in line.


Oh, and MACs can have their hard drive fail just as easily. All the Steve Jobs slaves believe that their MAC floated down from the heavens, and they are lucky to have it grace their presence. It could be sitting on their desk and catch on fire right in front of them, but they would believe it was their own fault, and would promptly go buy another.

Ah, the undying dedication of the typical Apple user. Its sad.

"max" are fine by me as long as they don't start using maxtor drives

They did use them in the past, and they failed all the time. I can remember trying to do surgery on one of those stupid Graphite colored imacs to get the hard drive out. Worst. Design. Ever. Took like 2 hours to get the stupid hard drive swapped out while trying not to break the stupid case....worst part is that the whole computer decided to fry about 8 months later....so I guess they didn't really save anything with a new HD. :D

Sigh.......Post #17 :rolleyes::D

Iwrock, did you get my PM?