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September 3rd, 2006 08:00
NMI: Parity check / Memory parity error
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My laptop specs:
Dell Inspiron M1210 XPS
Intel Core Duo T2500 @ 2Ghz (2m L2 cache, 667Mhz FSB)
2 Gig DDR2 memory (was supposed to be 667MHz, but BIOS says it is only 533MHz)
100 GB SATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
256 MB NVidia GeForce Go 7400 (TurboCache)
OS = Windows XP Pro (service pack 2)
GFX driver = NVidia GeForce Go 7400 v84.29 (21/03/2006)
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I am using the installation of Windows XP that came pre-installed on my Dell laptop. When using the laptop in Windows XP the graphics become corrupted (resembles something like an image in a magic eye book), then it is followed by the blue screen of death, with the following message:
Hardware Malfunction
Call your hardware vendor for support
NMI: Parity check / Memory parity error
*The system has halted*
I ran the Dell diagnostics program that came pre-installed on the hard drive, and every single test passed with no errors whatsoever, I'm talking EVERY TEST, not just the memory one. :) I also tried the M$ Windows Memory Diagnostic program and the tests passed on that too. :)
Anyway, it looks like the problem isn't hardware related since I didn't get any errors during testing on either programs, plus I've only had graphics corruption in Windows XP and not in DOS.
Does anyone know what could be causing the problem, could it be the graphics card drivers?
My laptop specs:
Dell Inspiron M1210 XPS
Intel Core Duo T2500 @ 2Ghz (2m L2 cache, 667Mhz FSB)
2 Gig DDR2 memory (was supposed to be 667MHz, but BIOS says it is only 533MHz)
100 GB SATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
256 MB NVidia GeForce Go 7400 (TurboCache)
OS = Windows XP Pro (service pack 2)
GFX driver = NVidia GeForce Go 7400 v84.29 (21/03/2006)
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I am using the installation of Windows XP that came pre-installed on my Dell laptop. When using the laptop in Windows XP the graphics become corrupted (resembles something like an image in a magic eye book), then it is followed by the blue screen of death, with the following message:
Hardware Malfunction
Call your hardware vendor for support
NMI: Parity check / Memory parity error
*The system has halted*
I ran the Dell diagnostics program that came pre-installed on the hard drive, and every single test passed with no errors whatsoever, I'm talking EVERY TEST, not just the memory one. :) I also tried the M$ Windows Memory Diagnostic program and the tests passed on that too. :)
Anyway, it looks like the problem isn't hardware related since I didn't get any errors during testing on either programs, plus I've only had graphics corruption in Windows XP and not in DOS.
Does anyone know what could be causing the problem, could it be the graphics card drivers?
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