Darn computer problems - please help

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deadman_uk

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Ok today for no reason, my computer displayed a blue screen, ignoring this I rebooted and it was fine.

Later on, this blue screen came on twice more.. here is the error code

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. IF this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updaates you might need.

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000009c (0x00000004,0x80545FF0, 0xB2000000,0x00070F0F)
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It just did it again a minute ago and I will explain what happens to the PC. I hear what I think is the hard drive making a single clicking sound, then I hear something (again I think its the hard drive) making a whirring sound (like a VCR rewinding) for 3 seconds then the keyboard status lights freeze (I cant turn off caps lock and numpad etc) and then the mouse pointer freezes... after this, I get that blue screen.

Any ideas?
 
Well I used to have this too, untill my comp just crashed and everytime I started up my comp I got that screen..

I had to buy a new harddrive :mad: ..I am pretty sure u can turn that auto restart off, but there has to be a reason for that right? I would back up my stuff asap if i were u
 
Thanks for the replies but they havent helped me.

I'm going to format my hard drive. I dont want to do it, but I have been having a lot of problems lately so it needs doing.

I got over 100gb to back up, going to take me all night to transfer this data onto DVD's... wish me luck
 
deadman_uk said:
Thanks for the replies but they havent helped me.

I'm going to format my hard drive. I dont want to do it, but I have been having a lot of problems lately so it needs doing.

I got over 100gb to back up, going to take me all night to transfer this data onto DVD's... wish me luck
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good luck, tell us how it goes.
 
Hard drive fault. My drive was throwing those errors up a while ago, I've since had it sent back under warranty. But the clicking and whirring sound being made by the drive is always a problem, not a good thing to have at all. Good luck with the backups. :)
 
4keatimj said:
Hard drive fault. My drive was throwing those errors up a while ago, I've since had it sent back under warranty. But the clicking and whirring sound being made by the drive is always a problem, not a good thing to have at all. Good luck with the backups. :)
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Yup, I had the same problem.
 
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