tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22120968.post6699036163922994973..comments2009-12-29T21:42:03.565-05:00Jonathan Schneiderhttps://profiles.google.com/109465809713280435321noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22120968.post-17258097424649993292008-12-01T21:45:00.000-05:002008-12-01T21:45:00.000-05:00Yeah, I hadn't thought about the fact that your motherboard was probably a little more 'mature.' My laptop was supposedly put together when it was ordered, but who knows how long the components were on shelves prior to 'assembly' (or how long the machine sat assembled prior to actually being ordered). Anyway, I used to have blue-screens similar to what you reported (rebooted after sitting for periods unattended) and since the BIOS update, it has not happened -- and it has been several months now. I hope you'll have the same good fortune...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07218499685547540875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22120968.post-25007107030204471072008-12-01T17:35:00.000-05:002008-12-01T17:35:00.000-05:00@Chris, thanks for the comment -- hearing that you had the same problem (or at least a similar one -- bluescreening), and got it solved the same way (BIOS update), makes me feel better about my solution.<BR/><BR/>I agree -- having to update the BIOS yourself instead of having it done by the manufacturer is a hassle. Although I suppose it's understandable if the case is that the retail box that I bought had been sealed and sitting on a warehouse shelf somewhere for a year or two before I bought it -- which wouldn't surprise me, given that I bought a relatively inexpensive motherboard. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you get a newer BIOS if you drop $250 on a motherboard (but I really wouldn't know). :-)<BR/><BR/>Finally, I definitely agree, discovering that I had installed the CPU heatsink improperly and that the CPU was running very hot was definitely a very positive side-effect of the whole exercise. (I wouldn't be surprised if that one bluescreen I had while playing a game was due to an overheat, rather than the BIOS issue, since the game was also putting a pretty good load on the CPU.)Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718316809087214442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22120968.post-16473976880021306252008-12-01T13:37:00.000-05:002008-12-01T13:37:00.000-05:00I would put my money on the BIOS. I had some blue-screen issues that were always reporting problems with the virus-scan software that went away with a BIOS update. For me the particularly frustrating part about the deal was that the BIOS version on the machine when I got it was already out of date -- you'd think they could update to latest prior to shipping!!!<BR/><BR/>Hopefully you'll not see any more issues now that you've done all that, and fixing the heat-sink is probably a very good thing anyway -- you didn't want to have to replace CPUs in a couple months...Chrishttp://www.chrisoverbeek.com/noreply@blogger.com