I have a Dell Studio 1737 and had to replace the mobo a year ago so I bought a refurb. Anywho, for about a month I have been getting the BSOD. Well last week I reformatted my HD thinking it could be a virus and now it wont post, boot nothing. The fans are not running and on the media panel all the lights will light up for a sec then they go back out.
I replaced the ram but still problem persist. I put my HD on another computer and it boots just fine. I tried to look at the circuits and the board itself but really couldn't see much. The graphics card is integrated and it appears to have a bubble around the center and it looks discolored like it has overheated.
Would a bad graphics card give me the blue screen and cause the board to seem like it has no power? I have the same problem with the battery on and off (with the p/c attached). Could it be a bad pcu? I have no way of testing the pcu short of taking it to somewhere like best buy and have them charge me $30.00, when I can get a new one for $50.00.
I replaced the ram but still problem persist. I put my HD on another computer and it boots just fine. I tried to look at the circuits and the board itself but really couldn't see much. The graphics card is integrated and it appears to have a bubble around the center and it looks discolored like it has overheated.
Would a bad graphics card give me the blue screen and cause the board to seem like it has no power? I have the same problem with the battery on and off (with the p/c attached). Could it be a bad pcu? I have no way of testing the pcu short of taking it to somewhere like best buy and have them charge me $30.00, when I can get a new one for $50.00.