Please Help

Sub_Zero · 02-01-05, 10:30 PM

I got this message from a friend Please help

I have a Gateway laptop, with a Celeron processor, 2.2 GHz, 504 megabites of RAM, and a 40 Gig hard drive. It is only 16 months old, but it has totally melted down 4 times with-in the last 5 weeks. (Just about the time frame that I got my new digital camera (an Olympus C 8080). I have had to have my nephew, the computer guru, fix it each time. The computer has totally crashed, and he has had to reformat the whole thing each time, reinstalling windows xp operating system, etc. Last week I was in the chat room here, getting information from mrrick, and it just went black. Total meltdown.

Here are my questions: My computer is on life support at this time, and I know it will not last much longer. Does any one out there have any recommendations for laptops? I use photoshop, but am also willing to switch to something else, if I have to. Is there some reason that my new digital camera is wrecking havoc with my laptop? Do I need a pentium processor, more RAM, etc???

I am even condidering going to an imac, but do not have any knowledge about them. (just wanting to get away from windows)...

Any information that anyone has to share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

Mr B · 02-01-05, 11:01 PM

I can't help but wonder if the HDD is going bad, and not the whole laptop itself (IE, the motherboard)...

Is there any way he can get ahold of a spare laptop hard drive long enough to install his OS and test it and see?

Sub_Zero · 02-02-05, 01:21 AM

I will foward this to her thanks I hope it will help
if anyone else has any ideas please reply.

Thanks Mr B

Slackfumasta · 02-02-05, 09:01 AM

Dude, buy a Dell!

There's lots of information in this forum about different kinds of laptops. Pretty much the most popular are Dells, Sagers, and well that's about it. A few IBMs and Compaqs sprinkled in here and there.

Sub_Zero · 02-02-05, 09:02 PM

I would have goten a Dell if it was me I am not sure if my friend can just go out and spend that kind of money.

__Game_Start__ · 02-03-05, 12:57 PM

OK, why is there 502 mb of ram.. ? why are you using a gateway, and why are you using a celeron... So many questions... if hes able to format and fix temporarilly i doubt its the hard drive.

Flamed_Chip · 02-03-05, 01:07 PM

I think the 502mb ram will be because some is being used for an IGP.

This happened to one of my housemates laptops about 2 weeks ago. For a number of weeks I was having to reformat it for her about once or twice a week because after a while it would always hang on booting windows. Booting in safe mode showed it was hanging on an ATI driver. After sending it off for repair it turns out there was actually a fault with the integrated graphics and after a motherboard replacement all is well again.

Slackfumasta · 02-03-05, 01:08 PM

Says he has 504 MB of RAM, which means he probably has a video adapter that is using 8 MB of system RAM for it's video memory.

02-01-05, 10:30 PM	Thread Starter #1
Sub_Zero Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earth	Total Meltdown I got this message from a friend Please help I have a Gateway laptop, with a Celeron processor, 2.2 GHz, 504 megabites of RAM, and a 40 Gig hard drive. It is only 16 months old, but it has totally melted down 4 times with-in the last 5 weeks. (Just about the time frame that I got my new digital camera (an Olympus C 8080). I have had to have my nephew, the computer guru, fix it each time. The computer has totally crashed, and he has had to reformat the whole thing each time, reinstalling windows xp operating system, etc. Last week I was in the chat room here, getting information from mrrick, and it just went black. Total meltdown. Here are my questions: My computer is on life support at this time, and I know it will not last much longer. Does any one out there have any recommendations for laptops? I use photoshop, but am also willing to switch to something else, if I have to. Is there some reason that my new digital camera is wrecking havoc with my laptop? Do I need a pentium processor, more RAM, etc??? I am even condidering going to an imac, but do not have any knowledge about them. (just wanting to get away from windows)... Any information that anyone has to share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! Last edited by Sub_Zero; 02-01-05 at 10:39 PM.
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02-01-05, 11:01 PM	#2
Mr B Senior Admin Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boston Bruins Nation	I can't help but wonder if the HDD is going bad, and not the whole laptop itself (IE, the motherboard)... Is there any way he can get ahold of a spare laptop hard drive long enough to install his OS and test it and see? __________________ Got that Gibson Les Paul ('92 Studio), still listening to a lot of Led Zeppelin. =P
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02-02-05, 01:21 AM	Thread Starter #3
Sub_Zero Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earth	I will foward this to her thanks I hope it will help if anyone else has any ideas please reply. Thanks Mr B
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02-02-05, 09:01 AM	#4
Slackfumasta Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My own personal HELL!	Dude, buy a Dell! There's lots of information in this forum about different kinds of laptops. Pretty much the most popular are Dells, Sagers, and well that's about it. A few IBMs and Compaqs sprinkled in here and there.
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02-02-05, 09:02 PM	Thread Starter #5
Sub_Zero Registered Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earth	I would have goten a Dell if it was me I am not sure if my friend can just go out and spend that kind of money.
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02-03-05, 12:57 PM	#6
__Game_Start__ Disabled Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jamaica, NY!	OK, why is there 502 mb of ram.. ? why are you using a gateway, and why are you using a celeron... So many questions... if hes able to format and fix temporarilly i doubt its the hard drive.
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02-03-05, 01:07 PM	#7
Flamed_Chip Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire, UK	I think the 502mb ram will be because some is being used for an IGP. This happened to one of my housemates laptops about 2 weeks ago. For a number of weeks I was having to reformat it for her about once or twice a week because after a while it would always hang on booting windows. Booting in safe mode showed it was hanging on an ATI driver. After sending it off for repair it turns out there was actually a fault with the integrated graphics and after a motherboard replacement all is well again. __________________ Herb: 2 x Intel PIII-S 1.4 GHz - GIGABYTE GA-6VTXDR - 1024MB PC133 - 2 x Tt Volcano 7+ - PCI nVIDIA GeForce fx5500 128MB - 60GB Samsung 7200RPM - 200GB Seagate Barracuda - 500W PSU - Debian GNU/Linux Wyatt: XP 1800+ @ 1725 (150x11.5) 1.85 vcore - Asus A7V266-E - 512MB DDR PC2100 - SK6 modded for Delta 80mm "SHE" - nVIDIA GF2 MX 400 64MB DDR - 40GB WD 7200RPM - 20GB WD 7200RPM - Generic 300W PSU - Load Temp: 45C (Ambiant 22C) - Debian GNU/Linux Moon: Intel PIII 1GHz - Generic Intel motherboard - 512MB PC133 - 7GB HDD - Generic PSU - FreeBSD Kaya (laptop): Sony Vaio PCG-GRT815M - P4 2.8Ghz - 512MB DDR - 80GB 5400RPM - nVIDIA GF FX5600 64MB - Ubuntu GNU/Linux / Windows XP
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02-03-05, 01:08 PM	#8
Slackfumasta Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My own personal HELL!	Says he has 504 MB of RAM, which means he probably has a video adapter that is using 8 MB of system RAM for it's video memory.
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