Laptop Suddenly Dead?

[jonpaige13]

Hi, thank you for taking your time to help.

My 5 years old Dell Inspiron N5010 was working properly until yesterday. I was basically on YouTube when suddenly the screen went something like white (like a TV with no signal) then a BSOD popped up. Since then my every attempt to boot into Windows fails with a different BSOD each time.

I get the BSOD just when i see "Starting Windows" sign, though colorful dots go white like the first time i got a BSOD. I tried formatting, safe mode.. all ending up with a BSOD.

I dunno the cause of this but it's pretty frustrating. My laptop probably got overheated. Which part is causing this?

 

[viveknayyar007]

Hello jonpaige13

Can you please confirm which Windows are you using? Since your laptop is 5 years old, I assume it is Windows 7.

You may want to try the suggestions given in this link and this link.

Feel free to reply back in case further assistance is needed.

Cheers!!

 

[jonpaige13]

Thanks for the reply viveknayyar007!

Yes, it's Windows 7. Problem is caused by hardware since well.. I got the Linux version of BSOD when I tried to live boot into Ubuntu and Kali. I don't know what it is causing it though :/

 

[viveknayyar007]

Thanks for the reply viveknayyar007!

Yes, it's Windows 7. Problem is caused by hardware since well.. I got the Linux version of BSOD when I tried to live boot into Ubuntu and Kali. I don't know what it is causing it though :/

Hello again jonpaige13

Please check the links I shared in my previous reply and follow the suggestions given there. The suggestions may be of some help to you.

Good Luck!!