bsod need help 0x8e

Anonymous
2013-02-18T01:54:30+00:00

I have a lenovo r61i laptop windows xp professional service pack 3 intel pentium dual cpu t2310 @ 1.46ghz x2.  I had this problem before and somehow i fixed it i think i done a bios update this time it dosent work i just get blue screen with following stop code: 0x8e (0xc05, 0x80637f53, 0xa3fd299c,0x0) I have tried my memory modules by taking them out trying one at time and same problem i could get into safe mode with networking but now the networking will not work just safe mode i also tried selective startup and diagnostic startup still bsod used system restore it worked but then when i shut down laptop and went to use it again same thing again. can find loads info on code 8e but dont seem to help so i wrote the full code down as i dont know how to read these codes.  i have no xp cd.  sometimes i can get past bsod and get plain blue screen and get task manager up and i try new task explorer.exe but then bsod again

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-25T03:46:16+00:00

    when i cant get into safe mode or normal how do i test ram or drive

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-24T00:12:13+00:00

    Trying is always a part of the process as there are never any guarantees to any fix regardless of some who like to think that "trying" is not a part of their process. However, I would never replace a hard drive unless the drive is completely dead and not being detected or has tested bad using the appropriate hard drive diagnostics test. That is what testing tools are designed for.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-23T22:56:05+00:00

    Only way is to try it then they'll find out wont they

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-23T22:49:02+00:00

    I wouldn't replace the hard drive if it were me. You're jumping around from fix to fix and have no real idea what the issue is. Hard drives don't work half way. They either work or they don't. I think your issue is most likely failing ram. Regardless, you don't just go replacing components without know what the issue is. They make test for this type deal. Test for ram, test for hard drives, test for video cards. It's your computer and you can, of course, do as you wish. But, you're taking shots in the dark trying to resolve this. You went from a computer that would at least boot in safe mode to one that will not boot into any mode at all.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-02-23T22:11:02+00:00

    think i do that

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