Recent content by LTd

Okay, I contacted Microsoft Support and they re-activated Windows and it finally works again!

I didn't have to enter a key before installing. I guess it found it in the BIOS. However, I have to enter the key in activation, but it says that the key is already used - on the computer I'm installing the windows on. I guess I'll have to contact Microsoft support.

What is a generic key? The one embedded in the laptop BIOS or the one printed on the cover of the Windows 8 DVD?

Okay. I *think* the DVD is an "OEM System Builder DVD", based on the fact that I bought it for approx $100 and installed it on a fresh PC and it worked. Since last post here I made an ISO from this DVD and flashed it to an USB stick and installed windows on the laptop. After logging in I was...

I had an accident with my laptop involving the floor and gravity resulting in a malfunctioning harddrive. The laptop is a Samsung with no optical drives and came with Windows 8 preinstalled and with recovery image on a separate partition. I guess that's how they do it these days, at least it's...

Yesterday I tried installing all memory modules and instead of running at 1600MHz, which earlier have caused BSOD within short time of playing, I tried running at 1333MHz and no problems occured. I'm not 100% sure this wan't by coincidence, but I will be testing a little more this weekend. I...

I will contact the company where I purchased them, however I'm pretty sure they will charge me for testing them if they turn out to be fine. But is it likely that the RAM turns sour just from switching the computer on/off a a number of times?

Ok, so I haven't had much time to circle in the problem lately, but I tried testing the ram using memtest86 a little more thorough. Basically I ran all the sticks individually in the same slot for approximately 10 hours / 10 passes without no errors, which makes me think the ram modules are...

I have tested all the modules on the first slot, so at least the modules seem to be ok. I haven't had time to test all the slots yet, but I plan to run one of the modules on the second slot tonight, and the third slot during work tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the tests won't fail. Haven't tried to...

I've also had problems with random BSOD and shutdowns lately, mainly while playing BF4, but also while surfing/idling etc. (BF4 seemed to be a sure way to crash within relatively short time, less than half an hour or so consistently). My first concern was the ram, so I tried running the game...

Is there even a chance of ruining the ram from turning the computer on/off repeatedly? I guess it would put more stress on the mechanical parts inside the computer such as the HHDs spinning up/down or even the fans, but could it also cause voltage spikes or such capable of destroying the ram? So...

I've never had any problems with the computer before, no BSODs, no freezes either so the BIOS settings should be fine. I'll see if I can find 'optimized defaults'.

I'm not sure where to change the bios to 'optimized defaults', but I will have a look. Could it be that the BIOS-settings changed due to the rebooting?

Ok, so the other day my 1-year old daughter snuck inside the computer room and spent a minute or so turning my desktop computer on and off repeatedly. I didn't use the computer untill today and within a couple of minutes or so playing Battlefield 4 it froze. Later it also froze while web...