Blue screen on Satellite Pro M70

Hello,
I have been having trouble with my computer quite a bit recently, I keep getting the blue screen of death and also when I take the power cord out of the laptop then the computer shuts down.
With the blue screen's I have just today re-installed windows to see what is happening. Still I keep getting the same stop code... one was something wrong with the NTFS, and the other one is the ram apparently.
Has anyone else had this problem with the M70 and what steps should I take? Or send it back to Toshiba?
Thanks
Jammy!

Hi
What graphic card is installed in you notebook? Possibly a ATI X600?
I read in this forum that ff the AC Adapter is unplugged the system may lock and the display will turn dark. It seems to be related to a bug in the video driver.
You could try to disable the powerplay in the ATI mobility radeon x600 properties and don't set the CPU to a low speed in TPS in fixed mode.
But this will help only with a ATI X600 graphic card notebook
However, the contacting of the service partner in you country is always a good idea because the guys have great experience and could provide more details as common user like me and you.

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