Acer Aspire 5315

Mart35

Hi guys
After recently using web root windows washer to reformat a hard drive using the system eraser. I inserted my retail copy of Windows 7 to undergo a clean install but half way through the installation the laptop froze. I therefore restarted the laptop and the windows surprisingly re-commenced and carried on where it had left off. However once the installation had complete the laptop was in a very unstable state whereby if you attempted to open a program you would receive the blue screen of death. So I therefore re - ran the system eraser software to re wipe the hard drive.

Now when I attempt to start the installation it will start up 1st time and get as far as the scrolling bar and states windows files are loading then once this is complete I receive the blue screen again. 1st time I received it I believe it said
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

So I again restarted the laptop by pressing and holding the power button as the computer had also froze, after a few attempts of powering up the laptop nothing would happen unless I left it for an hour or 2 (wouldn't matter if left plugged in or unplugged)

After said hour or 2 the computer would start up again, it would do the same as before then display the blue screen, this time it's stating

Memory management error!!

I have wiped hard drives god knows how many times with the same software and never had any problems. I don't understand what's happened, can someone offer any suggestions?? Is it likely to be an issue with the hard drive, memory or even the motherboard. Would a 3rd attempt at the system eraser help? I presume it wouldn't hurt to do it again.

Thanks in advance for any assistance, if you need any further details please ask.

Clyde

Here is an explanation of that error http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff560129%28v=vs.85%29.aspx. Do you have Acer recovery disks you can try? I doubt it is hardware if it was working before the HDD wipe and install.