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    M17x R3 - freeze after unplug

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by VanVan, Jun 21, 2014.

  1. VanVan

    VanVan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I'm having this strange issue since ages, didn't have the time to share it with the community here.
    When I unplug the power cord from my M17 R3 it works OK for 3-5 seconds and then completely freezes, i.e. I have to shut it down by pressing the Shutdown button on the computer for 5 seconds.

    Interesting thing is that this does not happen 100% of the cases - sometimes it just runs fine.
    The only mod I have on this computer is the SSD from Samsung (256MB 830-series). When I purchased the new drive I had to reinstall everything from scratch and that is when it all started to occur.

    Any thoughts or ideas maybe?

    Thanks!
     
    VanVan, Jun 21, 2014
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  2. V3curonium

    V3curonium Notebook Geek

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    Don't know if it's ssd or laptop related but I transfered my Samsung 830 120GB from my desktop to my R3 and it causes small issues here too. At first I thought there was something wrong with my desktop but now I'm starting to believe the SSD is the culprit.


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    V3curonium, Jun 21, 2014
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Do you have your old HDD? Perhaps we could test the laptop with that. If it's not happening with it then the SSD is the culprit indeed.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 25, 2014
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