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    beep + freeze

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by complete_retard, Mar 10, 2009.

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    complete_retard Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi, I just started having a problem with my XPS m1530

    there will be a beep/click from the computer (I think from the hard drive)

    then programs will stop responding/not open

    after a while the entire computer will freeze up

    this has happened with 10 min of restarting several times, and is extremely frustrating

    I'll upload a dxdiag in a few minutes (after it's frozen =/)
     
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    So this is intermittent, not every time you bot up? As a long shot, you may also want to check your scheduled tasks, start up, and Vista's admin performance monitor. If you think it is coming from the hard drive, try to get the S.M.A.R.T. information as well.
     
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    complete_retard Notebook Enthusiast

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    it's happened intermittently in the past, but over the past hour, it has been every time I've started up

    for instance, there was 1 freeze between the first post and this post
     
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    complete_retard Notebook Enthusiast

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    part of DXDIAG attached--let me know if you need more
     

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    complete_retard Notebook Enthusiast

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    okay, I'm on safe mode with networking, and no crash yet

    does that mean anything?
     
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    mar_tin1 Notebook Consultant

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    I smell reformat or Windows 7 coming up.
     
    mar_tin1, Mar 11, 2009
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Did you check any of the above items I mentioned? It could be a bad start up program or device driver. Take a look at any recent installation or your start to see if anything looks new/unusual.
     
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