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    E1705 locks up on startup 2 out of 3 times

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Zmanattack, May 20, 2007.

  1. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    So I've had this computer for about 2 months now and it's been having this problem for a while

    Sometimes it gets to desktop sometimes only to the welcome screen and the whole system locks up and i can't move the mouse at all.

    I have the latest A08 bios from dell but i'm just not sure what could be doing this. Any advice?

    I do run modded video drivers. Could that be it?
     
    Zmanattack, May 20, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Possibly. Also, did you do a clean reformat of the system or uninstall all the bloatware? Bloatware tends to cause issues.
     
    Greg, May 20, 2007
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  3. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    Ya i did a complete wipe and reformat and got all the dang drivers back...lol.

    So there's no bloatware except for the Dell Wireless thing.
     
    Zmanattack, May 20, 2007
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    kylerg Notebook Consultant

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    I have had this issue before too, and Dell didn't care.
     
    kylerg, May 20, 2007
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  5. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    That being said did you find a solution?
     
    Zmanattack, May 20, 2007
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  6. kylerg

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    Unfortunately, no.
     
    kylerg, May 21, 2007
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  7. Zmanattack

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    crap...lol
     
    Zmanattack, May 21, 2007
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    You can try uninstalling your modded drivers. I have had a few problems using Omegadrivers... Sometimes the new versions will do that.... Just look for other versions of the modded drivers, and that should help.
     
    ScubaSteve, May 21, 2007
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    If installing different video drivers doesn't help, run video diagnostics (if available). It may be a video card memory issue. Another possible cause could be system memory. Swap out memory just for testing purposes or try removing one memory stick, then the other and see if it still locks up. I hope this helps. :)
     
    Skye2, May 21, 2007
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  10. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    And he solves the problem. Or at least a portion of it. Try uninstalling your sigmatel audio drivers and reinstalling.

    I have had those things go bad twice now. Reinstalling always fixes it.
     
    Zmanattack, May 23, 2007
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  11. kylerg

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    Heh..audio drivers? That is a funny solution.
     
    kylerg, May 23, 2007
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    Tinderbox (UK), May 23, 2007
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  13. Zmanattack

    Zmanattack Notebook Consultant

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    Lol i just found out completely what was wrong and i haven't crashed at all the last five times i've started it up. I had to use Msconfig and keep almost everything from starting up except my bluetooth mouse thing.

    It's worked like charm ever since.
     
    Zmanattack, May 23, 2007
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