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    Zune software and Dell 5150

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Stryker412, Sep 20, 2008.

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    Stryker412 Notebook Consultant

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    My sister in law just got a zune. She has an older laptop (Inspiron 5150) but it's a pretty capable laptop after I upgraded the RAM to 2GB. Everytime I open the Zune software to work on something for her the laptop locks up so hard I have to power it down to reboot it.

    It never happens right away but it's always when the software is open. I set the graphics to as low as they can go on the software but it's still locking up. I can't even get the music to sync because it locks up while doing it.
     
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    OK not entirely sure it's the Zune software after all. It locked up again when booting into Windows.
     
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    ****, I think it might be the HDD. I downloaded HD Tune and it locks up each time I do a test. :(
     
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