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    Freezing no matter what I do

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tianxia, Sep 15, 2009.

  1. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    My laptop is acting very weird. It would lock down completely after a minute I boot. I'm sure it's not a software issue because i tried leaving it at the logging screen and it froze. I need some help with trouble shooting thank you.
    EDIT: turning wireless off seems to stop it from freezing. Could anyone shed some light on this.
    EDIT2: uninstalled intel wifi card. plugged in an old usb netgear wifi card and it seems to be working now. not the most elegant solution, but it does the job. my laptop would live on!
     
    tianxia, Sep 15, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    it could be drivers, do you dual boot? does it do it from both OS'es? or just one?
     
    goofball, Sep 15, 2009
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  3. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    I don't dual boot anymore unfortunately. I'm gonna give safe mode a go again.
     
    tianxia, Sep 15, 2009
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    Does still it freeze up if you leave it in BIOS? I hope it's not your 8600M GS..
     
    namaiki, Sep 15, 2009
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  5. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    Doesn't seem to freeze in bios. It's working fine for almost 40min now.
    It just froze. :p I think I know why now. It's something about the wireless module. I turned on wifi and it froze after seconds. The thing freezes in safe mode with networking as well, but runs okay in normal safe mode or just no network.
     
    tianxia, Sep 15, 2009
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    TwiztidKidd Notebook Evangelist

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    Hit "windows key"+R and type in "eventvwr" and hit enter. Clear previous errors and restart if you get confused.
    Check Application and System for errors related to your protocol. What kind is it? Static IP, DHCP or PPoE ? Oh you could also disable power saving for your wifi card but I don't think that's the issue here.
     
    TwiztidKidd, Sep 15, 2009
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  7. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    thank you for the help, i didn't understand much of it but i sort of fixed it anyway :)
     
    tianxia, Sep 16, 2009
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