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    Freezeing Hp Omnibook 500

    Discussion in 'HP' started by 678493, May 12, 2007.

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    I have a hp omnibook 500 that freezes at random times, sometimes it goes for up to 4 hours then it freezes, sometimes it only goes 5 minutes. It usually freezes when I scroll down in an application. I would appreciate it if someone could help me figure out why it is freezing, and if there is a way to fix it.
     
    678493, May 12, 2007
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    It only freezes when you are scrolling?
     
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    it usually happens with scrolling, but on a few occasions it froze while I was loading a web page.
     
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    How long does it freeze for?
     
    IdontexistM8, May 16, 2007
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    It stays frozen, and usually the next time I try to boot it up, instead of seeing the HP logo, all I see is a screen that fades from black to white, then it fades to a dark blue color.
     
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    It doesn't freeze when I am using linux, so i suspect it is a windows problem
     
    678493, Jun 2, 2007
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    well could be a driver problem then?
     
    SideSwipe, Jun 2, 2007
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    the laptop didn't freeze under windows 2000 either, and i think it could be a problem with Intel speedstep
     
    678493, Jun 8, 2007
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    does anyone know where i can download a speedstep driver for windows xp, i am using the one that came with windows 2000
     
    678493, Jun 8, 2007
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    I think the speedstep driver is built into XP.
     
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    yeah speedstep is a built-in driver

    what about RAM, how much of do you have?

    also what about your video driver, is it the latest and working well?

    i used to find that if i dont install the video driver, whenever i scroll it doesnt tend to be smooth.
     
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    i have 256mb of ram installed, and now it will freeze at random times, even when i am not doing anything.
     
    678493, Jun 24, 2007
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    I have also tried the windows xp video driver and the ati one, but the laptop still freezes.
     
    678493, Jun 24, 2007
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