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    Lenovo T410 freezing

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by carolette, Nov 10, 2011.

  1. carolette

    carolette Newbie

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    My computer keeps freezing whenever I watch any movies on it. As long as I move or shift the computer it freezes for a bit, no matter how small a shift it is the stops or freezes, if I play these same movies on another computer it works without any problem, it reminds me of using a cd player without shock absorber that's how it behaves. Any one out there can assist me with this problem? thanks
     
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    It's probably the Active Protection System, which locks the HDD read head into a safe position when it detects movement. That causes the noticeable stuttering you see.
     
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    carolette Newbie

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    How do I get to the Active Protection system?
     
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    Yep, it's likely the Thinkpad APS system parking your hard drive head to prevent hard drive damage.

    You should see a hard drive "can" icon with a green play button in your system tray, as seen in the following picture. If you right-click it, you can adjust the sensitivity of it or disable it entirely. I would recommend decreasing the sensitivity until it stops parking with normal use.

    [​IMG]
     
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    carolette Newbie

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    Thank you, will let you know if it works
     
    carolette, Nov 11, 2011
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    carolette Newbie

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    I cannot find this icon in the system tray how else can I access the APS?
     
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    carolette Newbie

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    Thanks everyone I found it
     
    carolette, Nov 11, 2011
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