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    P170HM sudden freeze then very loud beep

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SirWillyBear, Jul 2, 2011.

  1. SirWillyBear

    SirWillyBear Notebook Enthusiast

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    Like the title says i keep getting a sudden freeze followed by a very loud beep. Any idea whats causing this?
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 2, 2011
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  2. MrDJ

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    a bit more info would help.
    cpu/gpu what was you doing at the time surfing or gaming and for how long.
    does it happen as you switch it on or after 30mins 1 hour. have you over clocked. was it on a desk or your lap. how hot is it where you are.
    the more info we have the more the community can help you.
     
    MrDJ, Jul 2, 2011
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  3. SirWillyBear

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    - Windows 7 Home Premium 64.
    - 8gb memory.
    - AMD Radeon HD 6900m.
    - i7 2720QM.

    Its always sitting on a hard surface, normal temp, mostly around 20-25° C.

    Happens randomly, don't know how to overclock, i was doing a few things at once :

    - browsing the web
    - played a windowed mmorpg
    - chatting on msn

    Thanks for the help.
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 2, 2011
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  4. MrDJ

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    thanks.
    im no expert but it could be dodgy ram stick or hard drive.
    download HW Monitor to check on temperatures and HD Tune to run a scan on the hard drive. you can find them all HERE
     
    MrDJ, Jul 2, 2011
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  5. SirWillyBear

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    Srr for the late reply, been busy with work.

    So i ran all them programs and they didn't find any problems. I'm still getting daily freezes so i still don't know whats causing it :s.
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 15, 2011
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  6. MrDJ

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    have you contacted your supplier to rma it back for repair.
     
    MrDJ, Jul 15, 2011
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    What brand of hard drive do you have? Usually these machines comes with a Western Digital or Seagate. Depending on what you have, go to either manufacturer's website and download/run their diagnostic software. If you don't get anywhere there, download memtest86 (Google it) and create a CD to boot from your computer with it.
     
    saturnotaku, Jul 15, 2011
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  8. J.P.@XoticPC

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    Expounding on what saturnotaku said, you can grab a very handy utility containing all those tools already :)

    Ultimate Boot CD - Overview

    Great utility, suggest it for anyone wanting to troubleshoot their computer.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Jul 15, 2011
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  9. Marvin H Muckley III

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    Did you order it with the Ram or did you put some in yourself? Sounds like a faulty stick. That's exactly what mine was doing until I replaced the Ram.
     
    Marvin H Muckley III, Jul 15, 2011
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  10. SirWillyBear

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    Thx for all the replies, ill try out the programs you guys gave me and ill let you know the results.

    Marvin, they were already in, ill run the programs and see if it gives me some sort of error.
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 15, 2011
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  11. LaptopNut

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    I was getting freezes until I upgraded my SSD firmware. It could be related to your USB 3.0 ports too.
     
    LaptopNut, Jul 15, 2011
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  12. SirWillyBear

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    I don't currently have a SSD cause that one broke, had the corsair one with all the problems and i had to send it back, should be arriving back next week.

    There is a thread here somewhere with all them latest driver updates, ill try to update all my drivers see if that helps.

    Btw, those programs you guys gave me, how exactly do i install them :s.
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 16, 2011
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    I seem to have 3 different kind of freezes :

    1. Laptop freezes and laptop reboots automatically.
    2. Laptop freezes and i have to hard reboot it.
    3. Laptop freezes and i get a blue screen with the following error : *** STOP : 0x000000F4 (0x0000000000000003, 0xFFFFFA8008B5CB30, 0xFFFFFA8008B5CE10, 0xFFFFF8002FCEF40).
     
    SirWillyBear, Jul 22, 2011
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