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    XP reinstall problems....

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Eykal, Mar 7, 2008.

  1. Eykal

    Eykal Notebook Geek

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    Yay for more problems for meee!
    Ok, so i had some wierd crash with a program and my computer lost AUTOCHK.EXE and even through the repairs and eveyrthing it wouldnt work
    I reinstalled XP (used disk, all the updated drivers)
    Now its touchy
    sometimes it will randomly crash when i start a game
    and if i start a game while listening to music, it freaks out
    theres no ctrlaltdel it FREEZES i left it there for an hour with no change
    anyonee encountered this?
     
    Eykal, Mar 7, 2008
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    Overheating ?
    all updated software?
    Anti Virus ?
    Checking out porn sites?

    Ok. My advice : FORMAT everything, and do a complete CLEAN instal(no LAN cable connected) of everything, including drivers(get the latest from Sager and www.laptopvideo2go.com .
    I recommend 174.16 for best performance.
     
    eleron911, Mar 7, 2008
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  3. Eykal

    Eykal Notebook Geek

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    A: Not overheating, its really cool, especially compared to my friends HP which is literally like 100 F after gaming for 3 minutes
    yes all updated software
    anti-virus is fine
    no not checking out porn sites lawl
    i formatted everything, had nothing on my hard drive...ive got on e of the 160 drivers tho, lemme check tat out
     
    Eykal, Mar 7, 2008
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  4. evoxbeck

    evoxbeck Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah I got an HP dv9335nr, and the gfx card has broken twice/ they didnt fix the first time i sent to them, it currently is at the hp support TRYING TO GET FIXED, and yeah HP laptops run ****ING hot like you said over your friends

    Good Luck
     
    evoxbeck, Mar 7, 2008
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  5. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    So it's during gaming? What about just listening to music? It sounds like your gfx driver needs changing. Find one that is stable.
     
    pixelot, Mar 7, 2008
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    xoul Notebook Guru

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    check your ram
     
    xoul, Mar 7, 2008
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  7. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    I would do the following:

    HDD:
    - go into Safe Mode
    - go to run > CMD
    - type CHKDSK C: /F
    - then say yes and restart
    - Windows will do a scan for HDD errors and fix them

    Check for system file corruption
    If that did not help,
    check the system files for corruption and such by:
    (have your Windows disc ready)
    - go to RUN and type:
    sfc /scannow

    RAM:
    - get MemTest86+ and burn it
    - autoboot it and it will test your memory.
     
    Gophn, Mar 7, 2008
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  8. Eykal

    Eykal Notebook Geek

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    Oh, thanks, Ill try those things, hopefully it works
    Thanks again

    Edit: I think Pixelot is right, because it only crashes when I'm gaming. Plus I just had my display driver stop working.
    Thanks, I'll go find the best driver for it and see if that fixes my problem
     
    Eykal, Mar 8, 2008
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  9. Eykal

    Eykal Notebook Geek

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    Sorry for the double post, thanks soooo much Pixelot! (and of course everyone else for at least attempting) I went to xotic's site and got the official driver and now everything works just like it did before! Thanks again
     
    Eykal, Mar 8, 2008
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