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    np-9850 ...having a ton of problems

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tuckrr, Sep 24, 2009.

  1. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    so i got my laptop...booted it up, and within an hour or so problems began.
    1st was the freezing (repeatedly)
    2nd was just loading screen all day

    so i reinstall windows completely (after exausting all options with AVA support guys)

    computer was doing fine for another 5 hours
    3rd freezing again
    4th eventual loud beeping while bootup and it started up without the screen being on!
    5th things are ok FOR NOW...i am worried more freezing is not far away.

    help?

    similar problems?

    when i boot, says raid is all good and well.
     
    tuckrr, Sep 24, 2009
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  2. Albsterama

    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    have you done a memtest? imo most freeze is memory related and i do not like the memory that comes with sager (usually i end up getting some kingston).
     
    Albsterama, Sep 24, 2009
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  3. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    how would i do that?
    here are my specs....

    CLEVO, M980NU Core 2 Duo Notebook Barebone, NVIDIA® MCP79, 18.4" TFT HD 1080 Glossy, PCIe x16 MXM-III Discrete Graphics
    INTEL, Core™ 2 Extreme QX9300 Quad-Core 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 12MB (2 x 6MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 45W, OEM
    ARCTIC SILVER, Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Polysynthetic Silver
    VIDEO, 2 x NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M 1GB GDDR3 Mobile Graphics Card for M980NU, SLI Configuration
    CRUCIAL, 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL7, Non-ECC
    INTEL, 4GB Intel® Turbo Memory, Internal PCIe Mini Card (Compatible with Windows Vista Only)
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    RAID, RAID 0 (striping), min 2 hard drives required
     
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  4. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sorry to hear about the problems.
    you could get help on here with the great advice but really you need to contact your supplier as you could have a faulty unit.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 24, 2009
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  5. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    how can i tell if its actually hardware related?
     
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    kagey Notebook Consultant

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    It's difficult to know and I do agree with MrDJ since you just got the machine and really haven't messed with it it's important to contact your supplier and explain to them what's happening and where. There's so many variables depending on what you were doing when it freeze. Some games it could happen in depending on drivers, etc.
     
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  7. Albsterama

    Albsterama Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Here's the website: http://www.memtest.org/

    Burn the iso and then test 1 memory module at a time.

    Hmmh...you have crucial memory, it should not be bad but it's something you can run and rule out.
     
    Albsterama, Sep 24, 2009
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