Computer techies, i need your help
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I am having a bit of a problem with my lap top, it keeps freezing up and the screen goes blank, the hard drive light flashes for a bit and sometimes then goes on to standby, other times if you leave it 5-10 minutes it comes back, any ideas?
also I am not sure if this is a recent thing or not, but the little desktop monitor that displays the CPU usage etc is showing that the RAM is sitting at 61% even when not doing anything, is this normal?
spec of the computer is
Toshiba Equium A200-196
intel T2080 @1.73GHz 1.73GHz
1Gb RAM
also I am not sure if this is a recent thing or not, but the little desktop monitor that displays the CPU usage etc is showing that the RAM is sitting at 61% even when not doing anything, is this normal?
spec of the computer is
Toshiba Equium A200-196
intel T2080 @1.73GHz 1.73GHz
1Gb RAM
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Sounds like it could be the hard drive.
Have you noticed it taking longer to do boot into windows and do things? and does it make any more noise than normal, i.e clicking noise.?
Have you noticed it taking longer to do boot into windows and do things? and does it make any more noise than normal, i.e clicking noise.?
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Have it plugged in to the mains and try running a memtest program, ram might be fecked.
If its locking up/blue screening ram is my first guess, maybe its overheating?
Maybe your power saving options are wrong? Try right clicking on desktop, properties, screen saver, power saving options. Make sure it isnt set to turn your hard drive or screen off or something like that.
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Have it plugged in to the mains and try running a memtest program, ram might be fecked.
If its locking up/blue screening ram is my first guess, maybe its overheating?
Maybe your power saving options are wrong? Try right clicking on desktop, properties, screen saver, power saving options. Make sure it isnt set to turn your hard drive or screen off or something like that.
If its locking up/blue screening ram is my first guess, maybe its overheating?
Maybe your power saving options are wrong? Try right clicking on desktop, properties, screen saver, power saving options. Make sure it isnt set to turn your hard drive or screen off or something like that.
how do you do a memtest?
already tried the power save options and all looks ok
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take a look in the event viewer to see if any major errors are stored, you can do this by right clicking on your my computer icon, click on manage then its the first option in the left hand window
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