Dell :: M4400 Freezes For 1 Second Every 10-20 Seconds
May 5, 2009
Because of various problems I was having with my M4400, I decided to reformat and reinstall Windows (Vista Ultimate SP1).
Immediately after reinstalling, it started to freeze for up to 1 second every 10 to 20 seconds, which is really annoying. However, it doesn't miss any keystrokes or mouse movements, as it catches up after the freeze. I'm wondering whether it's got something to do with some unrecognised devices that it has yet to find the drivers for:
PCI Serial Port
PCI Simple Communications Controller
SM Bus Controller
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Mar 4, 2013
It freezes up every few seconds and resumes after another few seconds. This happens when I am gamming. I can move my cursor when it freezed, the audio also gets stuck.
I've tried all the Dell PC Diagnostics, and didnt find anything wrong. I fresh reinstalled my system, scaned virus and malwares, update my drivers, still problem remains. I think it's my video card might have phyiscal damage cause I move the huge ass laptop a lot, but I am not sure.
I had installed an new ssd 2 weeks ago in module 1, but I had no problem until yesterday.
i7 2670QM 2.2GHz
AMD Radeon HD 6870
4GB DDR3 RAM
500G HDD + 128 crucial M4 SSD
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Dec 4, 2014
I have a G62 laptop with windows 7 64bit version, I have it for almost 4 years.In about 3 days ago, I was running some youtube videos, the system started freezing (video+sound) every 2 seconds!I switched it off and went to sleep, the next morning, I turned it on, went to the welcome page! and it showed me the destktop but nothing opens, no apps no browser, when i opened task manager, it was showing the programs i clicked with a *32 at the end! in about 5 min later explorer.exe freezes and i had to shut it down.
what i tried :
-memory test : HDD test, freezes in around 50%
-factory reset: the partition is not found
-scan the system with antivirus : freezes in the middle!
-used a software to clean registrylogged in windows, starts normal, after 6-8 min it starts to freez every 2 second, and every two second i hear a noise in the HDD like crack! and it happens every 2 secondsmy activities: running Flight simulator Xrunning flash 3d gamesyoutube videos and movies
system :
Intel Core i3 2.40 GHZ (4CPUs)windows 7 family edition 64bitNote : I have been using safe mode with network for over 2 weeks now, it doesn't freez in this mode! I don't have the repare CD
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Sep 27, 2014
I just received my Inspiron 15 5547 computer 2 days ago and one thing I noticed is that intermittently the touchscreen freezes for 3-10 seconds at a time, when this happens the computer is not frozen, I can still move the cursor with the touch pad or with a Bluetooth mouse.
I have contacted tech support and they advised to give it a few days to see if it continues to happen and confirm that the computer in fact does not freeze. I am wondering if this is normal for this model? Or if this is an actual hardware issue with my computer.
I also am wondering about getting a stylus to use on the screen for drawing. If I get one like the Adonit Jot or one like used for a Samsung Galaxy Note III would that work? Would it cause any damage to the screen?
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Whenever I close the lid on my Laptop let it sleep for a while I notice when I press enter to resume from that mains screen that it takes maybe 30secs just to load up, before it was always instant. Also my powercord is sort of lose so it goes in and out very fast then I notice that when my power cord comes out that my laptop also freezes for 30secs.
I scan my laptop everyday with AVG and Malwarebyts, I use CCleaner weekly and DeFraggler monthly, unless I download lots of files then I'll scan it and if it goes above 5-6% I do a full scan
I don't download much. The only games I have on here is WoW, RIFT, Path Of Exile, ArcheAge and 2 other small steam games. I don't use Itunes. On the buttom right corner where my clock is I only have up Raptr, AVG, CCleaner and that's it..
It's been doing this for maybe 2 weeks. I I use Windows 7. The only time I update my laptop is when I go to Control Panel and click "Windows Update" and see if there's any.
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Jul 27, 2013
I have this old Laptop that i started using recently worked fine (this one heats so much and i mean up to 95%) until today when it fails booting (well sometimes after a couple of tried it starts sometimes it takes hours).
The laptop starts for like 3-4 seconds nothing appears on the screen,the fan stops working and after a sec i hear a beep and everything turns OFF.
I notice that when i plug the charger and start it caps and scroll lock is always turned on and num lock flashes 22 times until it stays turned on.What does the flashing num lock mean in dell code and how do i fix it.
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Jul 11, 2014
Just to clarify, my laptop is a Lenovo ThinkPad T420i, Type 4178. It is about 2 years old. I have Windows 7 64bit.
My laptop takes about 2-5 minutes to switch on, sometimes it doesn't turn on at all. The screen freezes every 15 seconds or so, but I am still able to move my cursor around. It also lags quite a bit. For example, typing 'how to download google chrome' will take me sometimes an entire minute, because only parts of the sentence will show up on the screen at a time. My keyboard is responding fine. The problem is not with the wireless internet, because even when the wireless is off the laptop is still unbelievably slow. Watching videos is impossible, because the screen freezes so much.
I have been having this problem with my laptop's performance speed for about 2 months now. I had it completed wiped back to factory settings, downloaded every malware and virus scanner known to man (none of them found any problems with it) and updated all my drivers.
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Feb 17, 2009
I have a Dell docking station for my M4400 and sometimes when I place my laptop on it it will freeze, totally, nothing will work except pressing the power button for 5 secs and reboot. It happens once a week or so. Not very often and I cant find any rule to when it happens.
I have a mouse and a LAN cable attached to the dock currently.This is the docking station I have: [url]
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May 3, 2009
My m4400 seems to like to lock up while switching users. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does the "Please Wait..." spins away on the screen and it will stay that way forever.
The only way to fix it is to force a reboot by holding down the power button. I'm using Vista Business 64.
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Nov 10, 2008
turning on then turning off? When I turn it on, the LED lights come on for seconds and then go off. I replaced the motherboard and the processor and its still the same problem. I also took out the RAM and had the same problem?
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Dec 28, 2009
I was playing a game of borderlands online and its started off running fine and then after about 20 seconds started lagging badly and then froze.
I assumed it was some kind of network connection problem considering i was playing the game fine a few days earlier. Well i forgot about it for a few days.
I just downloaded the battleswarm beta and was playing it and noticed it did the exact same thing, ran fine for about 20-30 seconds started lagging badly then just froze. I went back and tried borderlands in single player to confirm the problem and it also did the same thing.
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My power cable is looking a little tatty and recently started making a faint buzzing noise.
Despite these issues my laptop has continued to work fine, until recently....
When i plug in the power cable the light above the plug comes on for a second then goes off.
When i try to turn the laptop on (with or without battery) it turns on and starts it's usual boot up process, but then turns its self off after a couple of seconds.
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Jan 30, 2013
Had a laptop for just over 2 years so out of warranty. The laptop will not stay on for longer than 30 seconds - 1 minute, it doesn't matter what I'm doing (tried going into everything, Bios, safe mode, etc). I've bought a new battery and nothing has changed.
The laptop has had overheating problems in the past, whereby it would turn off if the fan was in someway impeded. Since this problem I have tried blowing into the fan and even used a hoover but nothing has worked.
Does it sound like its an issue with a fan or something else?
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Twist in the problem is that if I keep my laptop idle for 20-30 minutes it starts working fine (I never remove battery or ram just left my laptop idle)
Another thing is i face this problem only when laptop is carried by me in my back pack or u can say when laptop is subjected to movement.
I noticed this pattern seriously. For past 15 days I didn't displaced my laptop from my desk and it work like any normal laptop but today when I took it to my friends place and there when I tried to boot it it starts and shuts off within 15 seconds while booting so I did the same left it idle without even removing ram or battery or charger for 10 -15 minutes and then it starts working fine.
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The problem Im currently having with my laptop is that every time i turn it on, it last about 4 seconds before it shuts down. I can only see the power and battery light on before shutting down. I dont even see the screen turning on. I try going to diagnostic mode and the only thing that changes is that my keyboard lights go on, but then after 4 seconds laptop shuts down. What to do or what might be causing this??
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It appears that the tab/window open become de-active and the cursor disappears.
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I just returned my previous Inspiron 13 model 7347 (the i5) because of screen flickering thinking I had a bad computer. The replacement is doing the same thing.
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I have a Dell Vostro 2510 running XP, where the display goes black after a couple of seconds, even in the BIOS. (This would rule out drivers, and anything associated with Windows). I can see the screen in a dual monitor setup, but otherwise it is always black. Reducing brightness effects no change.
However! If I remove the main battery for (no less than) one hour, I can normally get the screen back and it will stay on for hours.... that is, until I shut the machine down again. But, I have been able to contain the problem, by removing the main battery permanently. This gives a date-time error on startup, but there are no screen issues under this configuration - even when the laptop is shut off for hours.
WHAT I TRIED:
- Installing a new inverter for the Vostro
- Updating the BIOS to the latest version (A6)
WHAT WORKS TEMPORARILY:
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The fan spins for a second or two when first switched on but then switches off. I updated the bios and as soon as the bios program began updating the bios, the fan kicked in at full speed until the bios was finished updating and then switched off again.
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