forget the fan not virus not the hard drive not windows all that been chequet
2007-04-12 08:07:01 · 9 answers · asked by amar g 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
you may need more ram.
or... your hard drive could be crashing, very common in laptops.
if your computer makes a rapid clicking noise during startup, its the hard drive, replace it.
2007-04-12 08:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Banana02109 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... the fan may still spin, but that doesn't mean the laptop is not still overheating. Make sure you use some compressed air inside the vents of the laptop to clean any dust off the heatsink.
Dust in the vents severely reduces the cooling ability of the laptop.
Other than that, does it always freeze at 5 minutes? or does it happen when you do something specific?
2007-04-12 08:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not the hardware it has to be the software. You should try scanning for spyware in safe mode, if you scan in the normal startup chances are you won't find all of the files infected on your computer. It could also be because you're trying to run a program thats your computer doesn't have the physical capacity for.
2007-04-12 08:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by Katie F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be you CPU. When the CPU(Central Preocessing Untit) gets to hot it shuts itself down and you are stuck looking at what was on the moniter when it shut down. It also could be the hard driive or you need more RAM(Random Access Memory)
2007-04-12 08:58:20 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kinda hard to answer since we dont know how much ram you have installed or how much hard drive space you have or what the speed of the processor whats running after start up i got a lap-top from a man he had win xp installed on a 333mhz processor with only 96mb of ram it froze up alot too thats why he gave it to me
2007-04-12 08:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by leo561 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol? Freezes, i guess is the word you were looking for, all you gotta do is reformat , and install again. this is most likely spyware.
If not, your motherboard or processor may be damaged.
Kernel Leaks may cuase this damage.
BTW (*Kernel is the system :-) *)
2007-04-12 08:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all that has truly been checked then it is either the motherboard or the bios. I would check and see if there are any bios updates for it. If not I would replace the motherboard
2007-04-12 08:15:05 · answer #7 · answered by ewtaylor2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a RAM issue...try running MemTest86 on it. It could also be overheating...check your temperatures with SpeedFan. Or, it could be a driver conflict or software problem.
2007-04-12 08:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why you not spell words corectlee
2007-04-12 09:06:12 · answer #9 · answered by sequencer rodent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋