Hi. Lately I've been having a lot of freezing problems and I don't know what could be causing it. When I first turn on my computer everything freezes a lot for about 20 minutes, and opening a new tab in Chrome during this time stalls the whole program for about 10 seconds. The problem restarts when I try to record a video, the game freezes a lot and even after I stop recording, the Chrome thing starts happening again. Does anyone know what could be causing this?
What could be causing this freezing problem?
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Hi JoM9,
I think some more information would be helpful first mate. What is your OS, quick specs (CPU, Ram, Hard drives/ssds), other problems noted (anything else misbehaving?), etc.
This is some info that can help immediately identify a problem. Otherwise we shall go from there.
I think some more information would be helpful first mate. What is your OS, quick specs (CPU, Ram, Hard drives/ssds), other problems noted (anything else misbehaving?), etc.
This is some info that can help immediately identify a problem. Otherwise we shall go from there.
I don't know if this is enough
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Model Lenovo H430
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO ECKT16A, 06/04/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Drive C:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 1.79 TB (1,973,369,696,256 bytes)
Free Space 568.00 GB (609,888,559,104 bytes)
Volume Name
Volume Serial Number 4A427869
Drive D:
Description CD-ROM Disc
Drive F:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 1.82 TB (2,000,396,742,656 bytes)
Free Space 1.52 TB (1,670,761,500,672 bytes)
Volume Name Secondary
Volume Serial Number 68FFCC70
Drive Q:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed Not Available
File System Not Available
Size Not Available
Free Space Not Available
Volume Name Not Available
Volume Serial Number Not Available
Something I should also maybe note, every 20 or so minutes I hear what I think is one of my hard drives shutting down and when I open a file on it, it sounds like it starts back up before the file opens.
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Model Lenovo H430
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO ECKT16A, 06/04/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Drive C:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 1.79 TB (1,973,369,696,256 bytes)
Free Space 568.00 GB (609,888,559,104 bytes)
Volume Name
Volume Serial Number 4A427869
Drive D:
Description CD-ROM Disc
Drive F:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed No
File System NTFS
Size 1.82 TB (2,000,396,742,656 bytes)
Free Space 1.52 TB (1,670,761,500,672 bytes)
Volume Name Secondary
Volume Serial Number 68FFCC70
Drive Q:
Description Local Fixed Disk
Compressed Not Available
File System Not Available
Size Not Available
Free Space Not Available
Volume Name Not Available
Volume Serial Number Not Available
Something I should also maybe note, every 20 or so minutes I hear what I think is one of my hard drives shutting down and when I open a file on it, it sounds like it starts back up before the file opens.
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I think you've answered your own question . Drive Q, what is that? Are you by any chance missing a hard drive from the "my computer" window? That sound combined with mystery drive Q, could be a failed hard drive that is trying to spin up but is failing for some reason.
. Drive Q, what is that? Are you by any chance missing a hard drive from the "my computer" window? That sound combined with mystery drive Q, could be a failed hard drive that is trying to spin up but is failing for some reason.It's apparently this. http://gyazo.com/c3ecb3a19ec7753afffc3fc0dbc1b8b5 Not sure what it is, doesn't let me open it. But I don't ever use it for anything so I'm not sure why it would cause any freezing, plus I only have two hard drive bays which I both use.
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Oh well that is a hidden partition for MS Office products on your pc (lots of vendors do this). Have you run a chkdsk on your computer recently?
Start a command prompt (Windows key + R) and type cmd to bring up the black windows command prompt.
Type the following in: chkdsk C: /f /r /x
and then hit enter. This will run chkdsk (check disk) on your C: drive and attempt to repair any damage as well as hunt for bad sectors. After this completes (it may take a long time especially if there really is a problem) run the same command but this time replace C: with F: to check your F: hard drive next.
Start a command prompt (Windows key + R) and type cmd to bring up the black windows command prompt.
Type the following in: chkdsk C: /f /r /x
and then hit enter. This will run chkdsk (check disk) on your C: drive and attempt to repair any damage as well as hunt for bad sectors. After this completes (it may take a long time especially if there really is a problem) run the same command but this time replace C: with F: to check your F: hard drive next.
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This means chkdsk has found a problem at that address. It will continue to attempt repairs. It is possible they are unrecoverable in which case chkdsk will try to find a way to reallocate. I would suggest being patient with it (I know its a computer and supposed to be fast 
) but it could have found the problem sector and may be able to fix it!!!
) but it could have found the problem sector and may be able to fix it!!!
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So the chkdsk never finished properly I assume? http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html That is a program I use to look into hard drive health and it can sometimes help visualize what, if anything, is wrong with a hard drive. It certainly isn't a catch all but it can be a quick answer to some questions. Give it a go and lets see what happens.
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Have you added a video card to this machine? Its a long stretch but bad drivers could be causing some of this. The part that really stumps me is how its affecting Chrome only and the game recording. What about plugins/addons? Any recent additions or updates seem to have caused the problem to occur?
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