I've been having trouble with my laptop freezing randomly. It used to happen every couple of weeks but now has gotten worse; freezing almost every day. What happens is that the screen just freezes with a fan usually kicking into overdrive right after. I can't do anything except to do a hard reset. I assumed it was a overheating problem and decided to replace the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU which I went into here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/341629-28-cooler-heatsink-questions
I noticed immediate results with it not getting as hot as it used to and the temperatures read were about 10 degrees cooler for both cpu and gpu, however the gpu benefits weren't quite as good as the cpu. It seems the gpu will get somewhat hot while the cpu generally stays cool, but like I said, both saw around 10 degree benefit while idle. So before it was CPU at 50-55 degrees and GPU at 58-65 degrees idle or normal use, and now it is usually the CPU at 42 degrees and the GPU at 49 degrees. I used speedfan to get those temps.
I'm assuming the issue is somewhere else, but I guess I could have applied the thermal paste not as well as I could have for the gpu (or both) and it still causes it to lock up, but I figured the freezing happen a lot less frequently if that was the case, since the temps are so much better, if anything it has gotten a little worse.
I first noticed several months ago, it never happened that often and I just figured it was being buggy, then I noticed it was usually hot when it happened and it took me awhile to reapply the thermal paste. I guess I'll try restoring it and see if that helps but I really didn't want to. Any suggestions would help, thanks.
Computer: Asus x83vm-x1 N80vm
Computer:
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Date / Time 2012-07-19 / 13:44
Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 2266 MHz (8.5 x 267)
Motherboard Name Asus N80Vm Series Notebook
Motherboard Chipset Intel Cantiga PM45
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DIMM1: Qimonda 64T256020EDL2.5C2 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
DIMM3: Qimonda 64T256020EDL2.5C2 [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type AMI (08/12/08)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS (1024 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS (1024 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Monitor AU Optronics B141EW05 V0 [14.1" LCD]
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter nVIDIA HDMI @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-3]
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC663 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-3]
Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh Memory Stick Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Storage Controller Virtual CloneDrive
Disk Drive ST9320320AS (320 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50L (DVD+R9:6x, DVD-R9:6x, DVD+RW:8x/8x, DVD-RW:8x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/24x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/341629-28-cooler-heatsink-questions
I noticed immediate results with it not getting as hot as it used to and the temperatures read were about 10 degrees cooler for both cpu and gpu, however the gpu benefits weren't quite as good as the cpu. It seems the gpu will get somewhat hot while the cpu generally stays cool, but like I said, both saw around 10 degree benefit while idle. So before it was CPU at 50-55 degrees and GPU at 58-65 degrees idle or normal use, and now it is usually the CPU at 42 degrees and the GPU at 49 degrees. I used speedfan to get those temps.
I'm assuming the issue is somewhere else, but I guess I could have applied the thermal paste not as well as I could have for the gpu (or both) and it still causes it to lock up, but I figured the freezing happen a lot less frequently if that was the case, since the temps are so much better, if anything it has gotten a little worse.
I first noticed several months ago, it never happened that often and I just figured it was being buggy, then I noticed it was usually hot when it happened and it took me awhile to reapply the thermal paste. I guess I'll try restoring it and see if that helps but I really didn't want to. Any suggestions would help, thanks.
Computer: Asus x83vm-x1 N80vm
Computer:
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC (Mobile)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
OS Service Pack [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Date / Time 2012-07-19 / 13:44
Motherboard:
CPU Type Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 2266 MHz (8.5 x 267)
Motherboard Name Asus N80Vm Series Notebook
Motherboard Chipset Intel Cantiga PM45
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DIMM1: Qimonda 64T256020EDL2.5C2 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
DIMM3: Qimonda 64T256020EDL2.5C2 [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type AMI (08/12/08)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS (1024 MB)
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS (1024 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Monitor AU Optronics B141EW05 V0 [14.1" LCD]
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter nVIDIA HDMI @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-3]
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC663 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller [A-3]
Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh Memory Stick Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller
IDE Controller Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Storage Controller Virtual CloneDrive
Disk Drive ST9320320AS (320 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device (Virtual CD-ROM)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50L (DVD+R9:6x, DVD-R9:6x, DVD+RW:8x/8x, DVD-RW:8x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:8x, CD:24x/24x/24x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK