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So my laptop is an indecisive ass. It's been having an issue with "freezing" on me often.
Most commonly, the PC will operate normally until I leave it long enough for sleep mode to activate. After that, the lights will be on, but the only way to use the PC again is to hard boot it.
On other more annoying day, the damn thing just freezes in the middle of whatever I'm doing.
On rare occasions, it recovers from sleep mode.

I have a Compaq Presario C700 running a 32-bit Vista Home Edition.

Not sure what the issue is... I think it's hardware, but I figured I ask here before sending it in for repair... I'm short on cash at the moment and if I'm not a programmer or anything like that, but I'm computer literate enough to be able to figure out how to fix software issues on my own.

Any other Vista users seen this issue, or is it my laptop?
 

My Computer

System One

When the Laptop entered sleep mode were there any Programs running?

If a lot of Programs Run when doing a sleep mode it will take longer to resume

Hope This Helps,
Josh
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP
    Memory
    8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD Radeon 6870
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SMB1930NW (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA) + 250GB WD iSCSI attached Drive
    Case
    Novatech Night
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Dell HID-compliant mouse
- Thanks Josh.

I think it's happened with nothing open a few times. Usually it's just firefox open. At the most it would be windows explorer, firefox, and word. I believe the more I have open, the more frequently the problem occurs.
It's hit or miss really... some days the computer throws me curve balls and operates fine with 15+ tabs open in firefox and me running word as well.

I can almost "sense" warning signs that it's happening but at that point it's too late to save my work or anything. (thank God for auto-recover tech) When receiving these warning signs, I put my ear down by the keys and I did notice a small audible change like the fan goes to half power of something, I can't really discern what it is for certain.
When the problem occurs, it's not slower, it simply doesn't resume at all without a hard boot. It could be a condition that takes hours to correct itself but I never had that much patience to wait.

Also I tried clearing some files off the harddrive and that didn't do a thing either...

Thanks again.
 

My Computer

System One

Next time it happens go to Event Viewer and look for critical errors from the same time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
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