problem with freezing laptop?

Question

hi i`ve a small well big for me problem,i`ve toshiba laptop a205 s7468 that keeps freezing on me,i thought it was old battery and ac adapter fault so i`ve replaced them,but it would still freeze.I`ve tried to take off the battery and use it only on ac adapter but it won`t turn on at all,i`ve tried many times,same thing is when i`ve both battery inside and adapter pluged in.What might be causing it,some drivers,hard disk failing or is it windows,please help me i`m really"green" when it comes for laptops and stuff like that and have no one that can help me.

Answer 1

It could also be some overheating issues; clean the vents with airduster and make sure air vents are not blocked. Always set laptop on a flat surface, so air can flow freely around and underneath it. Games and other mass programs can drive CPU usage toward 100% and contribute to overheat.



Scan with a antivirus program & spyware/malware program to see if there is any unwanted programs. Remove the unnecessary programs and applications.



DEFRAG C: & CHKDSK C: ; use external harddrive for all future downloads.



Clean up registry problems using Reginout registry manager.



If problem persists, last resort is to reformat your laptop, hard disk clean and reinstall OS. But before doing that, try the steps above first.



Also, try remove the battery and charger/ac adapter/power cord from your Toshiba A205, press and hold the power button for 20 seconds to discharge any residual current inside the laptop. This clears your RAM and is like a hardware reset. Replace the battery and charger/ac adapter/power cord and turn your laptop on.



Check if it's something to do with your laptop power cord or power source problem. Insufficient power might cause some of those issues as well. Take the battery out and power on your laptop with the charger only. Make sure your laptop power jack and charger plug tip are securely connected. If power jack is loosing you can find laptop power jack on ebay. However, fixing and soldering the power jack requires professional skill.



Also the green/blue LED on charger need to be constantly on without blinking. If not, replace the defective charger. You may consider getting a charger from company like topmic.com. They are few of online stores i know who offer a charger under lifetime warranty. Since battery/ ac adapter won't last forever, lifetime coverage can certainly save your some money.









Wish the Best.

Answer 2

A lot of things could be causing it from a program to hardware to malware.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(computing)



Factory Restore will eliminate the program or malware cause.

Save all your important documents, music, browser favorites etc. and do a Factory Restore.

Turn the laptop off.

Hold the 0 key.

Hold the power button.

When it beeps release both to start Factory Restore.



Page 60 of your manual. (also has instructions on creating your restore discs pg. 58)

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=DL&os=&category=&moid=1854859&rpn=PSAF3U&modelFilter=A205-S7468&selCategory=2756709&selFamily=1073768663



For hardware, check ram by removing all modules and replacing one module and see if it boots ok.

Then try the other one by itself.



For the Hard Drive run Seatools Diagnostic either the Windows version or make a DOS boot disc.

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools/

Answer 3

Could be overheating. Could be the RAM. It could be the hard drive. Or it could be the drivers. Or it could be the battery even.



Yes, any of them can cause you problems.



It really depends on the actual freeze. You can get a bootable CD that will let you test for RAM issues, for HDD issues, but it may not find anything.

Answer 4

First go into risk-free mode with the help of hitting F8 at initiate till it asks what you desire to do than go with risk-free mode and notice if it freezes if it does than your working gadget is corrupt by some ability no count if or not that is a scourge or registry adjustments additionally in very uncommon case it extremely is in many cases memory suitable additionally. If it would not freeze than it extremely is unquestionably working gadget inflicting the concern no count if or not that is utility, driving force, or registry adjustments you have made at the instant. i might attempt to do a gadget restoration choosing a prior state your pc replaced into in case you have any fix factors saved. stable success.

Answer 5

maybe.... put it near a radiator, or the fireplace, you could also move to a warmer country. hope this helped.