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by winmorgan 2 views

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Just started having this problem: my Sony Vaio laptop just started freezing every few seconds...the mouse freezes, sound stops, can't type, etc. This lasts about 3 seconds and then the computer resumes working for 8 to 10 seconds and then freezes again, and so on and so on. Reboot usually cures it. Problem does not always occur. When it does, it happens after the computer has been on for about an hour or more.

This is a major headache and searching via Google etc., is unproductive because all articles found have to do with terminal freezes, not three second freezes.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

Win

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by absolutely

There may be a thermal problem. If you restart and enter the BIOS, there should be a 'pc health' menu, or some other monitor that includes temps. More than 120 or 130F may cause desktop machines to shutdown. Not sure about laptops, but the info should be somewhere on the [b]processor[/b] manufacturer's web page.

by winmorgan

Hi,

I wasn't able to check out your suggestion for some time and I still haven't found an answer to how to prevent this problem, but I wanted to let you know that I think you were right on the money with your heat hypothesis because we've had a change in the weather here (north of S.F.) and it's gotten very warm the past few days so the problem is happening constantly now. Remembering your post, I got out a USB powered fan I have and plugged it in, aiming it at the vents on the back of the laptop and, lo and behold!, the freezing (interesting term, given the apparent heat cause) behavior stopped immediately!

So....thanks so much for your post.

Best regards,

Win

by absolutely

The reason I joined TR is to test my troubleshooting ability, so thank you, too. Now, how about a "thumbs up" for the post that answered your question? The number next to my alias is the number of my answers that have been judged helpful, and, as you can see, my score needs help!

:D

by deadly ernest

well, it looks like you know the problem and how to solve it. You may need to go out and buy one of those small thigh pad stands for laptops you can get that include some posts and fans in them - designed to cool off the laptop better, and the better ones plug into a USB port.

by winmorgan

Hi,

I'd love to...BUT I can't find a way to do it. I generally think of myself as at least moderately computer savvy and certainly web savvy and I can NOT locate a link to give you a thumbs up, which I'll be more than happy to do as I'm delighted with the work around that emerged..................So....please tell me how to do this and I'll feel like an idiot but I'm sure I'll survive.

Best,

Win

by winmorgan

Just found the "mark as helpful" button....I got too locked into the thumb logo or else the dementia really is coming home to roost :)

Best regards again,

Win

by absolutely

Thanks for the thumbs up. I won't take you out & shoot you!

:D

by ashish1992

Just started having this problem: my Sony Vaio laptop just started freezing every few seconds...the mouse freezes, sound stops, can't type, etc. This lasts about 3 seconds and then the computer resumes working for 8 to 10 seconds and then freezes again, and so on and so on.
even I format it two times ,virus scan via different antivirus cleanup registry
check the hard disc via CSKDSK in cmd promt . but still problem as it is.
This is a major headache and searching via Google etc., is unproductive because all articles found have to do with terminal freezes, not three second freezes.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

by Wizard57M-TR

You will probably have better luck getting an answer if you start a new
question, this one is over 5 years old and will probably be overlooked.

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