Invisible wrote:
> OK, so here's a question...
> 
> My sister has an Acer Aspire 5000 laptop. It used to work just fine, but 
> recently it has developed some disturbing symptoms - basically random 
> freezing.
> 

I have an aspire 5100 that did the same thing for about the 1st year 
that I had it.  I tried all sorts of things, but no change.  It would 
freeze with a weird pattern on the screen and nothing would bring it 
back.  I forget if the power button worked or if I had to pull the 
battery to get it to turn off.  It was very annoying as whatever I would 
be working on would be lost.

I tried reinstalling windows, upgrading drivers, the works, no luck.

I gave up on trying to fix it and just saved frequently.

Now it works flawlessly - I don't know what fixed it, and I don't know 
what was wrong, but it doesn't lock up anymore at all.  I can't remember 
the last time it froze.


My guess was the wireless drivers, but I have nothing to substantiate 
it.  Try using it with the wireless turned off and see if that changes 
anything.





Tom

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