Computer freezing - no idea where to start on troubleshooting
My issue just started yesterday evening. My computer froze while just using a few programs in Windows. The mouse would move but nothing else would load. I just left it alone and hard restarted it in the morning.
This afternoon, it froze while playing League of Legends. Froze against later while just using Firefox. These freezes were worse - the mouse wouldn't even move.
My video card is updated to the newest driver and my OS has all the updates. Here are my computer's specs:
Windows 7 64 Bit
Any ideas of what I can do to trouble shoot? Worried it's a hardware problem with either the GPU, RAM, or my SSD.
Posted Dec 20, 2012, 4:01 AM UTC
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I would start with booting from a live disc or usb. If your computer works fine with the live OS, then it is either the SSD or a software related problem.
Good idea. Or you can just boot into the BIOS and let it sit there or run self-tests for a few hours.
I don't think I have the resources to create a live cd but I'll look into it. Thank you for the suggestion