Satellite A660-18 freezes randomly

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• Re: Satellite A660 - 11 M - Random freezing after the installation of recovery

  Hello

  I recently bought an A660 - 11 m, which I was happy for a few months and then it started to crash/freeze randomly in windows. I'd do something and then it just would freeze indefinitely, requiring a second 5 press the power button to turn it off manually. The fan and hard drives would continue to work if he did something, or they wouldn't be if I was not doing something at the time (this has happened four times). After that it's the only thing to do would be to reinstall the entire operating system by using the manufacturers recovery disk. The computer will then work fine for a few days or a few weeks (never more than 2 weeks) and it would be demanding full gel reinstall again. I had reinstall my programs every time but I stopped on the last 2 times and it made no difference.

  After that the computer crashed it would then refuse to boot into windows. It would be still stuck just at the moment where the sign of windows appears. I would like to know that he had crashed as the 4 colored dots appear. The computer would simply wants at this point, continually getting stuck there after the reboot of several manual. Once and only once it booted into windows on its own, but it took almost 30 minutes and the computer is very slow and unresponsive. The computer will sometimes start in safe mode, but it varies. I tried Startup Repair tool and all stages of system restore, but none of these work.

  I got to use Acronis true image10 and creating an image of the system which can then replace the whole computer in all 25mins. This saves me time, rather than wait 2 hours or whatever it is to reinstall the toshiba, but becomes quite ridiculous to have to keep re install every two weeks.

  I also tried to buy a stand-alone copy of windows 7 (while recording an image of the partition of toshiba in the case where I need) I think it might be due to all toshiba programs and other bits and pieces that are installed on the computer - it makes much faster startup, but the computer still crashes the same after awhile.

  I am sure its some ware conflicts or driver pretty hard, but I don't know what.

  Any help please!

  Rob

  Hi Rob,

  I m also do not know what exactly is the problem and I believe that no one here can say that just because it s just a user to user forum.

  Fact is that if you have already tried restore factory Toshiba recovery disc multiple times, it s not a software or driver issue because it s an image pre-tested by Toshiba.

  I guess it must be a hardware malfunction and therefore, you should contact a service provider for help. Guys can check your laptop and if it of under warranty, the repair is free.

  You can find a list of aspic here:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > find an authorized service provider

  Good luck! :)

• Satellite A660-12E - freezes with graphical objects

  Hello

  Here's my problem:

  I bought a Satellite A660-12th. Was obtained last Saturday, transported with great caution.

  The problem is that when I use a program dependent CG as a game, the games freezes quickly, even in the menus, with the screen objects, symptom of failure of CG (that happened in the menus of TF2, alien swarm and all playing Plain SIght). When Windows (with aero and transparency), goes on the internet, watching movies, everything is ok. No problem when using 3DSmax and Mudbox, but does not check since the last time the problem happened.
  In addition, the problem does not occur the first time that I start a game. After a long series of the computer (I use a cooling station and check the temperature: never more than 55 ° c) to download a game on steam, for example.

  I tried to install my own version of windows 7 (64 bit professional), updated the cg driver, installed a selection of programs from ninite.com, but the problem is back.

  Since then, I am a student with low resources and worked all summer to get a laptop, I am a little upset. :/
  Anyone has a solution, or should I contact the customer as soon as possible?

  Thank you.

  Hello

  Can you explain what CG and CG pilot mean, please?

  I can only tell you that it is important to use the original display driver Toshiba place drivers nVidia because they are pre-tested and overheating protection. So be sure that Toshiba display the most recent driver is installed.

• Satellite L450D keeps freezing randomly

  Hello

  I recently bought a L450D refurbished: Win 7 64 bit, 4 GB ram, 2.1 Ghz AMD dual core, it works much faster than my Toshiba 1 year anyway.

  The problem is, it keeps freezing randomly. When this happens the screen looks like the picture in the link, mouse and keyboard are completely insensitive, but I left it and the battery is flat it beep?

  

  So far I've only updated windows, it is the partition of Toshiba hard disk but f8 during the startup does not seem to do anything and when I tried to write the recovery disc it burned but said unable to end of file during the verification step.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated,
  Thank you
  Dan

  Hello

  Mobile on the photo looks like a problem with a graphics chip.

  Maybe the laptop freezes because of the high temperature of the GPU. What do you think that?

  Have you noticed a higher temperature?

  If Yes, try to clean the cooling fans using a jet of compressed air you should also try an update of the display.

• Satellite A660-07U freezes when Streaming video

  I bought a Toshiba satellite A660 07U 2 months ago.
  Since the beginning, when I try to watch any video streaming of Facebook, Youtube, etc, my system crashes completely and don't stop making the zzzzz... noise and I have to manually shut down the laptop by pressing the power button.

  This happens very often now. I contacted toshiba support and the response was to change my microphone amplifier, configure Volume settings... : smileysurprised:.

  Does anyone have advice for this problem?

  Hello

  This only happens for internet streaming videos or have you noticed that also play videos stored on the HARD drive?
  Could it be linked to the internet connection is slow?

  If this isn't the case, then I would check the processes running in the background. Some processes may insist on the CPU, and this might be the reason of this gel.

  Just an another idea;
  Have you checked a few other graphics drivers? Update the driver and test again.
  I recommend also using actors.

  Good luck

• Satellite A660-155 freezes and needs of startup repair or does not start

  Hello, in the middle of the month of August, I bought a satellite a660-155, PSAW0E-00U00DEN S/N 5A214647K.
  It is registered under warranty until the Aug2011.
  After less than a week, it refused to start.
  I rang support and they recommended that I use the recovery discs to restore to factory condition. I did and spent the next 3 nights reload software and my backup disk data.

  Since then he refuses sometimes to start the hard drive with a relative error that it cannot rfind and then ask which drive to boot from. If I select the hard drive, it starts later. Sometimes when running he crashes and then restarts.

  Last night, after that it had not been used for a few days, I woke up he "sleep" mode. I logged on okay, but then the blue logo 'circly' comes on, spinning away happily, and nothing else (just for logging on the text). After 30 minutes, I pressed the power button to turn off because the cell phone was totally insensitive.
  On commissioning, I got a white screen for 30 minutes, then the Startup Repair option.
  I launched it and check start lasted almost an hour and an hour, then he said, trying to repair. After a few hours, I left and went to bed. This morning, he showed the guest of logon and connected properly, as if nothing had ever happened.

  I lost confidence in Toshiba laptops, (I am responsible for computer SCIENCE) and I've never seen this problem before on a so-called quality machine. I only ise it fot simple e-mail/internet/word documents.

  All I can conclude is that there is little material defective (hard drive) that stops responding intermittently.

  I sent support at 07:00 this morning, but have not had a response.

  Can you help me? This machine needs ideally replace or repair collection, back in working condition 100% reliable. Could someone please contact me to see where I go from here?
  Under the law of consumption, you have a duty to rectify my sad situation, that the flaw exists again.

  Thank you

  Thanks for the info!
  Seems to replace the HARD drive would solve!

• Satellite A660-10W freezes

  I have a toshiba satellite laptop A660-10W, the largest computer laptop by the many problems we do not know why!

  The second week of the date of purchase. I had a problem with me is 'Windows Freeze!' I don't know why, and you still get this problem when you open Live Messenger and use the chat and video! Windows Freeze and not move the mouse only when the work restart!

  RAM has no problem, no problem with hard drive, no graphics card problem!

  Been fully considered "to the Distributor at the Kuwait.
  http://www.ABM-Kuwait.com/e-Toshiba.html ".
  There is not any problem in the laptop!

  We want a solution to this problem, the problem also, a lot of this version A660-10W, many complain about 'Windows Freeze!'

  Hello

  If you are authorized distributor so I put t understand why you n t get in touch with Toshiba. He is a man of the official user forum

  Secondly, I would recommend installation of Toshiba image located on drive recovery HARD or on the recovery disk created.

  The issue may be related to software and processes that are running in the background!

• Satellite P300 - 161 freeze randomly.

  Hi all

  I have some problem with my Satellite P300-161.
  He is running on MS Vista and I get random freezing with the computer laptop everything.

  By freezing, I hear every application that runs past to the mode "not responding" and it freezes for about 10 seconds, then after 10 seconds or so everything will return to normal. HOWEVER, sometimes in frozen mode, I can thaw the laptop while hitting / drawing the space next to the touchpad... I know it's bad, but it's the best way to solve this problem.

  Is there anyone who knows why it freezes like that? Internal hardware problem? This component is under the area as I type?

  Oh I should add also that when he is in frozen mode, there is this very very slight hum from the laptop, that noise disappears as soon as the laptop stops freezing.

  Thanks in advance.

  PS. I uninstalled the operating system more twice if the OS is not the problem as I know.

  Why create the son second on the same topic?
  I think that you should not create different threads and should follow your first discussion:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums//message.jspa?MessageID=159695

• Satellite P10 - 873 freezing randomly

  Hi all

  I have a P10 and several times per day on average the machine seems to freeze in Windows XP for 5-10 seconds. During this time you cannot move the mouse or use the keyboard. Often during this time the fan comes into play at its highest level, but the strange thing is it is not always do it when the fan runs at the highest setting.

  The machine made the day 1 and now if she was 8 months old.

  It is not a spyware or virus problem, I use all of the latest drivers and tried to reinstall the software preinstalled without success.

  Anyone else have this problem or knows how to solve this problem.

  I lost a little confidence in Toshibas, my first was faulty and had to go back and am now beginning to regret not trying to fix this soon I am the new replacement, at that time did not really want to go through the entire process of sending another laptop, so decided to live with it.

  Thank you

  Post edited by: corh5

  Hello

  The fact that fans sometimes go into action during these temporary freezes suggests that intense CPU activity takes place during this period. Fan activity is almost always related to the activity of the UC somehow. Do you have any process or scheduled for execution of routine tasks? I think that Windows Update will check for updates regularly as will of the available ad ware and spyware products =. You can also have a running anti-virus software that seeks to control internet updates available.

  You don't say if you laptop is connected permanently to the internet, but it is possible that some process attempts to locate a suitable COM port and is causing the rest of your laptop to hang until it times out.

  It may well be a case of trial and error to locate the offending process because there will be many background processes present in XP

  HTH

• Satellite A660-07 s keeps freezing when streaming videos

  I bought a new laptop from Toshiba Satellite A660-07 s recently, since he started to freeze when I use video applications, such as Skype or Youtube, etc... Frost occurs randomly, and the only way out is long by pressing the switch (hunting). I returned the laptop several times for Toshiba certified technician and we almost completely reinstall software and operating system, replace the motherboard, graphics card, memory etc. and the problem is always the case. The laptop is great and does the job very well except for this random gel that is very annoying and there is no way to explain why it is happening.

  I think maybe there is a flaw in the design of the system and components do not work together very well. I also read on a few other issues with laptops satellite which freezes. I use another laptop, and I am a computer scientist. Never had this problem before and can not explain why this laptop freezes in particular. Can anyone shed light on what could be the problem to the technician and users may be able to solve this problem.
  As I said, we have tried all what you would do to eliminate the problem and nothing has worked so far.

  Thanks in advance for your responses and suggestions.

  Hey,.

  I m wondering really that your computer laptop doesn t work properly with video applications. Friend of me has the same laptop and it often use video applications like Skype, Youtube, etc. Also, he'd watch DVD and blu - ray but no problems at all.
  It uses the version preinstalled Windows from Toshiba and everything is ok.

  In your case I would ask again authorized service provider what they can do for you. I mean if many parts have been replaced already there must be a solution to your problem and if it of a hardware related problem, you can do anything and you need professional help.

  Perhaps the ASP can get in touch with Toshiba directly or else just talk a bit with them, I m sure that the problem could be solved.

  Sorry that I can't say more, but the A660 from my friend is the perfect job.

• Satellite Pro R850-15F - freezing randomly and the fan speeds up

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro R850-15F who gave me four years in refurbished condition and so it is quite old.
  I have recently installed Windows 10 and things seemed to work very well.

  However, last week, I noticed that at least once a day my laptop freezes randomly and immediately the internal fan accelerates, becomes much stronger and a cold air. Whenever this happens, I turned off the laptop and turn it back on it.

  After that, it works normally again until the next time it freezes. I don't know anything about computer hardware, but I suspect that it is a problem of series and I wanted to get some advice in case my laptop is close to dying.

  If anyone has any help or advice or suggestions to solve the problem, then I would be extremely grateful if you would contact me.

  Hope to hear from someone soon,

  Flashback

  On this virtual path, it is not easy to say what the problem is here. To me, it looks like problem with some background process that as a result of extremely high CPU usage that locks the phone whole.
  High CPU usage means more heat in such situation the fan starts to run a lot faster.

  Have you noticed this behavior with a specific action or the use of certain applications?

• S50D-a satellite freezes randomly

  Hi all

  S50D-A, a week ago, I bought a Satellite.

  The machine freezes randomly. This happens about 6 - 8 times during a working day.

  When it freezes the cursor still moves but I can not even access Task Manager. Usually it will restart after a few minutes, sometimes it will jump out of it.

  The PC temporarily froze all by writing this!

  This is a brand new machine and it happened since the day 1, nor the hour 1 even.

  I hope you guys and girls can help.

  Bassosa

  Hello

  On this virtual path, it is not easy to say why this is happening. All we has own configuration software and favorite of the BONE, and we don't know how looks like the configuration of your operating system.
  Maybe did you install additional software that is running in the background?

  Try disabling the Windows automatic update and set it to manual control. Laptop is new and maybe a lot of downloads running in the background. Processor and HARD drive can be highlighted and the result is the gel.

  Play with these settings and try to find out why this happen.

• Satellite A660 - 10 X - freezes several times

  Hello

  A few months ago I bought the Satellite A660-10 x. On installed original system it freezes once (I used laptop maybe an hour) but I thought it was an accident, or maybe something was misconfigured. Then I installed the clear disk from Microsoft (Windows 7 Home Premium) system and install only the necessary drivers, but the problem from happening again. At first I thought as this only, when I don't click or move the mouse for over 1 minute, but that for now the problem appears also when I click or write something. I very rarely use this laptop, but as you can imagine it is very annoying and it is that I can not trust this laptop computer and the data on it. Maybe you know what are the causes of the problem or maybe some new drivers have been released to remove this problem?

  I read that not only I have the same problem.

  Best regards

  Hello

  You are using the latest driver for the Toshiba page graphics card?
  Please do
  In addition new BIOS version just came out too much it is s BIOS update!

  In addition, you can run some RAM tests using the free tools like memtest86 + or similar.

• Problems of Freeze/bios satellite A660

  I have a satellite A660 a year already and I experienced a few freezes where the PC and I am unable to do anything, the sound still works for a few seconds and them it change to a scratching noise. The question as always been here, but given that it only happened once a month or less i thought it was a windows freeze or an overheating problem but for some time happened much several times, in four days happened to 8 times. Then I tried to update the drivers and nothing change until the BIOS drivers that I can't not to update because I get the following error (Firmware has no support of flash (AFUWINGUI)).
  I don't know if the update to the BIOS so that solve the problem or if a must send the PC to the guarantee.

  Sorry for my English I'm not a native speaker, and I am grateful for those who can read thought my question and always responds.

  Have you added extra RAM for laptop? Maybe the RAM is not compatible or has a problem. You can test the RAM with Memtest (bootable CD)

  Windows can get damaged over time due to bad judgments etc... It may be a good idea to save your documents and run Toshiba Recovery to restore Windows back to its factory condition.

  If the RAM passes the test and the gel is always held on a Windows factory installation completely fresh, then it is probably a hardware problem.

• Satellite A660 freeze on HD video, streaming and video games on Win7 64 bit

  Hello everyone,

  This is my first message here... I bought a Toshiba Satellite A660-12th, 4 months ago and from the beginning, I have the same problem...
  Gel Gel Gel on video HD 720 and 1080 on streaming (you tube) and video games.
  I have the latest Nvidia driver that I've always updated, I reinstall win 7 and still this * problem.
  I saw many topics on the net about this problem, but I couldn't find any solution.
  The same problem for another series of the laptop.

  [http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=57438 | http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=57438]
  Is this a common problem for toshiba computers?
  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  FibZ

  I don't think it's a general or common problem. I have the Satellite P500 with the NVIDIA card inside. Pre-installed driver is Toshiba 8.16.11.8829 driver version, and I have never notice one problem with display or graphics in general.

  I watch blu - ray movies, very often HD trailers on YouTube, play games (for the time Medal of honor, Black Ops) and everything works perfectly.

  What NVIDIA card is in your laptop and what display driver is installed?