500 GB solid state drive
Windows 7 64bit
NO exotic software or virus protection installed
It has just started intermittently seizing. I'm not taxing the CPU...I'll just be on the internet or checking email.
It happens with/without external monitor hooked up (HDMI).
It happens with/without USB dongle for wireless keyboard connected
Although, it does seem to happen more when attached to an external monitor--nothing empirical here, it just seems this way.
Anyone experience this?
Chris
Reply 1 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
FYI: At first I thought it may have been a recent Windows update, so I rolled it back a day or two...The freezing kept occuring. I then rolled it back a few more days....The freezing kept occuring. I then rolled it back about a week/10 days, and it kept freezing.
Reply 2 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
One other thing I notice: When it does freeze, you'll hear the fan, which is normally quiet. It gets 'louder' to the point of being audible--distinctly louder...Probably quieter than other laptops, but loud for this one. If this laptop were a year or two old, I might think it had a bunch of gunk/dust built up in it, but this laptop is babied and always carried around, in my bag, away from dust/elements, et al.
Anyone?
Anyone?
Reply 3 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
Another thing: When it freezes, it isn't a blue-screen. It simply freezes wherever it happens to be and nothing works to unfreeze it beyond holding onto the power button until it shuts off.
Reply 4 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
Mate, you need a live virus scanner, period.
From the sounds of it, freezing while browsing the net probably means your Z is being used as an external bot from some foreign server. It's being made to do junk processes from somewhere else, which is why you hear your fan speeding up. The thing with this particular thing is it stops your Z from interacting with you at all, focusing all hardware power on that bot-based process.
I ain't trying to scare you, but you are too optimistic if you think you are safe from viruses without a scanner, even if you go to 'safe' sites.
Don't bother installing a virus scanner now since the bot's probably stuck itself deep within the system. Virus scanners are only good at defense / as barriers. They are useless once the virus is actually in.
System restore has always been useless for me, for the exact reason you have mentioned above. That feature is really only designed for people who accidently delete important files from their machines.
I'll suggest you reinstall your windows from the recovery discs you made when you first got your machine; the chances are the bots probably gotten to the hidden recovery sector of your SSD as well.
From the sounds of it, freezing while browsing the net probably means your Z is being used as an external bot from some foreign server. It's being made to do junk processes from somewhere else, which is why you hear your fan speeding up. The thing with this particular thing is it stops your Z from interacting with you at all, focusing all hardware power on that bot-based process.
I ain't trying to scare you, but you are too optimistic if you think you are safe from viruses without a scanner, even if you go to 'safe' sites.
Don't bother installing a virus scanner now since the bot's probably stuck itself deep within the system. Virus scanners are only good at defense / as barriers. They are useless once the virus is actually in.
System restore has always been useless for me, for the exact reason you have mentioned above. That feature is really only designed for people who accidently delete important files from their machines.
I'll suggest you reinstall your windows from the recovery discs you made when you first got your machine; the chances are the bots probably gotten to the hidden recovery sector of your SSD as well.
Reply 5 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
According to Windows Defener, my computer was clean.
Virus Scanner: Ran it from an external drive...
Clean.
The freezing is intermittent. Sometimes I can use it for an hour or two. Sometimes it freezes after 10 minutes.
Virus Scanner: Ran it from an external drive...
Clean.
The freezing is intermittent. Sometimes I can use it for an hour or two. Sometimes it freezes after 10 minutes.
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Originally Posted by 5ushiMonster 
Mate, you need a live virus scanner, period.
From the sounds of it, freezing while browsing the net probably means your Z is being used as an external bot from some foreign server. It's being made to do junk processes from somewhere else, which is why you hear your fan speeding up. The thing with this particular thing is it stops your Z from interacting with you at all, focusing all hardware power on that bot-based process. I ain't trying to scare you, but you are too optimistic if you think you are safe from viruses without a scanner, even if you go to 'safe' sites. Don't bother installing a virus scanner now since the bot's probably stuck itself deep within the system. Virus scanners are only good at defense / as barriers. They are useless once the virus is actually in. System restore has always been useless for me, for the exact reason you have mentioned above. That feature is really only designed for people who accidently delete important files from their machines. I'll suggest you reinstall your windows from the recovery discs you made when you first got your machine; the chances are the bots probably gotten to the hidden recovery sector of your SSD as well. |
Reply 6 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
Windows Defender has what we in the software / I.T. industry call DCST (Don't Catch Sh!t Technology). Don't use that.
Microsoft released Security Essentials, which is a alot more superior.
I'm assuming you only ran a scan after your machine started experiencing issues? Running off an external drive doesn't really offer any live protection. And like I say, virus scanners are only effective as barriers; once you are infected, they have a hard time finding anything.
You mentioned that the freezing is intermittent. Though I'm guessing the freezes only occur when you are online?
Regardless, reinstall Windows using the recovery disks; System Restore and related restore points all house the virus so that's pretty much useless now.
Microsoft released Security Essentials, which is a alot more superior.
I'm assuming you only ran a scan after your machine started experiencing issues? Running off an external drive doesn't really offer any live protection. And like I say, virus scanners are only effective as barriers; once you are infected, they have a hard time finding anything.
You mentioned that the freezing is intermittent. Though I'm guessing the freezes only occur when you are online?
Regardless, reinstall Windows using the recovery disks; System Restore and related restore points all house the virus so that's pretty much useless now.
Reply 7 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
Download these 2 free programs
Spybot Search and Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: Malwarebytes
You should't take your PC's health for granted, you NEED and least 1 antimalware program thesedays
Spybot Search and Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: Malwarebytes
You should't take your PC's health for granted, you NEED and least 1 antimalware program thesedays
Reply 8 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
CaNuCk92............Ran both programs. Problem free.
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Originally Posted by CaNuCk92
Download these 2 free programs
Spybot Search and Destroy Spybot - Search & Destroy - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com Malwarebytes Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: Malwarebytes You should't take your PC's health for granted, you NEED and least 1 antimalware program thesedays |
Reply 9 : Sony Vpcz1 (vpcz12ahx) Suddenly Freezing
i am afraid this is the ssd problem, but u must try using hd tune 4.xx which include 4.01 or 4.50. you will see a shock after you scan...
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