Im trying to diagnose a laptop, complaint is it slows down and eventually freezes. This is an old alienware running Windows 7.
I copied the HDD onto another SATA HDD that is known to be working. So I am not thinking this is a HDD issue. The graphics cards are known to be weak on this model as they get really hot and die frequently. Can the slowing down and freezing be caused by the GPU? It feels as if the CPU has hit its limits.
To verify the complaint I tried to run Team Fortress 2 on it which never actually ran as it seemed to freeze up when it was loaded about 80% connecting to the server for a match. It did load to the main menu and options, etc. However after a significant amount of time CTRL-ALT-DEL worked to get it to the task manager.
Im going to try and run the Intel CPU diagnostic program and see what happens.
Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0 GHz Desktop CPU
EDIT: I just installed Intel IPDT and right off the bat I get a fail for temperature test.
Expected: Greater than 1 degree below maximum
Recieved: 0 degrees below max
Would it make sense for the PC to put itself into a limp mode because it thinks it is too hot if it is not?
I copied the HDD onto another SATA HDD that is known to be working. So I am not thinking this is a HDD issue. The graphics cards are known to be weak on this model as they get really hot and die frequently. Can the slowing down and freezing be caused by the GPU? It feels as if the CPU has hit its limits.
To verify the complaint I tried to run Team Fortress 2 on it which never actually ran as it seemed to freeze up when it was loaded about 80% connecting to the server for a match. It did load to the main menu and options, etc. However after a significant amount of time CTRL-ALT-DEL worked to get it to the task manager.
Im going to try and run the Intel CPU diagnostic program and see what happens.
Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0 GHz Desktop CPU
EDIT: I just installed Intel IPDT and right off the bat I get a fail for temperature test.
Expected: Greater than 1 degree below maximum
Recieved: 0 degrees below max
Would it make sense for the PC to put itself into a limp mode because it thinks it is too hot if it is not?