Multiple Problems Related To Computer and Internet Freezing
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You will have to investigate your Recovery system. There is something wrong with your OS files.
- yokoryuNovice
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How do I investigate the Recovery system? I don't understand what the OS files are nor how I access and fix them.
What can I do to fix things without doing a full system wipe?
What can I do to fix things without doing a full system wipe?
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From what I can tell there appears to be something not quite correct with the OS. There is not much more I can do from my position except to run this last test. Please do this even though you don't have the OS disk.What can I do to fix things without doing a full system wipe?.
Please let me know if it finds corrupted files.
To Run the SFC /SCANNOW Command in Windows 7
1. Open an elevated command prompt.
2. To Scan and Repair System Files
NOTE: Scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs the system files if needed.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /scannow and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: This may take some time to finish.

B) Go to step 4.
3. To Only Verify if the System Files are Corrupted
NOTE: Scans and only verifies the integrity of all proteced system files only.
A) In the elevated command prompt, type sfc /verifyonly and press Enter.
4. When the scan is complete, hopefully you will see all is ok like the screenshot below.
NOTE: If not, then you can attempt to run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the bad file occured to fix it. You may need to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.

5. When done, close the elevated command prompt.
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I ran the check and there were no integrity violations reported from the 100% scan. I don't know what could be causing the freezing. I even bought a cooling pad with fans to help with the rising heat.
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1. Click Start, click Run, type chkdsk /r, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type Y to let the disk scanner run when you restart the computer.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Chkdsk will run.
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You can use Speedfan to check your temperatures.
You can also check your hard drive and RAM using these programs.
That could be a problem with bad RAM. Please run this check just to eliminate that possibility.
Test your RAM here.
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Run hard drive diagnostics: tacktech.com
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: imgburn to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba hard drives, see here:
Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
2. At the command prompt, type Y to let the disk scanner run when you restart the computer.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Chkdsk will run.
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You can use Speedfan to check your temperatures.
You can also check your hard drive and RAM using these programs.
That could be a problem with bad RAM. Please run this check just to eliminate that possibility.
Test your RAM here.
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Run hard drive diagnostics: tacktech.com
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: imgburn to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba hard drives, see here:
Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps here
- yokoryuNovice
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It took a while for chkdsk to finish running but no abnormalities were detected. To help me get a better understanding of my specs and to help you, I have downloaded Speccy through piriform and I have included the specs of my hard drive below.
I'm not sure exactly which tool to select from tacktech.com since I don't know if my specific hard drive is on there. Sorry but I'm new at understanding this and want to figure out exactly how tow work this properly without messing up anything. The manufacturer is Hitachi but the product family is Travelstar. I'm not sure if its covered though but you can see the specs below. Would you be able to take a look at my specs and help me select the proper tool from tacktech.com please?
Here are the specs of my Storage, Hard Drive, and Related
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/opm2HgGoIMnXQl1x7L0bAtK
Here are the general specs summary of my computer
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/kZjMR5z2mnxuZQLE6PfELUt
If it helps, here are the total specs of my operating system
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/l2xYiyAyusmTN5Jgr2jB11O
I will include the total specs of my computer so that you will have a complete picture.
My CPU
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/KtdFuMK3yr1OZXrGoeGDC46
My RAM
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/hByPg0yTAoSbDLCnLaZneEx
My Motherboard
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/wQIpDUvLOVKbcJuqCEvPMmw
My Graphics
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/d3Jv6XbMomExJyQry1jSh7i
My Network
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/mTv5wMEP8VexKxCtPLKKpWL
My Optical Drives
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/p86AiLRMXMDRj042ahAi6lV
My Audio
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/GVR3ArG63Cr1wAjo2NRnqyB
My peripherals
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/330IX8j8gWu1Sf1J0QEwoVs
I have also downloaded Speedfan successfully. Do you know how I can send you its readings? I also don't understand how to run MemTest86 to check my RAM or how to install it. But I believe that I do have it installed on my flash drive.
I'm not sure exactly which tool to select from tacktech.com since I don't know if my specific hard drive is on there. Sorry but I'm new at understanding this and want to figure out exactly how tow work this properly without messing up anything. The manufacturer is Hitachi but the product family is Travelstar. I'm not sure if its covered though but you can see the specs below. Would you be able to take a look at my specs and help me select the proper tool from tacktech.com please?
Here are the specs of my Storage, Hard Drive, and Related
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/opm2HgGoIMnXQl1x7L0bAtK
Here are the general specs summary of my computer
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/kZjMR5z2mnxuZQLE6PfELUt
If it helps, here are the total specs of my operating system
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/l2xYiyAyusmTN5Jgr2jB11O
I will include the total specs of my computer so that you will have a complete picture.
My CPU
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/KtdFuMK3yr1OZXrGoeGDC46
My RAM
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/hByPg0yTAoSbDLCnLaZneEx
My Motherboard
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/wQIpDUvLOVKbcJuqCEvPMmw
My Graphics
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/d3Jv6XbMomExJyQry1jSh7i
My Network
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/mTv5wMEP8VexKxCtPLKKpWL
My Optical Drives
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/p86AiLRMXMDRj042ahAi6lV
My Audio
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/GVR3ArG63Cr1wAjo2NRnqyB
My peripherals
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/330IX8j8gWu1Sf1J0QEwoVs
I have also downloaded Speedfan successfully. Do you know how I can send you its readings? I also don't understand how to run MemTest86 to check my RAM or how to install it. But I believe that I do have it installed on my flash drive.
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Go to your Device Manager and right-click on the hard drive. You should get the brand name there.I don't know if my specific hard drive is on there.
It should be Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 SATA Disk
Are there any temps in the Red zone?Do you know how I can send you its readings? I also don't understand how to run MemTest86 to check my RAM or how to install it. But I believe that I do have it installed on my flash drive.
You can load MEMtest86 on a USB or CD and boot from it. It will test your RAM.
- yokoryuNovice
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When I went to the tacktech.com website and clicked on the Drive Fitness Test and the OGT Diagnostic Tool v9.0 (11.25.2004) under the Hitachi Tab; I clicked on the direct links for the Diskette Creator, Diskette Image, and the OGT Diagnostic Tool tabs. I ended up on the http://www.hgst.com/ webpage.
From there, I spent hours trying to evaluate my specs and search the website under the Hard Drive, Solid-State Drive, Software, and Systems Support under the Support Tabs. It looks like you have to sign up and possibly pay to get help with the solid-state drive, software, and systems tabs. So by elimination, I went to the Software tab. From there, I went to the Internal Drive Support since the external one was for outside parts that needed to be purchased. When I went deeper, I was unable to find the Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 SATA Disk--and I also could not find on their list, the exact Travelstar number that my system is. I don't even know the exact number and that my Travelstar Standard drive my computer is made from. According to Speccy, my hardware is a Hitachi in the Travelstar Standard Series but I have not been able to find out the exact series number of Travelstar drives that my computer is.
As a result, I could not find the direct links that the tacktech site said that it had and was unable to run the hard drive diagnostics. Are you able to help with this and what can be done here?
I'm also having a great deal of trouble booting MemTest86 on my computer. I saved it to 2 flash drives (one much smaller than the other but it was said that it fit well on both of them) but was unable to boot it from the computer. When I do try to boot my computer, I get a message saying that there was an "invalid or broken boot option" and the screen is unable to move from there--and I turn off the machine manually with a cold boot. As a result, I have also been unable to run MemTest86 scan also.
From what I see from the temperatures on this exact moment, I currently see an average temperature of around 65-68 degrees Celsius according to Speccy. On Speedyfan, the current moment's temperatures are 36 on HD0, 64-66 on GPU, and 63 on Core--all Celsius.
According to the site below, AMD A6 Processors should run around 45-57 degrees Celsius. My own processor is an AMD Quad-Core Processor A6-3420M, so I think this falls in the A6 series but I'm not sure.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000687.htm
Besides this and an internet search, I was unable to find out what the exact average temperatures should be for my exact processor.
I thank you for your help and patience, this is a mess and I don't even know what is causing it!
From there, I spent hours trying to evaluate my specs and search the website under the Hard Drive, Solid-State Drive, Software, and Systems Support under the Support Tabs. It looks like you have to sign up and possibly pay to get help with the solid-state drive, software, and systems tabs. So by elimination, I went to the Software tab. From there, I went to the Internal Drive Support since the external one was for outside parts that needed to be purchased. When I went deeper, I was unable to find the Hitachi HTS547575A9E384 SATA Disk--and I also could not find on their list, the exact Travelstar number that my system is. I don't even know the exact number and that my Travelstar Standard drive my computer is made from. According to Speccy, my hardware is a Hitachi in the Travelstar Standard Series but I have not been able to find out the exact series number of Travelstar drives that my computer is.
As a result, I could not find the direct links that the tacktech site said that it had and was unable to run the hard drive diagnostics. Are you able to help with this and what can be done here?
I'm also having a great deal of trouble booting MemTest86 on my computer. I saved it to 2 flash drives (one much smaller than the other but it was said that it fit well on both of them) but was unable to boot it from the computer. When I do try to boot my computer, I get a message saying that there was an "invalid or broken boot option" and the screen is unable to move from there--and I turn off the machine manually with a cold boot. As a result, I have also been unable to run MemTest86 scan also.
From what I see from the temperatures on this exact moment, I currently see an average temperature of around 65-68 degrees Celsius according to Speccy. On Speedyfan, the current moment's temperatures are 36 on HD0, 64-66 on GPU, and 63 on Core--all Celsius.
According to the site below, AMD A6 Processors should run around 45-57 degrees Celsius. My own processor is an AMD Quad-Core Processor A6-3420M, so I think this falls in the A6 series but I'm not sure.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000687.htm
Besides this and an internet search, I was unable to find out what the exact average temperatures should be for my exact processor.
I thank you for your help and patience, this is a mess and I don't even know what is causing it!
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You may have to take this computer to a repair shop to have the drive and RAM tested.
- yokoryuNovice
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So, is there no way that I can make the tacktech.com and MemTech86 programs and checks to run? Do the links no longer work there?
What about the temperatures? Do you believe that it plays a role here or is abnormal?
What about the temperatures? Do you believe that it plays a role here or is abnormal?
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