From: Steve C. (stevec50_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2001 - 11:50:26 EST
That can be caused by memory that is bad, too slow or
the wrong type.
--- Luca Vanzella <luca_at_vanzella.com> wrote:
> Hi, I'm new to this forum and I've been trying to
> solve a problem with
> my ThinkPad i-Series 1412 (2611-412). I've used the
> IBM Support
> forums, talked to IBM support and I've searched the
> ThinkPad
> Mailing-List Archive - no solution. I'll lay it out
> for you below.
> Has anyone experienced this problem and solved it?
>
> My ThinkPad occasionally freezes during use,
> especially when using
> Microsoft Project 98 and Excel 97 under Win98
> (4.10.1998). By
> "freezes" I mean the machine simply stops
> responding, no blue screen,
> no illegal operation, no task manager to end
> applications not
> responding, nothing! The only alternative is to
> restart with the power
> switch.
>
> I do not believe it is a problem with overheating as
> the freeze can
> occur within minutes of starting the machine. Other
> times, the freeze
> occurs after hours of using the machine. Days can
> go by without ever
> seeing the freeze. Although Project and Excel
> appear to be the main
> culprits, it has happened when using other programs,
> e.g., Windows
> Explorer. There may be a minor correlation with
> mouse operations like
> scrolling and drag-and-drop.
>
> As per IBM support suggestions, I have tried the
> following:
> - set video acceleration to None
> - installed the latest video and trackpoint drivers
> - disabled Microsoft Findfast
>
> The problem will not go away. In 1.5 years of using
> this machine,
> this problem has surfaced intermittently, and when
> it does, it's
> always in the middle of something important :-).
> Otherwise, it's been
> a rock solid machine. I use the basically the same
> software on a
> desktop computer and I cannot recall seeing this
> type of freeze.
>
> Have any ThinkPad i1412 owners out there experienced
> this problem?
> I'd appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.
>
> --
> Luca Vanzella
>
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