[blkgsr]

I'm having some issues with my laptop, it freezes and has a little shit fit sometimes when opening a few programs or even just while VLC is running

the laptop is only a year old and the specs aren't the issue, i'm thinking that something with the hardware has gone (RAM)

it came with me when i went travelling for 8 months arount SE asia and europe so maybe something came loose or fried with the higher voltage

any tips would be great....it's an ASUS

thanks

[Presto]

Run CCleaner on it:
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

It'll clear out a lot of junk, like temp files and cache.

[blkgsr]

ya i've done it tons of times....doesn't really help

it's a little more serious i'm thinking

[Razor Ramon HG]

HDD going bad perhaps.

[SoNaRWaVe]

if you think it is the RAM, heres a tool that might help you detect it.

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool (http://www.memtest.org/)

[Soundy]

Hard drive sounds more likely to me. Run HD Sentinel (www.hdsentinel.com) to check health.

[mk1freak]

what model asus?

[hotong]

i had that before on my asus, I solved it by upgrading the bios. Check to see if your bios is updated.

[blkgsr]

what model asus?

S550C



how do i check/update bios??

[blkgsr]

downloaded HD Sentinel and everything is 100%

[blkgsr]

if you think it is the RAM, heres a tool that might help you detect it.

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool (http://www.memtest.org/)


i have no idea which one to download.....

[Soundy]

i have no idea which one to download.....

Get this one... run it to create a bootable flash drive: http://www.memtest.org/download/5.01/memtest86+-5.01.usb.installer.zip

[underscore]

If the hardware comes back okay I'd back up anything important and wipe it, then get someone to properly clean the files you've backed up before you put them back.