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    g60vx(bestbuy) upgraded processor problems

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sloterg, Jan 15, 2010.

  1. sloterg

    sloterg Newbie

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    so basicly i bought a laptop the g60vx from bestbuy..

    i didnt like that it only had a p7450 (2.13 ghz)

    so i upgraded to a t9900 (3.06 ghz)

    and it was rockin' and i really saw a difference off the bat.

    now it wasn't until recently when i started having this problem.

    i try and load up games and the notebook freezes, i played around with power4gear stuff and its still freezing up.

    im thinking i might need to flash my bios so my laptop can pickup the processor
     
    sloterg, Jan 15, 2010
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    sloterg Newbie

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    when i look under the laptop settings and all that..

    it does say i have t9900 3.06ghz processor..

    so it definately knows what processor it has installed.
     
    sloterg, Jan 15, 2010
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    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    Are you OCing any? And how are temps?
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Jan 15, 2010
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    sloterg Newbie

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    well other than the power4hybrid stuff.. nope..

    i dont even need to overclock..

    and the temps where could i find that..
     
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    sloterg Newbie

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    hmm.. ok

    so i spent more time troubleshooting.. and seeing what kinda programs cause my laptop to freeze..

    and its only when i open up something with STEAM.. im going to reinstall and see if that fixes it..
     
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    sloterg Newbie

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    ok... i can safely confirm that steam is doing something to my g60 that is causing it to freeze.. which is weird because i never did that before..

    i tried reinstalling and i get the same problem everytime steam runs
     
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    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    try removing the Creative software that came with your system (its been known to cause issues with steam)
     
    Lanaya, Jan 15, 2010
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    sloterg Newbie

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    do u think that could be the problem ultimately.. because i had the software installed before and i was running steam for hours with no problems.. why is it messing up now?
     
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    I got exactly the same problem than you have. Did you find a way to solve it ? Steam support didn't solve my problem. Help !
    My laptop is a G51VX asus and freezes on steam startup everytime.

    Thx
     
    difoune, Jan 30, 2010
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    Try uninstalling the Creative software from control panel/remove programs. I believe they are two software, Creative something and Sound Audigy or so.

    Those are, at least, known to cause freezing issues with steam and some Anti virus programs. Since steam is configured to run on startup most of the time, it is like a time bomb.

    And these freezing issues start randomly. Most users of the G51J found the problem almost instantly within days. It took me 3 months to see it.
     
    ryzeki, Jan 30, 2010
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