Gaming Windows 7 freezing on me

[Feels Good Man]

For a while now my Windows 7 has been randomly freezing on me. I dont know what's up or why its doing that but it's annoying. Once it freezes, I have to turn it off manually by holding the power button for a while and reboot it.

Anyone experiencing this other than me? And anyone know a fix?

I'm using a pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600)

 

[luke_c]

Bad rip maybe? Windows 7 has been working fine for me the last two months.

 

[Jiggah]

Bad hardware? Overheating? Driver issues?

Computer specs will help, too.

Use the Win 7 DVD to run a memory check.

 

[Feels Good Man]

Here are my computer specs:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/24/2009, 19:50:31
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Machine name: ----
ÂÂ Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ System Model: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ BIOS: Default System BIOS
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂProcessor: AMD Turion(tm) II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M640 (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4092MB RAM
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂPage File: 1936MB used, 6246MB available
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWindows Dir: C:\Windows
ÂÂÂÂDirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
ÂÂ User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
ÂÂÂÂDWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
ÂÂÂÂ DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂCard name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 SeriesÂÂ 
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂChip type: ATI display adapter (0x9480)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9480&SUBSYS_3637103C&REV_00
ÂÂÂÂ Display Memory: 2808 MB
ÂÂ Dedicated Memory: 1018 MB
ÂÂÂÂÂÂShared Memory: 1790 MB
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
ÂÂÂÂÂÂMonitor Model: unknown
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Monitor Id: AUO20EC
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂNative Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.042Hz)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂOutput Type: Internal
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂDriver Name: atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.0678 (English)
ÂÂÂÂ Driver Version: 8.632.0.0
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂDDI Version: 10.1
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
ÂÂDriver Attributes: Final Retail
ÂÂ Driver Date/Size: 7/2/2009 13:54:54, 4059648 bytes

I really dont think it's overheating issues because it's not hot at all when im using it. It gets around 50C-62C every time im just browsing and that's when the freezing occurs. I've also reinstalled my drivers and that didnt help either.

For that memory test, can I just use the one located in the BIOS settings? I dont have the Windows 7 disk available to me right now.

Also people from GameFAQs seem to be having the same issues as me and I really hope there's a fix to this/

 

[da_head]

are you doing anything in particular when it freezes? mine freezes sometimes when i play starcraft.

 

[Feels Good Man]

It just froze again. I was just on skype talking to my friend.

Most of the time, I'm just watching videos or even just making the computer idle