My laptop keeps pausing or freezing temporarily

vbharry · 08-23-2006, 07:35 AM

I have suddenly started experiencing a problem with my HP ZE4502 laptop: it seems to pause (or freeze) for about a half of a second, reoccurring about every 5 seconds. It's most noticeable by trying to continuously move the mouse. About every 5 seconds, the cursor will stop moving for about a half second, then resume by trying to catch up to where it should be (which is pretty annoying). It's not just the mouse, though, because I will see the same behavior with the keyboard. For example, if I hold down a key with notepad open, I will see the same pauses in the printing of the characters.

Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going on? Thanks!

**Joefireline** · 08-23-2006, 08:06 AM

Hi,
Have you installed anything since or any drivers? I found with a wireless card in a computer before, when enabled, it freazes up the system.

How much does the HDD load while this happens?

dai · 08-23-2006, 01:14 PM

check your tempretures and the air vents are dust free

**laboye** · 08-29-2006, 09:28 PM

It could also be a video card issue. Be sure you have the latest drivers.

08-23-2006, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
vbharry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	My laptop keeps pausing or freezing temporarily I have suddenly started experiencing a problem with my HP ZE4502 laptop: it seems to pause (or freeze) for about a half of a second, reoccurring about every 5 seconds. It's most noticeable by trying to continuously move the mouse. About every 5 seconds, the cursor will stop moving for about a half second, then resume by trying to catch up to where it should be (which is pretty annoying). It's not just the mouse, though, because I will see the same behavior with the keyboard. For example, if I hold down a key with notepad open, I will see the same pauses in the printing of the characters. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going on? Thanks!

08-23-2006, 08:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,313 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Hi, Have you installed anything since or any drivers? I found with a wireless card in a computer before, when enabled, it freazes up the system. How much does the HDD load while this happens? __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

08-23-2006, 01:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	check your tempretures and the air vents are dust free __________________

08-29-2006, 09:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	It could also be a video card issue. Be sure you have the latest drivers. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler