laptop keeps freezing during video

[T2urtle]

I dont know how to start to troubleshoot this because it is so random.


I have a cheapy laptop that i only use for video consumption on a TV.

Its a 2nd gen i3-2370M, 4gb ram , 500gb SSD Samsung. Running on Win7 pro. I've used this laptop for 2 years watching video connected to HDMI cable to the TV with no issues.

Programs used... normally VLC player and media center player.

When i'm watching a video, it would just randomly freeze up. Everytime it freezes up, i would either let it sit there and then BSOD will pop up or i would just power cycle the laptop. If it does freeze up, it would freeze up maybe 3 times at different points of the video. I would watch the same video a week later and no freezes. There are days where its flawless and then there are days where it would freeze up 5 times on like different videos. With that logic, i find it hard to believe its software related.

I've ran the samsung OE scans and SSD is reading good. The laptop is solely used for this and surfing. I think my SSD is going out.. but how would i be able to test this.

I'm tempted to go out and grab another cheap laptop but if i throw this HD in there i might have the same problem if its HD related.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Overheating?

 

[T2urtle]

I would doubt it because just sits on the table all day. But i good compressed air cleaning never hurts.

Sometimes it does freeze within like 5 minutes of booting up. (3 minute mark of the video) I always turn it off afterwards.

 

[oynaz]

That is almost definitely a hardware problem. RAM or SSD are the primary suspects. I would grab Ultimate Boot CD and use it to run some tests. But be aware that the tests might kill the faulty hardware completely, so remember backups first.

 

[T2urtle]

I'm not the most tech savy person so i dont exactly want to kill things. Any less lethal testing?

 

[oynaz]

No. Your hardware is faulty. If you want to fix your problem, you need to identify the faulty component and replace it anyway. The alternative is living with the unstable hardware until it stops working.