On my 17R3 laptop, I am seeing frequent system freezes, and I am curious if anyone has seen similar on this platform. By freeze, I mean that the entire system is non-responsive, but no BSOD or Windows event seems to be generated. I don't need to be playing any game or doing anything particularly taxing to the system in order for this to occur. This only seems to occur when I have the laptop plugged in with the power adapter (the original one). On battery, there are no issues. This issue is fairly recent, roughly within the last 6 months, but seems to be getting worse i.e. more frequent.
I am all caught up on driver and BIOS updates with the latest Windows 10 "slow ring" release. Anyone have thoughts on what might narrow things down? Could the AC adapter not be delivering enough current? Did I just get unlucky and have some part which has failed and simply need to have things replaced?
Anyway possible you could try another AC adapter to see if the problem still occurred? Does the adapter feel real hot? Also check the status of the AC adapter in the BIOS.
1. Power off system.
2. Power on system, quickly start tapping the F2 key continuously until you see the BIOS setup.
In the BIOS, status of the AC adapter should be listed under Battery Information or the Advanced tab. The adapter should it's type, if it says None or Unknown then it's most likely faulty, and needs to be replace.
Note: Please wiggle the adapter's end (charging port) while checking it in the BIOS.
If the system is still under warranty send me a PM with the Service Tag so I can review your case, if not, you can always contact our out of warranty department for more options.
I've had the same issue (from new, 17r3, see my history of posts in this and the archived forum) but I don't think it is related to plug in power, more that the longer uptime from running on power is more likely to coincide with these freezes.
No event logs, beeps or screen messages are generated, the device sometimes responds to unplugging and then re-plugging power, but most often not, and requires power switch reset.
Drivers updates makes no difference, and the rate of these incidences happening are making the laptop almost unusable.
I've done a couple of bios updates which fixed nothing, have deliberately avoided the last two updates since I don't want to brick this system.
I have a 4 year warranty, I'm now thinking enough is enough, having finally got to the stage where I don't have anything to lose by risking repairs to this system.
Update the drivers on the system and check if that fixes it.
*NOTE: I am NOT a Dell employee, But I am a Community Rockstar*
Quick Tip: If your laptop has voltage / charging issues, try shutting it down, unplugging power from laptop, hold power button down for 30 seconds to do a full reset!
In my case, it should not related to drivers since I'm not using Windows on it. Sometimes it freezes when it is booting up. And sometimes it works without freezing for many days (if I don't restart). At some point I thought it had to do with USB devices plugged, I started unplugging all devices before restarting. It seemed to work but then the freezes came back more and more frequently. I didn't try unplugging the AC power yet when it freezes. I will try that.
I just did the BIOS update, but sure enough it froze several times after that. My only hint would be the RAM memory. Has anyone tried to replace the RAM to see if the problem goes away?
I've still got exactly the same problem, have had it since new but is now getting much worse. Works (kind of, with freezes) on power. Won't run for any length of time on battery - freezes or blue screens with WHEA uncorrectable error.
I'm certain this is an underlying hardware problem, since several people have reported it but no resolution.
Like to hear from anybody who might have an answer. And no, updating drivers/reinstalling Windows is not an answer...
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Posted February 11th, 2018 18:00
Anyway possible you could try another AC adapter to see if the problem still occurred? Does the adapter feel real hot? Also check the status of the AC adapter in the BIOS.
1. Power off system.
2. Power on system, quickly start tapping the F2 key continuously until you see the BIOS setup.
In the BIOS, status of the AC adapter should be listed under Battery Information or the Advanced tab. The adapter should it's type, if it says None or Unknown then it's most likely faulty, and needs to be replace.
Note: Please wiggle the adapter's end (charging port) while checking it in the BIOS.