Why does my computer freeze when its not being used?

Question

when the computer is not in use the screen will go black and freeze. the only way to get it working again is to turn off the computer at the tower and turn it back on again. i tyred to turn off the screen saver to see if that was the problem but it still does it.i have norton so i know it is not a virus. any ideals? thanks

Answer 1

Mine does that too, and I have norton as well.

If you shut the monitor off before you leave it, it tend not to freeze.

Hope that sorta helps, not really a technical difficulty wiz xD

Answer 2

i have these problem too,don't try to format the pc it wont work,and dont try to download another windows i tried but nothing,when i went to the official center they said its a memory hard ware problem that it get cold so fast and i asked them how much to fix they told me 600dollar,that worth more than the computer,i bought a new computer with less price.yeah i know 600dollar

Answer 3

That happened to my computer.  I went to power options in control panel, and diabled turn off monitor time interval.

Answer 4

You didn't mention which operating system you are running in your computer.

If it is Vista, then I think many people have an issue with the Sleep/Hibernate mode in Vista. The OS simply crashed when say put into sleep mode after being inactive for 30 mins.

It only happens after installing SP1 for most people.

You may have to check your BIOS to see whether sleep mode has been turn on.

Try to follow instructions on the second link and see whether that works for you.