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Starting yesterday, whenever I turn on my Dell Inspiron 17R SE it works okay for 5 minutes tops and then all open applications and anything I open after that is frozen and says '(not responding)' and my internet connection is cut off to my computer. I can still move the mouse around and such but that's about it. I can't even turn the computer off normally, I have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds or so. Also, I have McAfee running on my computer but I can't run a scan seeing as nothing works after a few minutes and you can't run a scan in Safe Mode. I also got Malwarebytes and it found 9 issues and took care of it which didn't help. If anyone has any ideas it'd be much appreciated.

These are the specs from Dell's website:
3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3630QM processor (6MB cache, up to 3.4 GHz)
Windows 8, 64-bit, English
17.3" Full High Definition (1080p) LED Display with Anti-Glare
8GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD + 32GB mSATA SSD w/ Intel Smart Response
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GDDR5 2GB
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This is caused by either improperly seated RAM or your system is overheating. If you can, open up your system, remove the RAM and then reseat it making sure it clicks in. Also, clean out your air vents and make sure there is proper ventilation to your CPU. This should fix the problem. Give an update if it helps.
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Enthusiast wrote This is caused by either improperly seated RAM or your system is overheating. If you can, open up your system, remove the RAM and then reseat it making sure it clicks in. Also, clean out your air vents and make sure there is proper ventilation to your CPU. This should fix the problem. Give an update if it helps.


Thank you for actually replying and trying to help. I some how managed to update McAfee really quick before my connection and such was blocked and I was able to run a full scan and it detected an Artemis virus and took care of it and now everything's running smooth as butter.
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Enthusiast wrote This is caused by either improperly seated RAM or your system is overheating. If you can, open up your system, remove the RAM and then reseat it making sure it clicks in. Also, clean out your air vents and make sure there is proper ventilation to your CPU. This should fix the problem. Give an update if it helps.


What? Unseated RAM? A computer wont even make it past POST with unseated RAM...
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