Ok, I've had my laptop for a few years now, having problems popping up more and more, so it's time to see what could be causing them.
The first is a problem I've had for a while but didn't think to ask about while it was under warranty. When I go view some video sites, Hulu.com or http://www.thedailyshow.com/ I notice that the video playback is extremely twitchy for lack of a better word. The audio quality may be fine, but the video has issues, as if it's skipping around. I've tried on both of the browser programs I use (Firefox and Internet Explorer) and that makes no difference. It also makes no difference if it's buffered all the way or not.
The second is a more troubling problem. Every so often in the past 3 years, when I try to shut down, I keep an eye on the wireless USB mouse dongle to turn off, signifying that the laptop is shut down, as well as the screen going off. Every so often, and it happens more and more now, every other light, including the USB mouse connector will turn off, except for the hard drive light, which will just flicker on and off repeatedly and the screen will stay on "Shutting down". A few times I just let it go, and after about 20-30 minutes, it will take me back to the log-in screen. If I re-log in, I eventually get a message that says windows has recovered from a shutdown (Bluescreen).
When i saved one of the crash screens, I get this.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 9f
BCP1: 00000003
BCP2: 87559028
BCP3: 83365AE0
BCP4: 87B8E100
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\122411-17097-01.dmp
C:\Users\MacLeod\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-37253-0.sysdata.xml
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I've already taken precautions and started backing up my essential items, but any ideas on either of these?
