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    Computer locking up when idle/prior to sleep

    Hmm... I have been updating my graphics drivers at various times, but I think I had been running these for at least a week or so before the problem developed. AMD's drivers suck, but that may be a separate issue. Haven't tested Linux. I have gotten a portable build before, but without being...
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    Computer locking up when idle/prior to sleep

    Thanks for the tip. I ran those diagnostics and everything came up green - all basic system checks passed. Under "performance," I did get a "busy" under the "disk" category, with my SSD reading at > 500/sec utilization (appears to be coming from AVG). I have been running Sapphire's TRIXX...
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    Computer locking up when idle/prior to sleep

    I've been trying to search for a solution to this issue without success. I've had my custom-built desktop set to "sleep" automatically after 25 minutes, and this was working perfectly normally for years. Lately it has not gone to sleep but has instead become completely unresponsive. The screen...