text: my dell computer keeps freezing?? i have a dell inspirion laptop, which was purchased july 2004. it's awlays worked pretty good. lately, its been freezing up, the screen turning black, and the lights all lit up on the panel. it wont react to anything except, unplugging the power cord and taking out and re inserting the battery.   i've noticed this happens frequentyl when i unplug or plug  any usb cords in/out. but sometimes, it happens when nothing...is bothering it. i run virus scans and doesnt detect anything. does anyone know what many be causing this?  since my computer is older, my warranty is up, and i'm not gonna bother sending it back to dell to be fixed, i'd prefer to buy a new one but that will take more time. so does anyone have any ideas about what may be causing this? toshiba is a much better laptop company. dell only makes good computers, though the monitors are of cheap quality.