I own a Dell Studio 17/1749. Ever since I purchased it (well over a year ago) it has had an issue with any USB device. Basically, when any device is inserted into any port, everything will run normally from anywhere between 15 seconds to 10 minutes before the computer locks up and requires a restart to recover.
I have tried absolutely everything I can think of, to no avail, including:
Upgrading every driver relating to the USB devices and the USB docks
Upgrading the BIOS and any other driver available from Dell
Uninstalling and reinstalling the USB dock and anything associated with it in the device manager (doing this works for 1 start up, then the problems return)
Changing Plug and Play settings to automatic from manual, and making sure it's running properly
Turning off the touch pad and uninstalling/reinstalling its drivers
Keeping windows up to date (lol)
And, finally, sending the laptop to Dell who claimed the hard drive was at fault (wat), who replaced it and sent the laptop back. The problem still persisted and warranty has since run out. I am going to try installing a pirated W7 setup, as I suspect Dell's shitty OEM software and drivers are at fault here. However, I cannot find anyone else with these problems on the internet.
Can anyone help with this?