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Receiving Device Freeze Message

I purchased Dell Latitude E6430 as a used laptop. It means that the product warranty is not available to me. I am receiving a Device Freeze message after using the laptop for a few days. The Device Freeze screen appears as soon as the laptop boots. The message reads as follows:

Caption: DeviceFreeze-[Code]

This device is the property of "xxcompany" and has been Offline for more than 21 days. Please if you do not have any use for this computer return it to xxcompany as there is some one else that might needed. THIS COMPUTER HAS BEEN FROZEN. Support reference code: "21 Days offline policy"

When this white screen appears, I cannot do anything on the laptop. 

However, I can reinstall the operating system using the USB flash drive. I did this and installed Windows 10 Professional Edition. The laptop was usable for a few days. I was not offline for 21 days as the message mentions. Even before 21 days, I received the same device freeze message again.

Please update me if I can do anything to remove this Device Freeze message. I pressed F12 on the device boot and ran the diagnostic test. The diagnostic test ran successfully, but after that, when I started Windows in the Normal way, the Device Freeze screen appeared again. I can still access all BIOS Setup options.

  • jorgecaceres

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    Posted January 14th, 2024 05:00

    @shehzaddeveloper hola cómo estás, hice lo que dices pero en administrador de tareas no me aparece ese archivo en sistema ni en ningún lado para detenerlo el archivo rpcnetp que otra cosa puedo hacer ?

  • shehzaddeveloper

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    Posted December 14th, 2022 05:00

    Thanks JOcean for your reply.

    The company name shown in the Device Freeze Screen does not operate in my country, and I believe I will never be in a position to have them unlock the device. The party sold me the system as a used laptop, so they will not accept any warranty claims too.

    Regarding your diagnosis of a possible Computrace issue, can you please give me more details on how can I check it? As per my understanding, Computrace is a service that allows one to remotely disable laptops. How can I check if Computrace is activated/enabled on my laptop? And if Computrace is activated, how can I deactivate/disable it?

    Regards

     

  • JOcean

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    Posted December 14th, 2022 05:00

    Have you tried to contact the company in question and have them unlock the device? It may be a Computrace issue as well but either way either contact the company in question or go back to the party that sold you the system. 

    I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer

    Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop

  • shehzaddeveloper

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    Posted December 14th, 2022 06:00

    Thanks ejn63 for your reply.

    Replacing the system board is a very expensive solution. Can't I disable Computrace in BIOS on my own? I can still access the BIOS setup and I can also install a fresh/clean copy of Windows 10. If you tell me the relevant BIOS options, then I can check on my end.

  • ejn63

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    Posted December 14th, 2022 06:00

    Since Device Freeze appears to work with Computrace technology, if you can't have the system unfrozen through normal channels, you will need to add the cost of a replacement system board to what you paid for the system.

     

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    Posted December 18th, 2022 23:00

    I checked the BIOS setup of Dell Latitude E6430. 

    Under Security -> Computrace(R), there are three options:

    1. Deactivate

    2. Disable

    3. Activate

    Activate is selected at present.

    At the bottom of this screen, there are three buttons; 1) Load Defaults 2) Apply 3) Exit. Apply button is not enabled.

    The description reads:

    Deactivate = The Computrace module interface is not active

    Disable = Permanently block the Computrace module interface

    Activate = Permit the Computrace module interface

    It further mentions that Absolute solution is Activated.

    I also checked Security -> Admin Password and Security -> System Password.

    In both cases, it shows:

    Enter the old password = Not Set

  • Dark Jenz

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    Posted January 26th, 2023 22:00

    Same Issue 


    i already formatted this twice and it gets back after several hours i cant use my PC 


    devicefreeze.PNGdevicefreeze1.PNG





  • shehzaddeveloper

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    Posted January 26th, 2023 23:00

    Did you check Security -> Computrace(R) in your Laptop's BIOS setup?

    If Computrace is activated, then your device will freeze again and again, as mentioned by the experts here.

    If you are able to change Computrace from Activate to Deactivate in BIOS, then your issue will be resolved. In my case, changing Activate to Deactivate is disabled.

  • shehzaddeveloper

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    Posted February 2nd, 2023 23:00

    I have found some more details regarding the issue that I thought to share in this forum.

    There is a file rpcnetp.exe at the following location on my laptop:

    Windows/System32

    When I view Services tab on Task Manager on my laptop, rpcnetp service is shown as Running.

    If this file is present and the service is Running, it means Computrace is present in the laptop.

    In the Task Manager, I stopped the service rpcnetp. Then I deleted rpcnetp.exe from System32 directory. After that I can connect to the internet and use the laptop. However, rpcnetp.exe re-installs at each reboot. Therefore, rpcnetp service should be stopped and then the file should be deleted every morning before connecting to the internet, If you delete rpcnetp.exe before connecting to the internet, you will be safe. But if you forgot one day, and rpcnetp.exe was successful in connecting to Absolute, you may see the Device Freeze message again.

  • n4nof

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    Posted July 17th, 2023 07:00

    Hi shehzaddeveloper, How are you doing on this incident? I have exactly the same problem as you.