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    M17x just turning off when in use

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by will-insomnia, Jun 1, 2012.

  1. will-insomnia

    will-insomnia Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    This has happened two times today, I have been playing CS:S and listening to spotify and it has just shut down immediately. I then can't turn it on for about a minute, and then it works again fine, everything as normal..

    Not sure what is causing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,


    Will
     
    will-insomnia, Jun 1, 2012
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  2. noobzpro

    noobzpro Notebook Geek

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    hmmm sounds like an overheating issue? monitor ur temps using hwmonitor
     
    noobzpro, Jun 1, 2012
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    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    I second this. Generally the computer is set to immediately hard shut down when components reach 100C.
    Are your fans on while the game is running?
     
    aznpos531, Jun 1, 2012
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  4. will-insomnia

    will-insomnia Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I waited until it happened again and checked, and it is an overheating problem. immediately afterwards when I checked temperature it was at about 98 degrees!!

    Many thasnks guys it was just the dust buildup!!
     
    will-insomnia, Jun 3, 2012
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