The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    More Problems Keep Coming up.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    As of lately I've been trying to figure out why my 260m is overheating up to 105c.

    New problem occurred the other day that seems to be persistant..

    As I was starting up the pc I got an error message saying something on the lines of 'AC adapter cannot be identified, different than the 240 watt shipped"

    Now the battery will not charge unless I take it out and put it back in which seems to fix the problem.
    (I am aware of the fn+f2 enable battery)

    Could this power issue be the reason my gpu is overheating?

    I've also stated in another post that my fan's do not seem to know when to speed up. They stay at normal speed rather than vrooming up.

    Thanks in advance once again.

    I'd like as many replies as I can get.. I'd really like to get this fixed.

    (Shipping it back to alienware is not optional.)
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #1
  2. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    4,242
    Messages:
    3,088
    Likes Received:
    516
    Trophy Points:
    181
    The reason for the adapter error on DELL laptops (maybe that would apply to the Alienware laptops too) is because a central pin in the power cable that identifies the adapter is not connecting (because of damage in either the cable or the connector itself), did anything happen to the laptop recently?

    Also, for the overheating issues, have you updated to the latest BIOS? And how long has it been since you cleaned your laptop, is it dust build-up?
     
    mujtaba, Jun 9, 2010
    #2
  3. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Yes, flashed to A04 twice.

    No changes.

    Laptop is clean.

    Any other ideas?
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #3
  4. ttnuagmada

    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    382
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I had an issue after flashing to A04 where my GPU fans would not kick in when the GPU's started heating up, they were getting into the high 90's. I flashed back to A03 and this solved the problem. Also, this didn't start right away either. I did a respawn without any luck before i suspected that the BIOS had anything to do with it. As soon as i went back to A03 the problem went away and hasn't happened again.
     
    ttnuagmada, Jun 9, 2010
    #4
  5. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hmm, I was thinking about going back to A03

    Do you happen to know where I can find the A03 Bios?
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #5
  6. ttnuagmada

    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    382
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    ttnuagmada, Jun 9, 2010
    #6
  7. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thanks Ttnaug.

    I'll repost after I give this a test.
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #7
  8. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    got this when I went to flash

    cannot load driver
    c:\users\ravenous\appdata\local\temp\rarsfx4\plashnt.sys.
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #8
  9. ttnuagmada

    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    382
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    be sure you run it as admin
     
    ttnuagmada, Jun 9, 2010
    #9
  10. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Ran as admin. Still same thing.
    (update - Restart allowed me to flash.) Will give updates soon.
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #10
  11. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    GPU still sitting at 100c after flash when running a non taxing game.

    The metal vents on the left back side where the 260m sits is scorching to the touch.
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #11
  12. ttnuagmada

    ttnuagmada Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    382
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Have you checked to make sure your GPU fan is spinning? Do you hear it kicking up when in use? Seems like a fan problem would be the only thing that could let it get that hot.
     
    ttnuagmada, Jun 9, 2010
    #12
  13. xxravenousxx

    xxravenousxx Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Fan is spinning.
    (not as fast as I would like it to.)
    I'm completely at a loss here.
     
    xxravenousxx, Jun 9, 2010
    #13
  14. picardsm

    picardsm Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    53
    Messages:
    107
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Sounds like the GPU. When the fans are running top speed, you know it.
    My single 260M runs no more than 60c - 65c running MOH.
     
    picardsm, Jun 9, 2010
    #14