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    Serious crash.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by ukera, Aug 30, 2010.

  1. ukera

    ukera Notebook Evangelist

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    So I was playing Mafia II with my 5850 overclocked to 750/1050, then my PC just shut down and wouldn't turn back on. Every time I would press the button it would just light up for a second, make a "revving"/"scratching" sound then turn off again. I had to leave it for a couple of minutes and try again, and it's finally booted. Is there a way of finding out what happened? Or a way I can avoid this from happening again?

    I'm kind of worried and am considering calling Dell, I'll obviously expect to be compensated if I have to send it off for repair since this thing cost a ton.
     
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    corrupt05 Notebook Consultant

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    have you checked how high your gpu temp gets with those clocks? could of overheated and not boot up till it was cooled off..

    best way to test is running furmark (burning mode + 8x aa)
     
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  3. ukera

    ukera Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah that's what I thought, Mafia II is a pretty intensive game so it's the most likely reason. I'll run it without overclocking my GPU and check my temps, is there any other software I should use to check? Thanks for your help.
     
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    Gpu-z is the app I use to monitor temps.. can be found in the throttling thread on the first page or using google... I would check how hot it gets after running furmark for 10mins if it exceeds 90c I would deff lower the clocks.

    when running gpu-z be sure to check the option to make it refresh while the program is running in the background
     
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  6. ukera

    ukera Notebook Evangelist

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    No valid crash dumps have been found on your computer

    Thanks though.
     
    ukera, Aug 30, 2010
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    ukera, u can use msi afterburner to monitor temps realtime in game. it's a modified updated version of rivatuner which works right out of the box with the latest cards/drivers.

    in order to set the gui, you need to right click the appropriate graph (in this case the temps), go to properties and select "show in onscreen display". note that some games may not show the gui correctly, and some may even refuse to load. in this case, just use gpu-z as stated. still it's nice to be able to check temps without having to alt-tab.
     
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    ukera Notebook Evangelist

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    Brilliant, thanks. I'll test it out tomorrow and let you guys know.
     
    ukera, Aug 30, 2010
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