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    sad a new problem!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Ashtrix, Jun 4, 2011.

  1. Ashtrix

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    Guys..iv'e actually been here lately as my m15x was suffering from the same old GPU issues, but now a new problem surfaced and it's a BSOD !!

    it says "A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within.."

    my temps are{non-ac} :

    Idle:- 45~53c (HDD@50c)
    Torrents + movies:- 56~70c (HDD@50-55c :mad:)
    Games:- CPU- 65~77c (HDD@55-58max) (Crysis2 :cool: )
    GPU- 67~84c [max] (HDD-58cmax)

    i think there is nothing wrong with those temps but what bothers me is along with my GPU's Driver issue is this new one?

    proc dying :eek: ?

    p.s help me!!
     
  2. svl7

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    That's a setFSB-style BSOD, do you overclock your CPU?
     
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    nopes!!

    :confused:
     
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    was it just a one time thing or is it happening often?
     
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    since 2 days, 3 times till now and counting :( !

    i hate it coz it just freezes up my sys and leaves me dumbstrucked :mad: !!
     
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    if you still have warranty then call dell have them send out another cpu.

    check the control panel, do you see all 4 cores showing up, i've haven't seen a cpu fail yet.
     
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    yep, all of them are fine.
    One day one of my cores usage was >90% OMG!!

    and yea my warranty's fine, its till 2013 Accidental protection.. :)

    so, should i call Dell for sure?
     
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    yeah i would definitely call dell first, who know you may get lucky and get upgraded.
     
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    upgraded..??
     
  10. Simplified

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    They will probably give you a 840qm, 820qm has been gone for a long time on Dells config page.
     
  11. cleverpseudonym

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    defintely a CPU issue, not related to the GPU. usually happens when either the chipset is failing or the CPU is failing. I would call dell for sure