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    G-73JH Crashing

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Hnim, Jan 9, 2011.

  1. Hnim

    Hnim Notebook Guru

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    I've had my computer for about half a year now, and so far it is working fine. however, sometimes while playing games, the display, and then the rest of the computer will turn off completely. As far as I know it's not from heat, as the vents are not that hot. Whenever I try to turn it back on, I have to wait 30 seconds, because when I hit the power button it will flash blue for a split second and then stop until I wait bit.
     
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    Sounds like thermal shutdown. The BIOS will not allow the system to restart until temps reach a certain point. I would run a monitoring program like HWINFO32, and log the results. This way, when it happens again, you can check the log file and see what the temps were during gaming.
     
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  3. Hnim

    Hnim Notebook Guru

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    If my g73 idles at 75, is that a cause for worry?
     
    Hnim, Jan 10, 2011
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    A repaste is needed, check Chastity's thread on repasting for more info and concerns regarding repasting.
     
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    I hope you're talking about 75 degrees F, not C. :(
     
    Matt Woller, Jan 10, 2011
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    That would be too cold and the first record breaking 5870M that idles at an extremely low temperature :eek:
     
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    Thanks a lot, I suppose I'm going to repaste, even though this is a scary process to me. Do you need to buy any extra materials to do so besides the compound and the compound remover? I looked at the video for a bit and it seemed like you had to cut a few things to get in there.
     
    Hnim, Jan 10, 2011
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