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    G73jh Gsods gone but a new enemy appears help plz

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Azkur, Oct 9, 2010.

  1. Azkur

    Azkur Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi there so by using the stock ati driver ths tocks vanished but now it seems that some games just turn off the computer... games which gave me gsods like (split second, star craft 2, borderlands, Dead rising etc...) seem to work fine now but other games like (darksiders, cities xl and plain sight) are causing some problems.... when i play those games for a while my computer just turns off or gives an error message and turns off immediately some times i even have to wait to turn it on again because it refuses to turn on right away. can anyone help me????

    catalyst information
    Driver version 8.683-091217a-092929C
    Catalyst™ version 10.6
    Driver 2D version 8.01.01.984

    Direct3D 8.14.10.0716
    OpenGL 6.14.10.9236
    Catalyst™ Control Center 2009.1217.1632.29627

    i am really tired of trying to fix this laptop for good and sometimes i wish i had bought another one.... do you think i should rma???
     
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  2. Azkur

    Azkur Notebook Enthusiast

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    just used msi afterburner and tried using kombustor and it reached 109ºc in just 2 minutes and 40 seconds i turned it off because i was affraid of a meltdown......
     
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    Nekki Notebook Evangelist

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    Must BIOS 211, vBIOS v93 and Catalyst 10.8 or above... people don't read the sticky threads?
     
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    You just answered your question from first post. You have thermal shutdown. That's why laptop refuses to launch immediately. You have to repaste your GPU(local service center).
     
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  5. Nekki

    Nekki Notebook Evangelist

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    In games let AMD GPU Clock Utility running all the time and set to save the log of your temps. Play in windows mode (not fullscreen) to check the real time before shutdown. If you are unable to play in windows mode, save the log in the Utility, let the shutdown come, and when you restart (after a period to cool down your gpu) read in the log the temps right before the shutdown come.

    (I know I'm writing messy, but dude, it's saturday night)
     
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    thescinema Notebook Consultant

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    what does your system event log tell you? mine did this once, and right before the shutdown there was a system error. i googled the error, found a solution from last year on the technet forums, applied said solution, and it hasn't shut down since. might want to look into that possibility. sorry i couldn't be more specific; i wiped my logs clean since it happened.
     
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    Hasib1522 Notebook Evangelist

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    This is clearly a Thermal Shutdown. 109 is too high. Updating bios or vbios will not lower your temps enough to make any difference. Repasting your GPU and CPU with a good TIM through an Asus repair centre would be my recommendation.
     
    Hasib1522, Oct 10, 2010
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