Laptop turns off when playing game

Hello all,

I am using a Toshiba x200-21T laptop. Its about 1 year old. I've got a problem:

When I start a game, it works for about 30 minutes. But after 30 minutes the pc turns off without any warning,blue screen or anything.

I am not sure but I think its the problem with temperature. My PC was ok when it was winter over here. But now as the weather started to get hot, my pc's getting this problem.

Thanks

 

Sounds like a heat issue to me. Try cleaning the vents out with compressed air and propping the back of the laptop up when gaming, or better yet, buy a nice laptop cooler.

 

try use hwmonitor to see what temperature you are getting at..

 

definitely sounds like the videocard got past danger temp and reached threshold.... forcing the system to shut itself down in order to prevent futher damage from heat.

please go here:
Monitoring Notebook Temps: nVidia & ATI, CPU, HDD

If you are overheating... usually any temp over 90C degrees is bad.

when was the last time that you cleaned out the fans and vents thoroughly...?

if never, then thats why.

1) remove battery
2) remove/unscrew the panels on the bottom of the notebook to get to fans and vents ( if possible, if not its okay.. skip step 5)
3) use flashlight to look through vents for the dust (if you cant see the light on the other end, then the vents are clogged up)
4) go outside, get some compressed air (cans or compressor @ 50 PSI) and give the vents a good airing out all directions ( concentrating on the vents)
.... you might want to brace the fan blade(s) when airing it out (with a toothpick or paperclip to prevent it from spinning out too much)
.... or use short bursts (1-2 secs) of air instead of bracing the fans.
5) go get some Q-tips and swab the fan blades and the area around it
6) then go do a second airing with compressed air (all directions again focusing on the fans and vents) to push out the dust that was dislodged from the Q-tips

7*) Now go use the flashlight again and look through the vents (shine the flashlight from the fan, you look through the other end) for anymore dust clogs.

8) Then start up the notebook... and let the fans cycle up (use the Fan Toggle at max speed if your system has it) to push out any other dust that might have been stuck.

If all goes well you should be able to close up the notebook and...

you're done.

*repeat this step until its cleaned out.

Thats pretty much it.

Just make sure to do this every two-three months... it should take about 15-20min per cleaning if you want to be thorough.
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Gaming notebooks are a new thing, you must realize that you have to take some extra care of them over typical use notebooks:

1) Battery: to maintain the longevity of any rechargeable battery
- you must NEVER overcharge it [especially for long durations of time while it still be in use] by keeping it plugged into AC
- remember to give a full charge cycle (discharge it under 50% and charge it back to full) once a week if you constantly leave it plugged in.
- OR you can just charge it to 50%+ and remove the battery and store in cool dry place.. not the fridge [remember to use it occasionally 3-4 time a year to charge and discharge it].

2.) Heat: to prevent a healthy notebook from overheating
- ALWAYS use the notebook on a clean, hard & flat surface
- NEVER use on soft surfaces (laps, beds, couch, etc.) that can block the fans on the bottom
- RECOMMENDED to be used on a notebook cooler... namely the Zalman ZM-NC1000 or ZM-NC2000
- check your fans underneath occasionally (at least once a month or two) for any dust clogs [clean them out with Q-tips and air cans/compressors]
- ALWAYS monitor the temps (CPU, GPU, HDD, etc..) to watch for fluctuations, which would indicate overheating by dust usually

By doing these simple things, your entire system will easily last for more than 3 years.

 

Thanks to all.

Gophn: I have installed RivaTuner and configured it as you showed in that video. I tried played a game and I noticed that my pc turned off at "107 C".

Any idea how can I prevent my pc from getting hot?

 

...........huge overheating .... your cooling system in laptop might be damaged

 

holy crap...

if it went to 107C ..... then it reached threshold temp and forced the system to shutdown.

you have to clean to open your system up and clean out the vents and fans thoroughly....

.... and probably need to re-apply thermal compound (like Arctic Silver)... refer to Cooling Guide

 

Play for 29 minutes and reboot.

 

^lmao EPIC answer rite there lol

 

Use a laptop cooler. It does keep the temp in control also use Nvidia official driver 179.XX which keeps the temp very low. Mine is 54 idle and 70 max.
Try changing the drivers.

 

look here

after cleaning out your vents other wise its useless

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&N=2030260319 1276817102&bop=And&Order=PRICED

 

I had the same issue before. I had to clean out the vents and eventually broke down and bought a laptop cooler. No issues since.

 

Hey guys!

Today I've cleaned the fans of my laptop a little bit (thanks to Gophn). After that I played a game and the PC didn't shutdown. But it did reach "96 C". That was the max.

Before cleaning the idle temperature was 74+ but now its 60 .

I am gonna clean them thoroughly, I think this idea is working.

Thanks again Gophn .

Man! that's what I do . My pc rebooting ain't gonna stop me from playing games .

But I finally got tired of it, that's why I started this thread.

 

thats a first step..... but anything above 90C is not healthy.

you need to really clean more of the vents and fans out.

and probably would benefit you greatly if you re-apply thermal compound (like Arctic Silver) for your videocard... and CPU since you are at it.

And since your system has been shutting down so often, you might have a number of HDD errors stacked up.... so you should
- go to START > Accessories > right-click on "Command Prompt" > choose "Run as Administrator"
- (in Command Prompt) type: CHKDSK C: /F
- press Y (for Yes), then Restart
- this will scan your HDD for errors and fix them