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    6760FX boot, click, crash, repeat (HELP! i think)

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by maverick06, May 29, 2008.

  1. maverick06

    maverick06 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright, this seems a bit complicated.... please bear with me for a second...

    My computer seems to work fine... HOWEVER, three times now, I have left my computer on overnight to do stuff (harddrive intensive stuff). I wake up to find the computer must had crased shortly after i left it. When I find it, it is in a cycle where you hear it spin up the cd drive during the boot, a pause, the hard drive click hard, then a pause and the cd boot again... it repeats... as soon as i open the lid the computer seems to work fine. The problem I can only make happen after it runs for a few hours with the lid closed.

    What do you all think? Is it overheating (strange boot cycle though), I am not sure... i sure would like not to return it (its a hasle), not sure how concerned i should be... as i said it works perfectly otherwise...

    appreciate the help!
    Thanks,
    Rick
     
    maverick06, May 29, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Did you take a look at temps?You can get a temp logger when you leave it overnight.
     
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  3. maverick06

    maverick06 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well as soon as i open the lid it fires up fine, once it fires up i load up speedfan (not sure that this is a good program as i have seen others say that it reports temps10deg low). It is not more than 50C (core temp, according to speedfan, through the cpu usage gaget for vista).

    I will definitely load up a temp logger if one is suggest and accurate for this machine!

    thanks again
    rick
     
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  4. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    I have two of my Lappys hooked up to exturnal monitors and keyboards, when a reboot and leave the lid down the same thing happens, I have to open the lid until I see the windows boot screen.
     
    flynnaz, May 29, 2008
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  5. maverick06

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    guess it isnt just me. I changed mine so when i close the lid it goes to sleep, when i walk away i just push the lid almost closed. It works fine this way. Thanks for letting me know I am not the only one!

    beat crysis, what great graphics! Will have to get and put on something else... havent gotten to it yet though.
     
    maverick06, Jun 2, 2008
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  6. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    No problem, on my old gateway laptop, I could leave the lid closed on bootup no problem, oh well.
     
    flynnaz, Jun 2, 2008
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