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    P170SM-A is beeping along with NumLock-Scrollock-Capslock blinking all together

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by eballack, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. eballack

    eballack Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I've been facing this issue since yesterday.It happened before but it wasn't consistent like this.
    When does it happen ?
    -It's random,sometimes after I boot up my computer sometimes during a gaming session.
    How are the temp?
    -Cpu is getting max. 75C during load.
    -Gpu can get up to 80C.
    -But motherboard on the other hand it's too hot.It can get up to 70C whick also causes the fans run at full speed following with a beep and auto shutdown.
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    Does that mean my motherboard is dying ? I opened up my laptop cleaned the dust and repasted the thermal compound.Yet it still happens.Is there any way to keep the temp down of my motherboard ?
    Thanks in advance.

    Here's what's inside in my laptop:
    Clevo P170sm-a,Intel I7 4710MQ,GTX 980M,16 GB RAM,1 TB HGST HDD,480 GB Crucial Bx-200 SSD.
     
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    Prema Your Freedom, Your Choice

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  3. eballack

    eballack Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply.I tried your solution but sadly it didn't work.
     
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    poprostujakub Notebook Consultant

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    Or just wrong connection between fan and MB - maybe MB don't see fan (yellow wires in fans are for RPM measuing).
     
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    Tachometer. But the beeping typically is not random if a fan has a bad connection; the system will throw a thermal alarm fairly consistently.

    @eballack - Sounds a bit like a problem with the video card, maybe fault with the main board. Are you able to flash the EC and BIOS?
     
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    eballack Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes I was but it didn't change anything.
    Here I made a video of the issue:

    My guess is something is not right either with Mainboard or GPU Fan.Should I look for a replacement to gpu fan ?
     
    eballack, Sep 20, 2017
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