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    Troubleshooting 7970m

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by angrykenji, Dec 28, 2013.

  1. angrykenji

    angrykenji Notebook Consultant

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    lately while gaming, my laptop will randomly shut off. it won't even bsod. it will freeze/hang for a couple seconds then turn itself off. i'm aware that it may do that because of fan/heat concerns but i repasted my gpu and cpu twice recently. i've also tried downgrading drivers and temps seem to be fine. crashing happens randomly and some games crash more than others.

    i also ran a few memtest instances and after 10mins or so one popped up with eventually two errors and said to read Q#2 on the faq.

    what i'd like to know is how would i be able to go about seeing if the gpu fan functions or not? how would i be able to underclock/volt my 7970m? the memtest faq said proper ram would give 0 errors, even with the test running for days and that even one error can be substantial. so would getting new ram help fix my issue?

    i also tried using Whocrashed but it came up empty as my system just shuts off and does not bsod. i'm using a one year old P150EM, i7-3630qm, 8gb ram, win7 x64, intel4000 hd integrated.

    thanks
     
    angrykenji, Dec 28, 2013
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  2. Jaycob

    Jaycob Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried changing the RAM module to another slot? Maybe you could also try and ask a friend to lend you a module to test (removing yours from the system). It does sound like your RAM (or slot) may be faulty!

    Cheers,
     
    Jaycob, Dec 28, 2013
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Could be a system voltage problem, in which case the board (or card, possibly) would need serviced. Does this shutdown occur on either battery or AC power?
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 30, 2013
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  4. angrykenji

    angrykenji Notebook Consultant

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    well. problem solved.

    HWinfo64 showed that my dGPU was hitting 90+c within minutes and the fan at 100%. the issue was my repasting job. i previously used the 'dot' method with my arctic silver 5 and i guess it wasn't covering 100%. this time i used the 'spread' method and, voila. the temps are now maxing out in their 60s with the fan at 30-40%. i can game hours on end worry free!:thumbsup:

    jeez :rolleyes: :p

    thanks, guys!
     
    angrykenji, Dec 31, 2013
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    Jaycob Notebook Consultant

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    Glad you got it solved :) . I think the arctic silver 5 recommended application method is "line". Though I doubt that affects much. Great temps btw ;)
     
    Jaycob, Jan 1, 2014
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