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Old Jun 11, 2006, 03:37 PM   #1
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Big Grin laptop shut off

hey guys i have this toshiba m70 laptop and recently when i play games such as hitman blood money, the movies, or ghost recon advanced warfighter, my laptop shuts off like about an hour or so. It never happened when i got the laptop in december of last year... PLease help me, oh i also have an ATI x700 mobility radeon 256 mb video card. THanks and im new to DRIVERHEAVEN
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Old Jun 11, 2006, 05:25 PM   #2
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make sure all the fan are runing when you laptop is being used in said situation.
Last time I saw that tey had a dead fan on thier laptop,
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Old Jun 11, 2006, 08:06 PM   #3
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ya i did choose the cpu cooling max on full power when plugged into the outlet... Is it cuz of air vent blockage. ie playing games on my bed?
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Old Jun 12, 2006, 12:35 PM   #4
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could very well be, but useally a cooling problem
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Old Jun 16, 2006, 11:26 AM   #5
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Heat related issues will cause this sort of problem and they're definitely worsened by vent blockage, such as playing on your bed (where the bedding is soft and will shape around the base of the laptop ensuring a proper blockage). Try playing games on your laptop at a desk or table to reduce this issue or if you must play on your bed, at least put the laptop on a solid surface. If you continue to experience the heat-related shutdowns look into acquiring a laptop cooling base - there are loads around (Amazon sell at least one such product).

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Old Jun 23, 2006, 04:27 PM   #6
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ya true, well i got the problem fixed, it was my cpu fan, i got a new one and thermal grease covered by the manufacture warranty free of charge at this service center
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