Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game)

justing943 · Sep 21, 2011, 11:25 AM

Hi!

Sorry if this is the wrong sub forum, I looked and look but there didn't seem to be a general sub-forum for this kind of thing, unless I'm completely mistaken and this entire forum isn't for this kind of issue at all :L.
I was playing Hard Reset today, when suddenly, BAM, the laptop just shut itself down. I needed to give it a ~5 minute cool down period before it would start up again, after which the CPU temperature was still very high (it's around 68-72 degrees). It never used to do this, is there anything I can do without having to take it apart? (I probably will need to clean out the fan soon, but I always find laptops a massive pain to take apart.)

My laptop is a Dell Studio 1557 with a 1.66ghz i7 core and 4gb of ram.

While I'm here, I have another minor issue, which someone may have an easy fix for:
Yesterday, my laptop started going into standby when I closed the lid, despite the setting in my power options saying 'do nothing' when lid is closed. I double checked it and triple checked it to make sure it was, and no luck in fixing the problem. Any ideas? :S

Thanks in advance,
Justin

BlueMak · Sep 21, 2011, 12:07 PM

Can you check the temperature of the GPU too and what GPU do you have? The Intel GM4500HD or the AMD/ATI?

justing943 · Sep 21, 2011, 12:49 PM

My GPU is the 4570 Mobility Radeon card (I believe that's ATI). Now that you mention it this may be the cause, because on canyourunit my laptop actually failed the test for Hard Reset, but I can still play it. The only times I get lag is when I blow something up very close to me, which causes a massive drop in fps/lag, or maybe both.

BlueMak · Sep 21, 2011, 02:55 PM

Check the temp then. See if that is the reason.

justing943 · Sep 21, 2011, 10:15 PM

I checked it using HWMonitor, and even when idle (steam running, but no games running, firefox running, minimal background processes), my cores are ate 56 degrees, and my GPU is at 62 degrees consistently. Is this normal? :S (I'm on a laptop)

BlueMak · Sep 21, 2011, 10:22 PM

I have no idea, I don't know how accurate it is for a laptop. I guess you should also check when a demanding game is running. Play for a while and then check the temps.

BTW, just to make sure, the degrees are in Celsius, right?

Tipstaff · Sep 22, 2011, 04:22 AM

You didn't mention how you have your laptop situated when gaming. Is it on your lap, table, bed? Is the laptop super hot on the bottom when it does crash? Either way given the series' known heat related issues I would take a look at propping up the back of the laptop a bit to allow more airflow underneath. Also, if the bottom is/gets hot I would look into buying a laptop cooler to help keep the heat under control.

justing943 · Sep 22, 2011, 06:28 AM

Okay, will run an intensive game and post the results. It is propped up at the back, but it's by a flat cooling fan that's on an angle, so I guess there's still no circulation out the bottom of the laptop. The surface of the bottom of the laptop isn't actually particularly hot itself, as there's a cooling fan. But that isn't really an indicator of the inside, so...yeah D=.

Sep 21, 2011, 11:25 AM	#1
justing943 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) Hi! Sorry if this is the wrong sub forum, I looked and look but there didn't seem to be a general sub-forum for this kind of thing, unless I'm completely mistaken and this entire forum isn't for this kind of issue at all :L. I was playing Hard Reset today, when suddenly, BAM, the laptop just shut itself down. I needed to give it a ~5 minute cool down period before it would start up again, after which the CPU temperature was still very high (it's around 68-72 degrees). It never used to do this, is there anything I can do without having to take it apart? (I probably will need to clean out the fan soon, but I always find laptops a massive pain to take apart.) My laptop is a Dell Studio 1557 with a 1.66ghz i7 core and 4gb of ram. While I'm here, I have another minor issue, which someone may have an easy fix for: Yesterday, my laptop started going into standby when I closed the lid, despite the setting in my power options saying 'do nothing' when lid is closed. I double checked it and triple checked it to make sure it was, and no luck in fixing the problem. Any ideas? :S Thanks in advance, Justin

Sep 21, 2011, 12:07 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) Can you check the temperature of the GPU too and what GPU do you have? The Intel GM4500HD or the AMD/ATI? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 21, 2011, 12:49 PM	Thread Starter #3
justing943 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) My GPU is the 4570 Mobility Radeon card (I believe that's ATI). Now that you mention it this may be the cause, because on canyourunit my laptop actually failed the test for Hard Reset, but I can still play it. The only times I get lag is when I blow something up very close to me, which causes a massive drop in fps/lag, or maybe both.

Sep 21, 2011, 02:55 PM	#4
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) Check the temp then. See if that is the reason. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 21, 2011, 10:15 PM	Thread Starter #5
justing943 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) I checked it using HWMonitor, and even when idle (steam running, but no games running, firefox running, minimal background processes), my cores are ate 56 degrees, and my GPU is at 62 degrees consistently. Is this normal? :S (I'm on a laptop)

Sep 21, 2011, 10:22 PM	#6
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) I have no idea, I don't know how accurate it is for a laptop. I guess you should also check when a demanding game is running. Play for a while and then check the temps. BTW, just to make sure, the degrees are in Celsius, right? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Sep 22, 2011, 04:22 AM	#7
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) You didn't mention how you have your laptop situated when gaming. Is it on your lap, table, bed? Is the laptop super hot on the bottom when it does crash? Either way given the series' known heat related issues I would take a look at propping up the back of the laptop a bit to allow more airflow underneath. Also, if the bottom is/gets hot I would look into buying a laptop cooler to help keep the heat under control. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Sep 22, 2011, 06:28 AM	Thread Starter #8
justing943 HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	Re: Dell Studio 1557 overheating during gaming (specifically Hard Reset , the game) Okay, will run an intensive game and post the results. It is propped up at the back, but it's by a flat cooling fan that's on an angle, so I guess there's still no circulation out the bottom of the laptop. The surface of the bottom of the laptop isn't actually particularly hot itself, as there's a cooling fan. But that isn't really an indicator of the inside, so...yeah D=.