laptop shut off

sunidndave · Jun 11, 2006, 09:37 PM

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

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 11, 2006, 11:25 PM

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,

sunidndave · Jun 12, 2006, 02:06 AM

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?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 12, 2006, 06:35 PM

could very well be, but useally a cooling problem

GNetX · Jun 16, 2006, 05:26 PM

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).

Hope this helps.

-GNetX

sunidndave · Jun 23, 2006, 10:27 PM

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

Jun 11, 2006, 09:37 PM	#1
sunidndave DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	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

Jun 11, 2006, 11:25 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	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, __________________

Jun 12, 2006, 06:35 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	could very well be, but useally a cooling problem __________________

Jun 16, 2006, 05:26 PM	#5
GNetX DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	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). Hope this helps. -GNetX __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 (currently @ stock) // BFG nForce 680i // 4GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer 6400 400 GB SATA-II, Raid 0 // 320GB Seagate 7200.10 Backup // GeForce 8800 GTS Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty // ThermalTake Shark Black // ViewSonic VX924 19" 4ms TFT //Windows Vista Home Premium

Jun 12, 2006, 02:06 AM	Thread Starter #3
sunidndave DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	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?

Jun 23, 2006, 10:27 PM	Thread Starter #6
sunidndave DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	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