Subject: Alienware AREA-51 M17X heatsink questions
By: Jeff (IP: 24.233.227.*)
Written on: 12-02-2010 23:18
ok, I\'ve been having random crashes lately and i think i know what\'s causing the crashes but i was wanting to ask around and see if anyone has any additional thoughts or answers..
I am running windows vista 64 bit ultimate, and with only this window open in google chrome and speedfan open, my temps are at
GPU1-82C
GPU2-65C
HD0-44C
ACPI-95C
Core0-89C
Core1-88C
All of these temperatures seem abnormally high to me. What i\'m trying to figure out is why are they doing this now. About 6 months ago I was able to run several open windows of different games simultaneously and the temperatures would only be a few degrees higher than they are now. if i run one window of a game now, i\'m looking at the following temps.
GPU1-101C
GPU2-89C
HD0-55C
ACPI-101C
Core0-101C
Core1-103C
Both fans inside the computer seem to be running, but i cannot control how fast they are running, I\'ve attempted going through the bios like i do with my desktop to change the speeds but there just isn\'t an option for it. If anyone has any recommendations on what i should do about this please feel free to comment.
-a quick description of what happens when i get a crash.
50% of the time the screen will just go black and then the computer will shut down. the other 50% of the time an error message will pop up for less than a second and the computer will shut down. one of the messages was something about FA-Tray another was about PMB or PMD i couldn\'t really tell because of how fast it just shut down on me.
-things i\'ve tried.
-recreating the incident: when i have a game window open, opening another game window or attempting to play music from another source will cause a shutdown within 5 minutes.
-drivers are updated
-reformatted and reinstalled windows
-re-updated drivers and windows updates
checked the fans to make sure they were operating and to check for any blockage in the cooling system
i\'m honestly at a loss here so like i said any input would be appreciated.
thanks,
jeff |
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