Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games

thebleakaffinity · 02-15-2007, 05:42 AM

Sometimes when playing BF2 or one of the mods on my laptop, it will turn off at random. There doesn't seem to be any noticeable pattern - sometimes I'll play for hours straight without a hitch, sometimes I'll only be able to get 30 minutes in. The only thing I can think of that owuld cause this is an overheating issue, but why would it start only recently when I've played games comfortably for six months without encountering any issues? So, does anyone have any ideas on what's causing this or how to fix it?

**corporate** · 02-15-2007, 09:21 AM

It could be heat. The difference now might be clogged up fans. Hit the exhaust vents of the machine with some compressed air. You could also use a temp monitoring program like Speedfan.

**Sir_Brass** · 02-17-2007, 06:50 AM

Be sure to really get all the dust out, though. I know that sometime soon I'm going to have to remove my cpu heatsink/fan, and my case fans and fan filters and wash or vacuum the clogged dust in them that even compressed air won't get out (dust gets EVERYWHERE inside the fans out here in AZ, even indoors....it's so dry). I've looked inside and I see solid BLOCKS of grey dust in between my cpu heatsink nearest to where all the fins meet. ANd when I blast my internals with compressed air, all it does is kick the dust up.

I need a vacuum, but I don't want to risk static discharge from it when getting it near the mobo and other sensitive internals.

**Lorax74** · 02-17-2007, 11:50 AM

I would also check the system event log, it may help point you in the right direction, whether it be heat, bad hard disk, etc.

Strikeman · 02-17-2007, 08:56 PM

Like the other posters said, it might be a overheating issue.You might have a dead fan. I dont know how you can check that without opening the laptop up though.

**El_Gringo_Grande** · 02-17-2007, 11:44 PM

One other thing to check is the battery. A co-worker had a bad battery that would cause his computer to shut off ocassionaly.

The battery would drop voltage or something and cause a shutdown of the system even though it was plugged in.

Just a thought.

02-15-2007, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
thebleakaffinity Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Boulder, Colorado Age: 20 Posts: 1,133	Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games Sometimes when playing BF2 or one of the mods on my laptop, it will turn off at random. There doesn't seem to be any noticeable pattern - sometimes I'll play for hours straight without a hitch, sometimes I'll only be able to get 30 minutes in. The only thing I can think of that owuld cause this is an overheating issue, but why would it start only recently when I've played games comfortably for six months without encountering any issues? So, does anyone have any ideas on what's causing this or how to fix it?

02-15-2007, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
corporate Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Age: 37 Posts: 398	Re: Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games It could be heat. The difference now might be clogged up fans. Hit the exhaust vents of the machine with some compressed air. You could also use a temp monitoring program like Speedfan.

02-17-2007, 06:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sir_Brass Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Age: 24 Posts: 607	Re: Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games Be sure to really get all the dust out, though. I know that sometime soon I'm going to have to remove my cpu heatsink/fan, and my case fans and fan filters and wash or vacuum the clogged dust in them that even compressed air won't get out (dust gets EVERYWHERE inside the fans out here in AZ, even indoors....it's so dry). I've looked inside and I see solid BLOCKS of grey dust in between my cpu heatsink nearest to where all the fins meet. ANd when I blast my internals with compressed air, all it does is kick the dust up. I need a vacuum, but I don't want to risk static discharge from it when getting it near the mobo and other sensitive internals. __________________ \|TG-Irr\|Hiram_Yorik Games: GRAW, BF2142, Oblivion, FarCry, Empire At War, R6:RVS, KotOR, KotOR2, MW4: Mercs, FEAR (XP) Hiss "Oh...crap!" BLAM "I'm down....MEDIC!!" DirtyLude: "If we kill him and eat his heart, his magic will be ours."

02-17-2007, 11:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lorax74 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Age: 34 Posts: 6,931	Re: Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games I would also check the system event log, it may help point you in the right direction, whether it be heat, bad hard disk, etc. __________________ TG-9th Lorax74

02-17-2007, 08:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Strikeman Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 142	Re: Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games Like the other posters said, it might be a overheating issue.You might have a dead fan. I dont know how you can check that without opening the laptop up though.

02-17-2007, 11:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
El_Gringo_Grande Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: OKIE HOMY Age: 40 Posts: 2,860	Re: Laptop shuts off randomly while playing games One other thing to check is the battery. A co-worker had a bad battery that would cause his computer to shut off ocassionaly. The battery would drop voltage or something and cause a shutdown of the system even though it was plugged in. Just a thought. __________________ I’m not racists, I have republican friends. Radio show host. - "The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity". -Jacob Burkhardt - "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" - Emerson - "People should not be afraid of it's government, government should be afraid of it's People." - Line from V for Vendetta - If software were as unreliable as economic theory, there wouldn't be a plane made of anything other than paper that could get off the ground. Jim Fawcette

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