Laptop Shuts Down Randomly While Playing Games!

Fishy4Lif3 · 08-24-2009, 12:03 PM

Ok, I like to game on my laptop. It's a Gateway ML3109. It has a 1.6ghz celeron M processor, 2gb of ram, ati radeon xpress 200m (64mb) video card which is integrated, and the OS is windows XP SP3. I usually play first-person shooters or Need For Speed Most Wanted. I think this problem might be heat related. I can turn on the laptop right away when it randomly turns off. I have just conducted a test and was playing NFS:WV while mobile meter was running and the result was:

Frequency: 1.6ghz
Temperature:95 degrees cel
HDD:55 degrees cel
Charge Rate: around 5.0-5.5w

I need help please. I used to able to play games like Soldier Front and Gunz without this problem ever happening. :(

**TriggerFinger** · 08-24-2009, 03:32 PM

Could be overheating given the data in your post. Try cleaning the vents and make sure they are free from any obstruction especially when laptop is in use. Try using a cooling pad too. IMHO it would be better to use a PC desktop instead when playing games.

08-24-2009, 12:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fishy4Lif3 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 79 OS: XP Sp3	Laptop Shuts Down Randomly While Playing Games! Ok, I like to game on my laptop. It's a Gateway ML3109. It has a 1.6ghz celeron M processor, 2gb of ram, ati radeon xpress 200m (64mb) video card which is integrated, and the OS is windows XP SP3. I usually play first-person shooters or Need For Speed Most Wanted. I think this problem might be heat related. I can turn on the laptop right away when it randomly turns off. I have just conducted a test and was playing NFS:WV while mobile meter was running and the result was: Frequency: 1.6ghz Temperature:95 degrees cel HDD:55 degrees cel Charge Rate: around 5.0-5.5w I need help please. I used to able to play games like Soldier Front and Gunz without this problem ever happening. :(

08-24-2009, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop Shuts Down Randomly While Playing Games! Could be overheating given the data in your post. Try cleaning the vents and make sure they are free from any obstruction especially when laptop is in use. Try using a cooling pad too. IMHO it would be better to use a PC desktop instead when playing games. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE