Hello all. I am praying you can help me resolve this problem I have been dragging around until today when I have finally decided to do something about it!
The problem is my laptop keeps on shutting down when I play (supposedly) CPU intensive games (Champ Mang 4, STW, Soldier of Fortune, Heroes of Might and Magic III).
I believe this is due to my CPU overheating, indeed I have noticed that the case nearest the CPU area is warm. I believe the fan could be the problem since it no longer blows out air like before, but I am not so sure about how to go about sorting the fan or even replacing it (I opened up the laptop once before and needless to say there wasn't much room to work in). Basically, Im worried about breaking the thing.
Also, I recently ran a CPU test and it deduced that my the FBU and the CPU are both overclocked and should put back to the normal settings (note: i didnt change anything cos i lack the know-how), and that my CPU is 4 C above the maximum allowable CPU temperature. I figure that the extra heating could also be attributed to this overclocking too, but I have no idea about how to change these settings and yet again, I don't want to screw up an already screwed up system.
My basic system is: 998Mhz Intel Celeron, 128MB, 10GB Ram, with SiS video and sound drivers.
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated!
Adriano
The problem is my laptop keeps on shutting down when I play (supposedly) CPU intensive games (Champ Mang 4, STW, Soldier of Fortune, Heroes of Might and Magic III).
I believe this is due to my CPU overheating, indeed I have noticed that the case nearest the CPU area is warm. I believe the fan could be the problem since it no longer blows out air like before, but I am not so sure about how to go about sorting the fan or even replacing it (I opened up the laptop once before and needless to say there wasn't much room to work in). Basically, Im worried about breaking the thing.
Also, I recently ran a CPU test and it deduced that my the FBU and the CPU are both overclocked and should put back to the normal settings (note: i didnt change anything cos i lack the know-how), and that my CPU is 4 C above the maximum allowable CPU temperature. I figure that the extra heating could also be attributed to this overclocking too, but I have no idea about how to change these settings and yet again, I don't want to screw up an already screwed up system.
My basic system is: 998Mhz Intel Celeron, 128MB, 10GB Ram, with SiS video and sound drivers.
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated!
Adriano