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Comet Topic: Acer 5920G failed last year, but now miraculously cured!
Lapcure
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:06 am
Replies: 3 75
... very rapidly rises to over 100 C with FURMARK running hard (max 105 C, but fan cranks up and keeps it just over the 100 C mark). That is way too hot and potentially dangerous. I would not use the laptop on a wooden surface or on your lap for that matter as you could experience burns. The fan ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Another ASUS G1S death
Sensei_Sin
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:13 am
Replies: 16 292
... I tried to turn it on and it didn't work. I forgetfully left it on a table next to a window for the whole afternoon by accident and it got very hot . Afraid I might have damaged any other part of the laptop, I booted it to see if it still worked (to the extent of making the BIOS sounds and windows ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Samsung R70 NVidia Graphics failing
Lapcure
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:29 pm
Replies: 3 138
... I would also tell them that this is a worldwide problem affecting many different manufacturers and models of laptop. Was your laptop running hot prior to the failure? It is a tricky one as you are not covered by the Sale Of Goods Act but if you persist and tell the insurance company that ...
John Lewis Topic: Problem with HP Pavillion DV6799EA bought from Joh Lewis
anibap
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:17 pm
Replies: 9 191
... GS GPU. The problem: The laptop was running alright for the last 20 months or so and in the last few months I noticed that is it becoming too hot . Then slowly noticed some random issues like a. System shutdown on its own b. The wireless adapter stops working. Had to restart few times to get ...
John Lewis Topic: Any success stories with John Lewis?
Martini
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:15 am
Replies: 4 243
Aarron, I had an HP laptop that I bought from John Lewis in Feb 2008. In Mar 2009 I contacted the Cambridge store as it was getting very hot . They asked me to bring it in for analysis. They gave me a receipt and said they'd contact me the next day. As promised they called me the next day and ...
PC World/Dixons/Currys Topic: Advent 5401 - PC World
Lapcure
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:12 pm
Replies: 6 191
Hello Ladyshiva, Testing the heat will definintely be one of the first things I'll do, as I always knew it got horribly hot , but as I'd not had much long-term experience with laptops, I didn't know how unusual that was. My bad, it seems. >.< It is not your fault Ladyshiva, how were ...
PC World/Dixons/Currys Topic: Advent 5401 - PC World
ladyshiva
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 10:03 pm
Replies: 6 191
... also be keeping an eye out for problems. Testing the heat will definintely be one of the first things I'll do, as I always knew it got horribly hot , but as I'd not had much long-term experience with laptops, I didn't know how unusual that was. My bad, it seems. >.<
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Amazon
tigerned371
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:58 am
Replies: 9 187
... a very good laptop which has worked fine in some harsh environments. A few months ago the laptop started to turn itself off due to it getting to hot . I didnt think much about it and assumed it was just an accumulation of dust etc on the fan and ensuered i used it from then on with plenty of space ...
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Help and advice after insurance claim
Lapcure
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:58 pm
Replies: 3 143
... http://www.nvidiadefect.com/tools-to-test-to-see-if-your-nvidia-gpu-is-about-to-fail-t57.html If you run those two utilities then let me know how hot your laptop gets under load then I will advise you further. Best wishes Paul The Admin Team
Other Retailers & General Help & Discussion Topic: Hello
marky_sparky
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:06 pm
Replies: 4 178
... next time the card is worked (or even if the PC is left on), then the screen goes black and I get those weird lines again. The PC also gets damn hot at the top right of the keyboard. Speaking to my mate who knows a bit about PCs, he reckoned that the card was on the way out. Does anyone think ...
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