Re: Computer Shutsdown during games




I would definitely think about increasing the amount of RAM in your notebook
and also check underneath to ensure that all fans are clear of dust/hair
etc.
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Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"Soccerandy55" <Soccerandy55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> howdy guys.
> ive seen a few threads like this one that didnt really answer my problem.
> my problem only recently started, and all it is is when i play Jedi
> Knight:
> Jedi Academy, after about 10 min my comp shuts down. I already turned off
> the auto-shut down thing ive seen a lot of posts about in case of a stop
> error, but all that did was eliminate the blue screen that pops up right
> before it shuts down.
>
> Im running off a year old HP laptop that has handled this game before very
> nicely.
> I think its an over heating problem wince my laptop does get exceptionally
> warm near the fan area, but there was nothing done to my comp to over heat
> it.
> Celeron Processor at 2.4Ghz
> Windows XP SP2
> 196 MB RAM
> dont know what else to say.
> hope you can help me
> (only customization i know of to my comp is changing the video driver to
> Omega Drivers, which are said to be good for gaming.)
>



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