computer issues

[squidgetx]

Ok, my computer as of late has been acting extremely odd and I was wondering if I oculd maybe get some help here...

At random times it emits a beeping noise, then turns off. The screen simply goes black. Upon turning it on again, Windows tells me that it was shut down incorrectly, etc.

I would first suspect overheating,and then a faulty power supply or weary heatsink. However, this computer is less than 8 months old. And it's a laptop (which I would expect that all of its parts

Specs: HP Pavilion Dv7-3000 laptop
4 gb ram
nvidia geforce 1 gb
intel i7 1.6ghz

ummm can't think of any other things that would be important right now....would a company really build a laptop with a faulty PSU? bah idk what to do...

[willrandship]

hrmm...beeping right at the start? That means a hardware malfunction of some kind. It could be an overheat warning (last time the computer shut down due to overheat) could be display malfunction, keyboard error, many things. Is it still under warranty? You might try for a repair, but make sure you back up your stuff first.

[squidgetx]

well it beeps once right before it turns off

edit: installed speedfan to monitor temp's

GPU is around 92 as i am typing this with no other programs running, 1600/900 display, most of win7's glitter on (glass in the taskbar, etc.)
Gets up close 110 while playing a game (AoE3) at medium graphics settings

CPU is around high 40s low 50s as i type this
Gets up to the low 60s while playing my game

while watching a vid on youtube the gpu gets up to high 90s, 100 ish, cpu is around 55 or 54

That's overheating, isn't it?

[willrandship]

if it's celsius, then definitely for the gpu. CPU seems fine though. 60 C isn't unreasonable, and 60 F is fantastic.

Beeping when it turns off isn't beep codes (for overheating and such) those only happen when you turn a computer on

[squidgetx]

yes, i am in celsius.
i think it might also have to do with long term use of the computer; like if it's on all day. I just turned it on and the gpu is in the low 70s, and most of the cpu is below 40

[ztrumpet]

Wow, that's hot.  My guess is that the GPU's overheating.   Good luck squidgetx.

[smmagic]

GPU is defo overheating there, not sure what you can do about that on a lappy, underclock it in the mean time

[squidgetx]

bah thanks...hp told me to update my drivers...(didn't work)

How can you underclock the gpu?

[Builderboy]

Yikes, sounds no good Is your fan working?  Thats the extent of my hardware advice! I hope you can fix it!

[DJ Omnimaga]

Darn, in any case, backup your important stuff! But I still hope your computer is fine or that it can be fixed so you don't need a new one.

[Geekboy1011]

if its a ati gpu it would be in the catalyst settings not to sure for nvidia

and it sounds like it may be overvolted or a bad psu

you sould try speed fan guess it will tell you the temos and you can turn the fans up fully and see if it stays really hot or if there on at all

[squidgetx]

well hp told me to completely system restore my computer

i did it just so they don't bother me when i send this thing in to their mailin repair

hopefully they can actually fix it (bad psu maybe...or fan is messed up...idk).

so i guess i could be offline for a little bit over the next 2 weeks.

[DJ Omnimaga]

ouch, well good luck

[wchill]

Dust? Dust could screw with the fans and make your GPU/CPU run hotte.r

[Myntal]

Wait, check you're motherboards capacitors. One time I had one blow and it did the exact same thing. Unfortunatley if this happens you're computer will need a new motherboard, but there is a chance you could fix it. Just check it out.