Thread: Laptop Shutting down automatically while watching 720p Videos (NO BSOD)

That particular event just describes the unexpected shutdown.
You may find something more useful in events that were logged immediately preceding that event. Checking both the system and application logs.
Your suspicions with respect to temps could be relevant with respect to your GPU, CPU and or the overall system not being provided with sufficient cooling (you may want to install some software to help you monitor system temperatures) or you may have an issue with your Graphics Card driver so check your manufacturers website and see what they have in the way of an update for it.

I updated the nvidia graphics driver with no avail.. Tried flashing my bios to latest version but it still didnt solve my problem..

Here are the screenshots of my gpu temp while in idle mode, and watching 720p serial respectively...

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GPU at 99ºC - not good. Should be (at max) in the 70's (or even 80's), but not in the 90's!!!.
Work on cooling solutions for the GPU - good airflow, cooler free of dust/dirt, fan working, adequate power, etc.
If still overheating, I'd suggest testing the connection between the cooler and the GPU chip for adequate thermal paste (had one of these in an OEM system once - had to burn myself once or twice before I figured it out! :0)

Is that an earlier model i3? If so, you don't have much chance of fixing it for prolonged graphic use. I had one a while back, but now I just use it for browsing or typing.

Originally Posted by davehc

Is that an earlier model i3? If so, you don't have much chance of fixing it for prolonged graphic use. I had one a while back, but now I just use it for browsing or typing.

Itz 1st gen i3 model
I dont really play games or stuff on it..
All i use it for is browsing and watching movies n serials...
Though i gotta say i recently played and finished COD Black Ops 2 without any problem on this very laptop...

OK. If you have had it working until now, take up Usasma's suggestion. Open it up and clean it out. Watching films is pretty much graphic intensive. Perhaps, with a little mileage on the laptop, the dirty cooling system is aggravated.

Get a can or 2 or compressed air and blow out all your vents and ports of the laptop and then get a chill pad or laptop cooler for the laptop. I blow my laptop out at least once a month.

Originally Posted by davehc

OK. If you have had it working until now, take up Usasma's suggestion. Open it up and clean it out. Watching films is pretty much graphic intensive. Perhaps, with a little mileage on the laptop, the dirty cooling system is aggravated.

Agreed it is graphic intensive... But nt as intensive as playing graphic hungry game on it, which worked perfectly fine...