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Orochifunk
05-23-2007, 06:01 AM
Hello guys, I can barely play 4 minutes of EQ2 until my laptop shuts down. It's obviously a overheating problem, since the computer is hot as hell. Thing is everything is at it's lowest setting, but it still overheats. Is there anything I can do software wise to fix this? EQ1 had a nice program called EQPlayNice, which helped me alot back then. Anyone?
Jal
05-23-2007, 07:37 AM
Depends on many factors a) where is your intake/outlet fan on the laptop (make sure its not blocked) b) Does this happen with all games in full 3d? If so its a  hardware issue c) Are the fans working?
Zcore24
05-23-2007, 02:54 PM
<cite>Orochifunk wrote:</cite><blockquote>Hello guys, I can barely play 4 minutes of EQ2 until my laptop shuts down. It's obviously a overheating problem, since the computer is hot as hell. Thing is everything is at it's lowest setting, but it still overheats. Is there anything I can do software wise to fix this? EQ1 had a nice program called EQPlayNice, which helped me alot back then. Anyone? </blockquote> Nothing you can do software wise...get a cooling pad to put underneath the laptop.
Puddingski
05-24-2007, 02:15 PM
I had a similar problem (video chip appeared to reset when hot).  I was sitting in a chair with the notebook in my lap when it happened (often).  I found that getting some air underneath solved it.  Some notebooks have legs that flip out.   I would recommend trying that.
Valarye
05-24-2007, 02:21 PM
I play on a laptop myself and I find that as long as I have sufficient air flow, I don't have the problem.  For some reason my system will shut itself off when I am on the character select screen for too long because it over heats..  no clue why the character select screen would do it.
TSR-JasonC
05-24-2007, 03:41 PM
There's really no good way to fix this, other than lifting the computer up and let air flow underneath it. There are a few hardware bits that can help: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=laptop+cooler&x=0&y=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...amp;x=0&y=0</a>