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Computer crashes due to overheating CPU (Best Buy service...)
System Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony VAIO VPCCW17FX (~2 years old)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium OEM 64 Bit (~1 month since clean install, 1 week since repair install)
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard
Sony VAIO (Version R0210Y5 10/28/2009)
Memory
4.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce G210M
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio/NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
SONY
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Toshiba 5055GSX 500 GB (455 GB {System} 10.42 GB {Recovery} 100 MB {System Reserved})
PSU
Sony Corp.
Case
Laptop
Cooling
Laptop Fan
Keyboard
VAIO Laptop Keyboard
Mouse
HP USB Mouse/Synaptics PS/2 Port Touchpad (Disabled)
Internet Speed
Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info
Network Adapter Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Alright, my turn for some help. I gave Best Buy my Sony VAIO laptop to fix it since I have the three year extended service. All I was getting fixed was a key on my mouse pad. I figured, no biggie.
They replaced my motherboard because the mouse key input was faulty. My computer now shuts off if I do any intensive task. For example, I scanned my computer for viruses with Malwarebytes and it turned off. There are no crash reports, and nothing in the logs to indicate the crash, but I will upload the full report anyway. I also have a CSV file with the temperature readouts (CPU gets up to 88 C, so I think this may have something to do with it, lol, but the temps right at crash were 54 C after climbing to 83 C or 78 C).
If I run any of the Prime95 tests, my laptop crashes fairly quickly.
Small FFTs (maximum FPU strtess, data fits in L2 cache, RAM not tested much) ~3 seconds
In-place large FFTs (maximum heat, power consumption, some RAM tested) ~0.5-1 second
Blend (tests some of everything, lots of RAM tested) ~3 seconds
I would appreciate a second opinion as to whether this is heat related or power related.
Last edited by writhziden; 07 Feb 2012 at 22:46. Reason: Prime95 Tests