SeveredSoulX Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ok - fun situation and you people with XP might know my pain - I'm dualbooting XP and Vista right now and I've noticed that once I start playing MVP on the XP side, my computer auto-shutdowns because I overheat (I need to fix my fan in my laptop...blah). If I play MVP on the Vista side, it works fully but it's choppier and crappier (thank you Bill Gates, you idiot you!) - so finally my question: How do you disable and/or edit the temperature for XP to not auto-shutdown once I hit a certain temperature? (I know it's a security feature for my laptop, but if Vista doesn't seem to hurt it, XP shouldn't either) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPaPa Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 If your computer is shuttign down from overheating you shouldn't even be using it. There is a good chance its not gonna boot up one time. This is not a pain in the *** problem this is a go fix you computer soon or you gonna needa new one problem. Pushing you CPU to that point is one of the worst things you can do as it could lead to damage or destruction of several of you computers vital parts. As to your question tho you cant, its not in XP or Vista that is a hardware reaction it may be possible to stop it from happening but i dought it and even if you did change it it would only lead to you computer blowing up completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I cannot believe I'm reading a post asking how to stop a piece of software causing a hardware shutdown. You have a hardware problem, not a software problem. Games are typically CPU intensive, and MVP is no different. The reason your system is shutting down is because as the CPU works harder, it generates more heat. There is a setting built into your system's BIOS that says, in English, "When the system temperature gets above 70°c, shut the system down". I'm using 70°c as a guide as I obviously don't know what the temperature from your BIOS is, but you cannot change this unless you want to start hacking the BIOS. Given the contents of your post, I'd say it's a safe bet you don't want to do this, as you would end up with a dead BIOS, and, thus, a dead motherboard. If your laptops fan isn't running, you should not be doing anything on the system that is even remotely CPU intensive unless you actually want the laptop, or, more specifically, the CPU, to die, and possibly take the motherboard or other components out with it. It has nothing, at all, in any way, shape, or form, to do with XP. Fix the fan. It shouldn't be a difficult job. Tell us what make and model your system is and I might be able to tell you how to do it, if you don't know already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeveredSoulX Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Ok you guys are blowing this out of proportion - I know overheating will cause damage both short term and long term, but how is it that the laptop can get a bit warmer on Vista but not on XP? I have massive coolers on it temporarily so it's not a sense of overheating - it's just that somehow the laptop stays cooler on Vista with the coolers and the slightest bit of movement in XP from the coolers sends a reaction - I'm not computer illiterate, trust me - but I was trying to find a way to temporarily fix XP to act like Vista with the temperature control until I get the money to fix the fan, which could be soon since Santa is coming to town haha....but by all means I know what could happen, but: a) My computer doesn't get hot enough to cause any damage (I have Speed Fans and I know how hot it can go) I know the autoshutdown is helping, but I'm not saying to disable it, I'm just seeing if it can be slightly extended to the limit of Vista's capibilities Sorry if I seem like the type who'll burn my laptop for a game, because I'm not - I'm just trying to use the most I can with XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPaPa Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 If you computer is aoutshutting down, you ARE doing damage to it period no matter how many bootleg "coolers" you have on it. As for why XP produces more heat i haven't a clue but it really dosn't matter and if you think your not doing any harm your wrong. Most laptops will shutdown when core temps get close to 100 C, most computer people would freak if they saw their computer at 70+. My laptop idles around 40 and maxes out at 55 and that is a bit hot even for a laptop, if you continue to usse it like this you WILL burn out your CPU and possibly your motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Ok you guys are blowing this out of proportion - I know overheating will cause damage both short term and long term, but how is it that the laptop can get a bit warmer on Vista but not on XP? I have massive coolers on it temporarily so it's not a sense of overheating - it's just that somehow the laptop stays cooler on Vista with the coolers and the slightest bit of movement in XP from the coolers sends a reaction - I'm not computer illiterate, trust me - but I was trying to find a way to temporarily fix XP to act like Vista with the temperature control until I get the money to fix the fan, which could be soon since Santa is coming to town haha....but by all means I know what could happen, but: a) My computer doesn't get hot enough to cause any damage (I have Speed Fans and I know how hot it can go) I know the autoshutdown is helping, but I'm not saying to disable it, I'm just seeing if it can be slightly extended to the limit of Vista's capibilities Sorry if I seem like the type who'll burn my laptop for a game, because I'm not - I'm just trying to use the most I can with XP Blowing it out of proportion? Sorry, I'd say an overheating CPU causing a system shutdown is about as serious as it gets without actively attempting system destruction. You do realise that a CPU that's overheated which doesn't shut down can actually cause a fire, yes? If you're using the laptop and the CPU engulfs in flames, you'll probably not be saying "Oh, I'll just point a couple of fans toward it, it'll be fine". From my original post; There is a setting built into your system's BIOS that says, in English, "When the system temperature gets above 70°c, shut the system down". I'm using 70°c as a guide as I obviously don't know what the temperature from your BIOS is, but you cannot change this unless you want to start hacking the BIOS. Given the contents of your post, I'd say it's a safe bet you don't want to do this, as you would end up with a dead BIOS, and, thus, a dead motherboard. It has nothing, at all, in any way, shape, or form, to do with XP. Just posting it again as you don't seem to know what actually causes the shutdown. If you computer is aoutshutting down, you ARE doing damage to it period no matter how many bootleg "coolers" you have on it. As for why XP produces more heat i haven't a clue but it really dosn't matter and if you think your not doing any harm your wrong. This quote pretty much sums it up. I'm not computer illiterate, trust me Without trying to sound incredibly arrogant or offensive, you could have fooled me. Anyone who knows anything about computers knows how serious an overheating CPU is. They also know that the systems' BIOS controls the shutdown temperature, not the OS, and that a failed cooling fan on a laptop would be enough to make them not want to use the system for an extended period of time other than at a very basic level such as DOS - yet you're using it to play MVP using Windows Vista, the most bloated and hardware intensive OS on the market today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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