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    M15x powers down for a few seconds

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by kurupt, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. kurupt

    kurupt Notebook Consultant

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    Lately ive been playing black ops and i have a mouse plugged into the usb and what will happen is the mouse will go out like the usb port loses power and the touchpad will turn on. and then ill lag in game like you would if u accidentally turned stealth mode on. this happenin to any1 else? if so is there any way to fix?
     
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    This could be trottling due to heat or lack of power.

    The mouse issue indicates that the system lacks power, this issue could be related to the PSU. Remove all overclocks if you have any active.
     
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    my gpu is the only thing i have overclocked right now. does this mean i cant have it overclocked at all anymore?? also how do i get power back to my system??
     
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    I suggest that you temporarily disable the overclock to test if your PSU is the problem.

    If this problem still remains after removing the overclock, there could be multiple causes of the problem.

    If the problem is solved by removing the overclock, we have narrowed down the problem to the PSU. The solution would then be a new PSU.