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    M1530 Random shutdowns

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Kilador, Oct 2, 2009.

  1. Kilador

    Kilador Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all, I am experiencing random reboots on my M1530 while gaming, thing that never happened in 2 years...

    It will just shut down automatically, without any BSOD or anything, and I have the "automatic reboot" feature unticked in advanced system properties.

    I have checked and done the above:

    - temperature check, with HWMonitor, temps are fine (cpu 70, GPU 75)
    - CHKDSK
    - Changed vid drivers and vid driver properties
    - dell memory diagnosis
    - power supply check, everything is OK
    - BIOS upgrade to the latest version
    - reinstalled Vista and installed latest drivers from all components
    - turned off Vid card overclock, CPU undervold, and HD advanced cache feature

    I dunno what to do, as there is no error message or BSOD, I ran out of ideas to solve this problem, as it keeps happening no matter what...

    Anyone willing to contribute with any idea? :(