If you find yourself getting them during heavy use
ie: watching video, pay attention to temperature.
If you run multiple videos in multiple windows you can probably drive it up and trigger the error. Put a fan next to cpu (external to box, simply add airflow around it)(if possible, not paying attention of this is a laptop). |
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Good advice.
A year or so ago I inherited a Dell E6400 laptop at work. It's a decent machine. I run 2 external monitors off it in a docking station while at work. When my office gets warm, it often throttled down and became a turtle - driving the external monitors is too much for the video chip while it's also working hard on other things.
I blew out the dust and got a cooling pad thingy for it (CoolerMaster NotePal U3 - http://www.amazon.co...oduct/B003ZMF27G/ ) and haven't had the problem recur (will have to see how it does this summer before declaring the problem 'fixed'.) IIRC, Ashton's iMac had some problematic video issues for a while. More cooling may help quite a bit, but cooling an iMac probably isn't easy. Cheers, Scott. |
AHH.. the Luxury of !=Doze "Computing"
- (Ashton)
- (6)
- March 8, 2013, 04:44:08 PM EST
Segment violation
- (crazy)
- (5)
- March 8, 2013, 06:14:14 PM EST
Thanks, belated: got that from log after a bit
- (Ashton)
- (4)
- March 25, 2013, 05:04:16 PM EDT
If you find yourself getting them during heavy use
- (crazy)
- (1)
- March 25, 2013, 06:54:50 PM EDT
Good advice.
- (Another Scott)
- March 25, 2013, 07:24:01 PM EDT
Thanks for tips, both.. Re temp:
- (Ashton)
- (1)
- March 25, 2013, 08:51:23 PM EDT
Good quote and concept but
- (crazy)
- March 26, 2013, 07:12:12 AM EDT