Laptop Crashing.

[Vociferate]

So I think I have isolated the problem.

I believe it is the cooling system with the fans.
However, Speed Fan, doesn't recognize the fans amongst my laptops.

Are there any alternatives to Speedfan?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

So I think I have isolated the problem.

I believe it is the cooling system with the fans.
However, Speed Fan, doesn't recognize the fans amongst my laptops.

Are there any alternatives to Speedfan?

An excellent question. I believe that most chipset manufacturers ship monitoring utilities that watch fan speeds, temperatures, etc. Fan speed really isn't the best measure. Go grab Core Temp and note what your temps are at idle and while playing. You can minimize it to the system tray so you can keep an eye on it. 35-75C are fairly common operating temps for Core2Duo/quad machines, with the higher temp ranges usually showing up on earlier versions (steppings) of the CPUs and the lower temps on more recent variants. I'd really not start worrying overmuch until you started seeing regular core temps of over 80C. The Intel CPUs are rated up to 100C but realistically you're shortening the life of the processor significantly when running over 80C for extended periods.

Graphics card temps are another possible culprit (especially if your GPU heatsink isn't properly bonded to the GPU). Getting a temperature monitor for those is entirely dependent on the model. Send us some more details on your config and we may have some better pointers to diagnostic utilities for ya.

Hope that helps a bit.

Cheers,
Ugh