Recent content by CMK74

Didn't realize there would be an aftermarket for this. But, will certainly steer clear. At this point, the laptop is 7 years old and new, OEM parts are not available. Time for a new system. Thank you for all of your help.

Yeah, this was my first thought as well. Unfortunately, the graphics card is integrated into the motherboard. Can't replace one without the other and there aren't any, brand new units available.

I downloaded Core Temp and it is currently monitoring my CPU. Neither core is reaching more than 55°, under normal browsing. While installing the battle.net launcher, neither core reached above 62°. Hovering between 45 and 55°. During my WoW install, there was cool air coming from the vents...

And still shutting down randomly, even during start-up.

I've just updated the graphics card drivers through device manager (after reset). Hopefully this helps.

One detail I forgot, but reoccurred just a moment ago. I do get a Blue Screen message "Driver Power State Failure", from time to time. I have update my graphics card drivers, but it did not change the issue.

Hello, I have had my Qosmio X870 for about 6 years and it has just recently developed this problem. My system will randomly shut off, under normal (browsing, not gaming) use. This also happens during start up, from time to time. Problems started happening a little over a month ago. I noticed...