Hi all, hope you are well. I own a Toshiba p100 notebook with vista business. The GPU is an nvidia 7600 geforce go and I have noticed that the fan for the GPU only spins when booting up. The moment Vista begins loading, the fan stops and doesnt come back on until I reboot (again it spins til vista begins loading). Now I can only presume this is a graphics driver issue or a BIOS issue(I have the latest driver and BIOS update). I use rivatuner to monitor the temp and under heavy load (3D gaming) the temp rises to about 90 C. This, I can only presume is not normal! As always, the fan doesnt kick in, even at 90 C. Now I have done some research and it seems this issue is not specific to myself. Under XP (I have tested it) the fan works fine, no overheated GPU. My question (after much rambling lol) is, should I be concerned about the lifespan of a GPU that reaches in excess of 90 C?
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Jump to PostAny componemt exposed to those tempretures will have its life decreased. As the fan works at boot up I'm guessing it's a software problem - especially as it works on Xp.
Do you have the relavent drivers installed for the GPU? Have you checked it in Device Manager to …
Jump to Postis it worth my time contacting tech support on this matter ?
yes, or even consider sending it back to Toshiba or who ever you bought it from .Wait to long and the guarantee will be up when it dies completely
Jump to Postif you get no help from them you could always just use XP
Jump to Postthis review says it not a gaming laptop, maybe run some older games ,are your 3d game of the newer variety .
http://www.dvhardware.net/review85_toshibap100.html
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