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Ha-Nocri wrote:
> 
> "Jesse Miller" <jdm277@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:PWlr9.29693$Lg2.7447764@news2.news.adelphia.net...
> > I would try some other games...  GTA3 is known to run very badly on most
> any
> > pc.
> 
> happens also when playing other games and running divix movies.. however,
> i think it has something to do with temperature since when i put it on my
> bed or someplace like that, it slows it self down even when running movies,
> but when i place it on the desk (i guess that cooling system is designed
> to work optimaly on the desk) divix movies work fine. but games dont ;(

That is pretty clear sign that the unit is overheating.  I believe I
have heard that Toshiba is fighting a class action suit about this very
problem.  The laptop makers know that the P4 will not only protect
itself, it will do so without shutting down, but only slowing down.  95%
of the uses of a computer will not make this noticable.  So they felt
they could get away with inadequate cooling when the CPU is running full
tilt.  

Toshiba is being sued for falsely advertising that the machine is an XXX
GHz machine when it can never run at full rate.  I belive there may also
be some issues about the CPU not "really" running at the advertised
speed relative to a P3 or something.  This sounds like a little
grapeshot they through in to make the suit a little "sexier".  That is
not the kind of news that Intel wants floating around.  

There may be a way to control the temperature throttling.  You should
contact your laptop maker and ask.  Don't tell them about the bed thing,
they may get upset.  Just tell them that when the room is hotter you
can't watch movies. 

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