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Laptop powers off while playing MAME??

  • 29-07-2009 12:29pm
    #1
    giggsy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭


    Hi lads how all?.Iv a problem while playing MAME on my advent 7106 centrino.For anyone that doesnt know MAME is the multiple arcade machine emulator.(runs old arcade games like street fighter perfectly)..While playing my laptop just shuts down completely.Iv tried the power scheme the lot,taught it might be overheating but no warmer than normally.No issue while running anything else...PLEASE HELP guys.Thanks


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Does it happen immediately you play MAME, or is it after a period of time?

    Is it a straight power-off, or is it a Blue Screen of death?

    Does it happen with any other software, or is it just MAME?

    Does it happen with other games?


  • #3
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    To add to the above, does it just happen with the build you're using? Have you tried any other builds/older versions? If you haven't, do.


  • #4
    giggsy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭giggsy07


    Wow that was quick guys thanks..I can get a good 15 mins play in before it switches off,no blue screen just knocks off.Starts back up with no probs guys.Runs fine with everythin else..Actually i set up mame and downloaded roms on my vista deskop pc,burned them onto a dvd and saved them onto my xp laptop.Could this be anything to do with it?..Thanks again lads..


  • #5
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    Are you running MAME off the DVD? Maybe if MAME is trying to write to the DVD, it's crashing?


  • #6
    giggsy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭giggsy07


    polyfusion wrote: »
    Are you running MAME off the DVD? Maybe if MAME is trying to write to the DVD, it's crashing?
    No i saved it to the hd m8.Maybe an older build like you suggested is worth tryin...


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  • #7
    CivilServant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭CivilServant


    Power settings?


  • #8
    giggsy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭giggsy07


    CivilServant wrote: »
    Power settings?
    Tried it but thanks...


  • #9
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    Ok, sorry, didn't read fully...

    Might be worth just checking that the directories are pointing to the right place, and that all your files inside the mame directory aren't read-only (sometimes I've seen files come off disks that retain read-only properties, so this may be the problem).

    After this, try another build maybe, or a clean extraction of the mame archive - maybe some settings from Vista aren't compatible with your XP system.


  • #10
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    polyfusion wrote: »
    Ok, sorry, didn't read fully...

    Might be worth just checking that the directories are pointing to the right place, and that all your files inside the mame directory aren't read-only (sometimes I've seen files come off disks that retain read-only properties, so this may be the problem).

    After this, try another build maybe, or a clean extraction of the mame archive - maybe some settings from Vista aren't compatible with your XP system.

    I can't really see this causing a laptop/PC to shutdown like that.

    My initial suspects are overheating (not as likely) and graphics card (driver possibly).

    So, the first thing I would do is get all the Windows updates up to date and update the graphics card driver.


  • #11
    giggsy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭giggsy07


    Guys always a pleasure u rule...Ill get stuck in now...


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