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> Ive just got my A1667G back from being repaired (new DVD drive and Audio
> board) and since it has come back I am unable to play games. I start a
> game up and it runs for probably up to 10 mins although it varies, then it
> just locks up and I have to power off the machine. It does not seem to be
> overheating as the machine still feels quite cool and I can fire it up
> again and start playing straight away. When Ive had overheating problems
> in the past if I boot up in to linux it picks up the fact it is too hot
> and shuts down the machine straight away, so tried this straight after
> restarting and no heat problems are found. Ive tried changing the driver
> for the x700 graphics card and that makes no difference. I have 2
> instances of XP on my machine one for work and one for play (tweaked for
> gaming), I installed Wolfinstein Enemy Territory and tried to play it on
> both instances but I get the same result, it does not even get to the
> point where I can play the game. Ive installed the latest Direct X and am
> currently running a burn-in test with sisoft sandra and it is still
> running. Problem only seems to be when playing games.
>
> Anybody got any suggestions on what to try next?
>
> Gav
>