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mwolin · 03-12-2002, 01:50 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Glen:
<strong>I hate to be a naysayer mwolin, but what games are intended for use on a laptop?

What's the standard battery life on a laptop, between 3 and 4 hours?

So, you're saying that the game isn't even worth playing on your laptop if you get 1 1/2 hours in, but if you get 3, it's all good?

Just one other question. How long can you play DMB before the battery runs out?

I've been running OOTP3 and OOTP4 on Windows 2k machines for the last year and have seen the 100% CPU issue on mine. But it hasn't affected anything on my machine other than CD burning, and I know well enough not to burn a CD when your HD is being accessed by a program constantly. I have never seen a problem due to heat related problems because of OOTP.

Now, my next question would be, how long after you have a "CPU Heat" related issue do you have to leave the computer off before it will come back on? As a person who works and fixes computers for a living, I know that if a system shuts off because the processor is over heating. You can't just turn it back on. It takes time to cool down before it will work again, and more often than not. It's not just an application causing the issue. If a CPU is over-heating, there is usually something else at play, more than likely bad hardware.

Just my 3 cents (That's more than I've said in a while, so it's worth an extra cent.)

Glen</strong><hr></blockquote>

I agree that there might be a hardware problem although when i spoke to Compaq they thought the software responsible for the computer shutting off. No other program I have behaves this way, using 100% CPU for so long. Tell me, though, what happens when you try to burn a CD?

As far as games on a laptop....simulations are ideal for long plane rides etc. Its too bad this one is not working.

03-12-2002, 01:50 PM	#50
mwolin Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 15	[quote]Originally posted by Glen: <strong>I hate to be a naysayer mwolin, but what games are intended for use on a laptop? What's the standard battery life on a laptop, between 3 and 4 hours? So, you're saying that the game isn't even worth playing on your laptop if you get 1 1/2 hours in, but if you get 3, it's all good? Just one other question. How long can you play DMB before the battery runs out? I've been running OOTP3 and OOTP4 on Windows 2k machines for the last year and have seen the 100% CPU issue on mine. But it hasn't affected anything on my machine other than CD burning, and I know well enough not to burn a CD when your HD is being accessed by a program constantly. I have never seen a problem due to heat related problems because of OOTP. Now, my next question would be, how long after you have a "CPU Heat" related issue do you have to leave the computer off before it will come back on? As a person who works and fixes computers for a living, I know that if a system shuts off because the processor is over heating. You can't just turn it back on. It takes time to cool down before it will work again, and more often than not. It's not just an application causing the issue. If a CPU is over-heating, there is usually something else at play, more than likely bad hardware. Just my 3 cents (That's more than I've said in a while, so it's worth an extra cent.) Glen</strong><hr></blockquote> I agree that there might be a hardware problem although when i spoke to Compaq they thought the software responsible for the computer shutting off. No other program I have behaves this way, using 100% CPU for so long. Tell me, though, what happens when you try to burn a CD? As far as games on a laptop....simulations are ideal for long plane rides etc. Its too bad this one is not working.