Help Needed....PC Shuts down

angie · Post by **angie** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:13 am

Grrrrr got a new problem now. Whilst running avi2dvd when the program reaches the video encoding bit, my laptop switches of. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times. Is it a problem with the movie or am i missing something in the program.
Please please can anyone help, having nothing but problems with this program.

katana · Post by **katana** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:41 pm

Sounds like that might be an overheating problem. Video encoding is very CPU-intensive, which generates heat. Also laptops are more prone to overheating than desktops.
Ensure all grills on the laptop are free of dust and maybe try blowing air over it with a room fan while encoding to see if it makes any difference.

angie · Post by **angie** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:46 pm

Thanks for your reply, will try that as soon as i have another movie to encode. I have uninstalled everything and am starting again from scratch.

angie · Post by **angie** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:47 am

Thanks Katana that seems to have done the trick, had no problems since. (keeping fingers crossed)