I have an Alienware Mx17 laptop with a few upgraded parts from the standard model.
Iv had the laptop around 2 years.
i have duel harddrives and oen of them is mirroring the other.
However about 6 months ago it says one of the raid volumes is degraded, but the lapstop still seems to work fine.
But when playing WoW my FPS can go from 60 to 2 in one second and then after about 2 minutes it goes back to 60 again.
I have no idea what is causing these random spikes, but its infuriating. I never had that problem when i first got the laptop so i am assuming its because my RAID has been degraded or corrupted.
Firstly whats the best way to get it fixed? do i have to buy some new hardware for my Laptop?
And secondly is there anyway to keep it cool? the bottom of my laptop is so hot there is no way i could put it on my "lap" i have to have one corner of the laptop hanging off the edge of a table just so it doesnt overheat and shut down.
Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated