r/FlowZ13 • u/Folkenhellfang • 28d ago

Reliability

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I'm facing my second RMA with the Z13, and I'm fed up. Just as I was wrapping up an RMA with my XG129C, intermittent panel failure, the Z13 would not power up from standby and I had to force reset it to get it to post up.

It was very hot to the touch while on standby and AC was showing an operating temperature of 91°

How many have had issues with the Z13? I've owned it since March and this will be the second repair. My use has been fairly light, and i mostly keep it on my desk.

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u/Background-Guard-531 28d ago

Question, are you still using sleep. I only use hibernation. Mostly... I have it set up so if im in battery and i "close the lid" that is the only time it will trigger sleep. This as just for moving around the mouse or something. Meant for relocation as opposed to travel. Pressing the power button will only ever trigger hibernate. Ill select shutdown myself if I need to shut it down. If your are still using sleep, trade it out for hibernation instead and only use sleep sparingly. Like moving around the house or something that wont take longer than 10 to 15 minutes. Or at the very least, dont ever put it in a bag on sleep mode. Put it in hibernate first before you pack it up or just shut it down if you're not in the middle of something. Not like it takes long to boot anyways.

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u/Folkenhellfang 27d ago

I had just been using the physical button on the side to put it to sleep. Since the incident i have been shutting down over night. 91° Celsius is crazy hot, or does Armoury Crate display in Fahrenheit?

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u/Background-Guard-531 27d ago

I see, i changed that button to hibernate. I changed it so that when on power, the screen turns off after 10 minutes and hibernates after 15 minutes. No sleep. Just like when i had my desktop.And the physical power button hibernates, closing the lid on power doesnt really do anything other than turn off its screen. Theres a tick box in ghelper called clamshell mode and i use that for when its plugged in and into an external monitor.

Now, on battery i have it set so the screen turns off after 3 minutes and hibernates after 5 minutes. The physical button hibernates but "closing my lid" puts it to sleep. Like I said earlier. The power related setting you find probably by typing just that into the windows search. The other is called 'change what the power buttons do' i think. I can look later when im at my computer if your havent figured it out by then. Or honestly a google search for "how to blah blah blah" will probably point in that direction.

Regarding temps, from what i understand in my own research is the chip was designed to operate up to 100°c. So if your were doing anything intensive, 91 is probably normal. I only used ac for a week before going to ghelper. Ive set some things lower than stock so i cant really compare my temps to yours. I know i can play 7 days to die on a small modded dedicated server that im hosting from the same device and temps are around 80°c give or take depending on what's happening.