Board logo

Laptop turning itself off!
xxx - 15/4/06 at 07:25 PM

Hi guys woundering if anyone has any ideas how to solve my problem:

Basically if I leave alone for about 30mins it just goes off straight away

It doesnt seem to shut down just goes off but then it starts up as normal afterwards

I have checked the power management settings and theyre fine

I have restored the computer to the time before the problem first occured (i think)

If I am using it its fine and stays on

Once noticable thing is when it restarts it doesnt svae my msn settings (i.e. if I change my name or pic it reverts back to the original)

Thanks in advance

Colin

jonno - 15/4/06 at 07:39 PM

Is it getting hot ? many power down if they over heat, check fans are working & clean etc

graememk - 15/4/06 at 07:43 PM

is it a packard bell or a HP by any chance ?

jonno - 15/4/06 at 08:22 PM

Sorry just re-read, its fine when using !! doh. ignore my comments..

wilkingj - 15/4/06 at 08:36 PM

Hmmm POwer Save settings?? ie no use and it suspends itself and switches everything off to save battery power.

ReMan - 15/4/06 at 09:49 PM

Thats a power mangment setting of some sort.
Check your sceensaver setting isn't "turn off"!
Could (unlikely but possible)even be a BIOS setting

jonno - 15/4/06 at 10:00 PM

Thats what i thought to start with but xxx stated " I have checked the power management settings and theyre fine
" !!

mark chandler - 15/4/06 at 11:12 PM

My Dell laptop running XP has extended battery commands in BIOS.

However to be honest its a bit pants as after 15 minutes it goes to sleep and rarely comes up if left on batteries alone.

Regards Mark

shortie - 16/4/06 at 06:16 AM

I had a Siemes Fujitsu laptop which did exactly this, was because it was overheating as the heatsink got covered in dust and therfore it overheated and has a thermal cut-off on it.

I bought myself a laptop cooler and also cleaned out the dust and all worked fine.

HTH,
Rich.

xxx - 16/4/06 at 01:21 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. I thought it would have been the power management tools, its a toshiba satellite and so comes with toshiba power management which has always worked fine. I usually have my laptop plugged into the mains and it still shuts off. My next thought was overheating but wouldn't it turn itself off even when I am using it?

How do you clean the dust out? Take the cover off? (silly question but thought id make sure!)

Thanks again

Colin