davidwag
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 06:38 PM |
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Laptop shuting down
Hi all,
My girlfriends laptop keeps shutting its self down. Is there any way of checking why it does this? Not timing out, and its running on the mains. Maybe
over heating, but can hear fans running and even does it if left on a table.
Thanks
David
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BenB
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 06:40 PM |
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Is it XP? Looks under control panel at the events monitor. Might give some clues....
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joneh
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 06:46 PM |
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Probably overheating. I bet there's a nice compact dust cake inside the fan outlet...
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BenB
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 06:57 PM |
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Have you got a compressor in your garage? Quick blast with the blow gun would soon dislodge any crud....
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eddbaz
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 07:19 PM |
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I had the same problem on a laptop it was a faulty switch that shuts the laptop down when the screen and keyboard are closed together, when it was
open any slight movement of the screen hinge would cause it to shutdown.
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 07:22 PM |
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I vote for the overheating option, as mentioned above, try blowing it out. I do it regular with my PC's, dirty little things.
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jlparsons
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 07:27 PM |
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You can check out the CPU temperature when the PC is running via various utilities you can download, do a google search and you should find some.
Don't pay for one, I remember there being freeware versions. If it's not hot, then it's unlikely to be an overheating problem
(though there are other things that can overheat).
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BenB
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 07:32 PM |
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A little program called Speedfan is what I use. Very useful bit of kit.
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 07:54 PM |
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If it's actually powering itself off then it'll be overheating. If it's restarting itself then it will be something else, most
likely a memory fault.
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davidwag
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| posted on 11/1/09 at 10:21 PM |
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Hi,
Thanks for the replies so far. Have downloaded the Speedfan app to my laptop to have a look, so next question is, What are normal operating temps?
Thanks
David
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/1/09 at 02:04 AM |
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Note CPUs tend to run quite a bit hotter than desktop ones, typically between 50 and 70 degrees C depending on the CPU type, ambient temperature and
how loaded it is.
If it regularly runs much over that you may have a cooling problem.
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