Mind of its own Laptop

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My laptop (although only 15 months old) will, for no reason, shut right
down....The only way I can restore it is to remove battery, leave for a
couple of minutes, and then refit battery. The main supply is connected
and the battery is fully charged....any ideas please?
 
telboy1938 said:
My laptop (although only 15 months old) will, for no reason, shut right
down....The only way I can restore it is to remove battery, leave for a
couple of minutes, and then refit battery. The main supply is connected
and the battery is fully charged....any ideas please?
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If after it quits, you let it sit foe a while, does it restart without pulling
the battery? If so it may be a heat problem.
When mine did that it turned out to be overheating. The heatsink on the CPU was
fairly clogged, and the thermal grease had hardened. It had to be disassembled.
Good luck,
Mike
 
MikeR said:
telboy1938 wrote:-
My laptop (although only 15 months old) will, for no reason, shut
right
down....The only way I can restore it is to remove battery, leave for
a
couple of minutes, and then refit battery. The main supply is
connected
and the battery is fully charged....any ideas please?-

If after it quits, you let it sit foe a while, does it restart without
pulling
the battery? If so it may be a heat problem.
When mine did that it turned out to be overheating. The heatsink on the
CPU was
fairly clogged, and the thermal grease had hardened. It had to be
disassembled.
Good luck,
Mike
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Thanks Mike but I don't think it is a "over-heating" problem as it
doesn't re-boot itself.
Any other suggestions will be appreciated....Terry
 
telboy1938 said:
Thanks Mike but I don't think it is a "over-heating" problem as it
doesn't re-boot itself.
Any other suggestions will be appreciated....Terry
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I didn't mean re-booting itself, I meant can you re-start it OK? Sorry for the
confusion.
Mike
 
telboy1938 said:
My laptop (although only 15 months old) will, for no reason,
shut right
down....The only way I can restore it is to remove battery,
leave for a
couple of minutes, and then refit battery. The main supply is
connected
and the battery is fully charged....any ideas please?
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This certainly sounds like a heat problem. Does it have a
variable speed fan? If so, does the fan speed increase before
the shutdown? I have had a heat shutdown problem on my P4 3.06
GHz laptop when doing work this is both processor and disk
intensive. I solved the problem by removing the fan grille on
the bottom of the laptop and blowing it out with compressed air.
Some say compressed air isn't a good thing, but it works forme.

- Arnie
 
MikeR said:
telboy1938 wrote:-
Thanks Mike but I don't think it is a "over-heating" problem as it
doesn't re-boot itself.
Any other suggestions will be appreciated....Terry-
I didn't mean re-booting itself, I meant can you re-start it OK? Sorr
for the
confusion.
Mike
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Hi Mike.....To clarify further....It shuts down (usually when I'm awa
from my office).....It's connected to Mains and battery is full
charged....After it has switched itself off I unplug Mains supply /
all USB ports and ADSL line.......Turn it over and remov
battery.....Refit battery.....Turn it back over and press "start
button and away we go....reconnect all USB connection etc and all i
good for while......Thanks for your help....Terr
 
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