My laptop turns off without any reason
After I turn on my laptop it works fine for 25-30 minutes and after that just turns itself off without any warning. When I turn it on again, it works for some time and then shuts down again. What is going on? How can I fix it?
Most likely you experience a laptop overheating problem and it would be fixed by cleaning the cooling module – the heat sink and the fan. The notebook processor produces a lot of heat when the notebook is turned on. The cooling module helps to keep the CPU cool when the laptop is working. The cooling module includes two parts: the heat sink and the cooling fan. The heat sink is attached to the CPU and helps to conduct the heat from the processor to the radiator. The cooling fan blows on the radiator and helps to disperse the heat produced by the CPU. The laptop will overheat if the heat sink radiator is clogged with lint and dust or if the cooling fan stopped spinning.
If your laptop shuts down after some time without any reason and warning, check if the cooling fan spins. Usually it makes some noise and you can hear it. If the fan works fine, then check if the heatsink is clogged. In some cases you can clean the heat sink with compressed air, just blow inside the fan openings on the laptop bottom. If the heatsink is completely clogged, then it is necessary to remove the heatsink for cleaning.
May 19th, 2009 at 7:02 am
I was having this problem out of no where as well when the screen would not turn on but i would hear the fan and the computer seemed to boot up. This started to happen right after i was trying to use my recovery cd’s to recover windows. Half way the computer would turn off and when booted would say ntldr is missing, or “Inf file txtsetup.sif is corrupt or missing, status 14. Setup cannot continue. Press any key to exit.”
I thought the discs were dirty so i went on a journey to fix the discs and even tried using brasso metal polish “thanks to searching google on how to cheaply repair cd’s” the cd’s came out better and so i tried it again and again the same result. I tried clearing the cmos by supposedly holding down the power button for 30 sec with no power source attached and … It didnt work. I scratched my head and dived into google for hours, searching desperately for a solution that wouldnt mean sending my laptop in for repairs and thus throwing away my lunch money for a year! It turned out to be that the fan was dirty and was causing the computer to shut down halfway thru installation and not letting the screen come back on. Make sure your fans are clean. A computer can get very!!! Hot! And the only thing keeping it cool is a small fan. Hope this helps
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Hey im having trouble with my laptop it turns on then off.I left it on for 3 days downloading a movie after that i turned it on and it turned off in 2 seconds. the light flashes on and off and no fan signal. what can i do to fix this problema please help me
April 20th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Hello. I’ve got an N1 Smartbook laptop and the same with you, I’ve got the same problems. Only, there’s something worse that I can’t fix alone. My laptop computer turns down by itself and then reopens by itself. Or when you’re using it, if you shut it down it restarts alone and then keeps working for some time. It will eventually shut down again and then later, open again. It only cools off when its battery loses charge. I just manage to use it this time. Can you help me.
April 8th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Hi.
I have a dell I’ve had for about 2 years now. For the last 5 or 6 months, when the laptop gets a little warm, it’ll shut down on me.
I did some research and found out about a thermal failsafe with my battery. I don’t know if that’s it, but if it is, is there a way to turn the failsafe off? It gets annoying when I’m in the middle of a game and my laptop suddenly shuts down.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
March 20th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Hi, My laptop seems to switch off whenever I touch the bottom right corner or anyhting on that side. It would switch on andthen immediately switch off. It just suddenly started doing that. What could be causing this?
Pleas help. its driving me crazy.
its a HP Compaq 6730b
March 8th, 2009 at 1:29 am
and now to the reason i was hunting info this morning i have a hp dv 1000 series that has the typical power issue ive tracked it to a bad diode which i tried to replae to a similar one but without knowing what its value actually was the original was in two pieces and fried the upper half had no markings it is small rectangular it is maybe an 8th of an inch long its black soldered to the board on both ends it is located under the plastic isolator between the mainboard and heatsink assembly i am guessing it is labeled as component pl75 but could be mistaken thanks for any help i recieve and to those who read this posting
March 8th, 2009 at 1:17 am
while surfing around i came across this forum i have a little bit of advise for the guy with the gateway 7330gz as ive personally owned one and its older sister m520 both suffer from the heatsink getting clogged with dust/dirt ive found ive had to dismantle them and clean the fans and the heatsink assembly as often as once every 3-6 monthsits actually fairly simple to do after you remove the keyboard and then the plate under it as well it takes paitence and a bit of time but after doing it once i learned a few shortcuts to make it a faster process and always remeber to clean the old thermal grease and apply new for best results another thing is the cloth filters on the side pannel and the buttom board can also become clogged i removed mine possibly why ive had to clean mine so frequently lol
February 25th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Hi,
I have Dell Inspiron 640m and it just turned off while using it for about an hour.
Tried to turn it on again,but the screen is black,
Caps lock and scroll lock led light were continously flashing at the same time.
Tried below procedure:
1.Reseting RAM but it didn’t work.
2.Removing the battery and operating it by AC didn’t work as well.
February 21st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I have a Q2 laptop and when its still on and i take the charger off it just turns off? What do I do to fix it?
February 18th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Hi all i have a hi grade 330!. Before the point for the power supply snapped off so i gave it to this guy to fix. when i had it back i went to turn it on and now ive got to hold my finger on the power button and then it will only stay on for about 5 seconds now the lights comes on the disc drive spins but no fan as the guy cant find it but he will get me a new one sooon (i hope)plus it gives 2 short beeps before shuting down plus no display!!! Laptop Freak have you ever come across something like this and please help me as its too good to waste!!!
February 18th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Hi all i have a hi grade 330!. Before the point for the power supply snapped off so i gave it to this guy to fix. when i had it back i went to turn it on and now ive got to hold my finger on the power button and then it will only stay on for about 5 seconds now the lights comes on the disc drive spins but no fan as the guy cant find it but he will get me a new one sooon (i hope) have you ever come across something like this and please help me as its too good to waste!!!
February 11th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Dear Laptop Freak:
I have an Averatec 3700 and I been getting the message “New Hardware found” then my wireless will only work for like 20 minutes and the laptop restarts automatically. I Can’t update Bios because I don’t know my Supervisor password. I also think it may be a heating problem but i’m not sure what is going on with my Laptop.
Cordially,
Beto
February 10th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
i just cleaned out the fan on my laptop. it helps to remove the dust to keep it from over heating. trust me my computer used to run at 50 celcius to 60 idleing and up to 75 under load but after i cleaned out the dust it ran much cooler 30 celcius idle 45 under load a big improvement and no crash
hope this helps
January 26th, 2009 at 4:44 am
hi, my laptpo BENQ JoybookR45, its shutdown sddnly n its will show the problem is becse of the software i install……… when i scan for virus, its clean……. wat should i do????????
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:38 pm
i hav a HP 520 laptop. with CPU T2300 @ 1.66 GHz and 2.49 GB RAM. The region where the fan is lacted gets heated up when i play a game like cricket 2007 or fifa. and then turns off suddenly. can u plz help me??????????
December 21st, 2008 at 7:13 am
I have Hp dv 2700 laptop. I use microphone to chat on messanger/gtalk. It was working fine. But now the microphone of my head phone is not working. I can lisen the voice of m opponent. But they can’t here me. I had checket in volume control, the non of the opton was mute. I try to up date drivers in device manager, but it stopped up dating in between, what should i do now, pl. give a best solution.
December 21st, 2008 at 2:49 am
Hi,
I have recently purchased a new Dell studio 1537 Laptop with vista Home Premium.
The problem is that it shuts down automatically quite often,during working.
please assist.
regards,
Gaurav
December 15th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Hi, i have a vaio sz3xwp/c model.. recently a burning smell was coming from the laptop and i assumed it was the fan so replaced the fan.. and laptop used to switch on for a minute or so then went off.. someone suggested heat compound for the processor.. ive tried this and still teh laptop switches itself off after a minute or so.. any ideas anyone?
December 7th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Hey, thanks for your advice to others, my HP laptop dv6000 Special Edition was shutting down on its own. I never turn off the laptop, so its been on for a good 4 months.. I just tried blowing into the fan and getting all the dust, and my laptop went from uber hot to chilled nice room temperature within a matter of seconds, and, it doesn’t shutdown anymore at random.
December 1st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Kay,
I wouldn’t take it apart unless you know exactly what you are doing. You can damage the laptop.
Try cleaning the laptop with compressed air without taking the whole thing apart. Buy a can of compressed air in a local home improvement store and spray the air inside the heat sink grill on the back. After that spray it inside the air intake on the bottom.
December 1st, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Jonas, thanks for responding. The reason I haven’t done that is because I’m clueless when it comes to taking apart and putting together computer parts and I’m scared of doing the wrong thing so I was hoping to get a definate reason for whats going on before I do anything.
Would I just screw out the tiny screws on the bottom and remove the whole thing? Or is it a section of it?
Thank you!!!
December 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
Kay, try reading the article. If you try to remove the laptop’s case lid where the CPU is and check how much dust is there, it should give you a clue as to whether or not this article is your answer.
December 1st, 2008 at 5:22 am
Hi,
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 and for awhile it has been shutting off completely all of a sudden. I thought it was because my charger was torn up and my battery cells were nearly dead but I have replaced both and it still does the same thing so I don’t think its the charge. It does not happen often. It’ll range from 1 -2 times a day and then sometimes not happen for a week or 2 and happen again. I have heard maybe the motherboard is shutting down due to overheating, but sometimes it is not even hot. Please let me know what you think it might be. I have final exams in this next week and a half and my laptop is very important!!
November 28th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I just wanted to say thanks. My computer had this problem, but after cleaning out the heat sink (which was completely covered in a heavy layer of dust), problem solved. No wonder it wouldn’t work. That stuff seemed like some pretty effective insulation.
October 26th, 2008 at 11:35 am
hi umm, i got an ferrari acer 4000 series
well as the same with the others it turns off when im opening programs like games like that but its not because of the video card or etc. because when i remove my battery chargers its working fine but when i put my charger back on the fan goes faster and it gets hotter then it goes off im just wondering why is it like that when i have my charger off it works fine but when i put it on it turns off can u help me fix this please email me if its ok thanks
October 16th, 2008 at 3:57 am
You’ll probably find that there are dry joints on the mainboard that are causing it to restart irratically, or potentially a crack in the mainboard… Make sure to totally illiminate overheating problems first, try replacing hardware with spares (if possible, dont go spend money on this as yet), if you’re uncomfortable doing this yourself, take it to a Computer shop and get them to do it fo you.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:02 am
hi ,
recently i was getting registryfix error so i thought to format the harddisk i was able to format it but while installing i got a ntdlr error ,i tried putting other disk also later now when i turn on the laptop within 3-4 sec it restart again ,before i was getting the windows screen but now its black nothing comes ,the fan turn on when i restart but in sec it turns of every 3-4 sec plz help me ,
laptop model nc6000
October 1st, 2008 at 8:12 am
Hi i have an Acer Extensa 5420g 4 GB ram and i have the same problem, when i am playing a game, like crysis after like 10 minutes of non stop gaming it turns of, i dont know how to fix it, probally you know it. I would be very happy if you find the problem och mayby an sollution
September 26th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
my acer aspire 5520 laptop was working good all day then all of a sudden it cut off every since then its been cutting off everytime i take it from my lap if its on my lap it works fine because its on my lap now and i dont hear the fan anymore and i’m scared to take it apart i think i’ll just take it to bestbuy and ask them what’s wrong.help please
September 10th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
karbon,
Not sure if I know the answer to your question but I posted your question and some suggestions here.
Maybe somebody else knows the answer and can help you.