Although my laptop turns itself off when the fan is obscured (not good fan clearly) it turns itself off when playing games even when I raise the laptop to give the fan space. Could it be related to the processor usage related to running a game. I am sure this is not a software problem. I live in Sierra Leone and computer fixers are few and far between, what can I do myself when spare parts are not available?
I think the laptop turns off because the processor overheats. Could it be related to the processor usage related to running a game? Definitely! Higher processor usage generates more heat.
If the heatsink in your laptop is clogged with dust, raising the laptop will not help. The laptop shuts down because dust inside the heatsink kills normal airflow.
Remove dust from the heatsink and most likely it will fix your problem. The easiest way to clean the heatsink is to spray compressed air inside the air intakes on the bottom of the laptop.
May 24th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Laptop shuts down. I have a HP L2005us 2gbmem 80g;hd, xpprosp3,
The system shuts down frequently and unpredictably. One second its on and the next second it is off, with no automatic reboot. There is no shut down sequence. This is NOT a heat issue, it occurs with the processor at any temperature, from seconds after reboot to 8 hours after booting the system. I have also had it cleaned recently, there was a lot of dust. The cleaning has cooled the system but has no effect upon the shut-down issue. I have also reinstalled the os in an attempt to fix this issues to no avail.. I have updated all drivers.
This happens more often when plugged in, but also happens on battery.
This happens more often when running utorrent, skype or streaming audio and video.
This is driving my insane.
Any help would be appreciated