I have a laptop running on P3 1,1 GHz CPU. I use it for 5 years, now problem comes. After running it for about 3-8 hours with main supply, it shuts down automatically. I bought a laptop cooler for it. It seems to improve a bit but problem still remains. I also opened it up and cleaned the CPU fan but still cannot get rid of the problem. Have also scanned it with different antivirus programs and defragmented the HDD. What else can I try?
I have already bought another laptop and will sell the old one out through the local auction site. But I do not want to receive complains from the buyer.
2007-01-30 23:39:38 · 9 answers · asked by piggy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
unfortunatly the most probable thing is overheating, yes the cooler helps but still it is a p3 1.1ghz, and if you run heavy applications or operating systems like windows xp, will make the laptop overheat and as a protection the laptop will shut down.
what i suggest to find out if this is the problem... download this program
http://www.bresink.de/osx/0TemperatureMonitor/download.html
it monitors your cpu and tells u the temperatures. if the temperature is higher than 60-ish, you have a serious problem
and if this is not the case you can have a virus or trojan that is having fun shutting down ur pc,
but i exclude this since you said that it improved after using the cooler
2007-01-30 23:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by Bjondo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"I have already bought another laptop and will sell the old one out through the local auction site. But I do not want to receive complains from the buyer. " then you can not sell it and be honest.
2007-01-30 23:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to have to go with the power management settings theory. You should probably segment your drive so the scan can work in a shorter period of time. The website thing could be caching, spyware or a general memory problem. You didn't say if you're running XP or Vista.
2016-05-23 22:27:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the settings on the display
configs have been remodified.click startmenu then control panel and explore.hope it helps.if same problems occur,then your laptop is probably starting to wear out.its been five years ,maybe let it retire.or if somebody buys it for a low price tell him about the problem first hand and that thats the problem he"ll be dealing with as long as he uses your laptop.thanks 4 d time to read this.
2007-01-30 23:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
check the power saver menu, every computer has it. it has a set time to do a certain thing. for example, my laptop when running on the battery shuts down after 1 hours of no use and shuts down 4 hours after no use when its hooed to the powere supply.
2007-01-30 23:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by Oliver 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it might be the power supply, you didn't mention if this occurs while on battery power. I'd take the computer to a shop and have them check the power supply.
2007-01-30 23:46:33 · answer #6 · answered by Aggy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a result of overheating, make sure the fan is not covered or blocked.
2007-01-31 01:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by B-Rad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya its prob overheating you need to get it better ventalation by puting it on a coaster or something that will keep the bottom elavated letting more air out
2007-01-30 23:45:36 · answer #8 · answered by michael t 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have a crappy laptop that can't last very long and it is simply getting over heated.
2007-01-30 23:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by Brownie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋