I turned on my Dell laptop today and it automatically shut off about 3 seconds after pressing the power button...kept doing it every time I tried. Then after some time it did come up, windows xp came up fine, and then at a random time the screen got discolored and froze. Went through this whole cycle about 3 times where sometimes it will automatically shut off after three seconds, and sometimes it will come on but end up freezing...is this a virus or a problem with the hard drive? Do I need to refrag the hard drive? Thanks.
2007-02-07 15:10:21 · 3 answers · asked by big_j_gizzy 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I have an e1505 try booting into safe mode by pressing f8. Sounds like a bad driver.
2007-02-07 16:11:24 · answer #1 · answered by APIDLady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the internal fan is working properly, and the system doesn't seem to be overheating you might try removing the laptop battery and seeing if the problem disappears. It may be a case of your battery has failed, or isn't making a good connection with the battery contacts.
2007-02-07 23:20:38 · answer #2 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure the fan is running sounds like it may be overheating
2007-02-07 23:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by redneck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋