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Laptop freeze then fan?
Name: Craig Date: October 24, 2003 at 15:32:28 Pacific OS: WinXPHome CPU/Ram: AMD 2500 256MB RAM
Comment:
Ive bought a new Acer Aspire 1315LM Laptop, works fine on mains power, as soon as its disconnected the fan hardly comes on. It does for a few seconds whenever I first switch it on then i feel it getting warmer and warmer. In an hours use, it will kick in about twice but again only for 10 seconds each time. Then the screen will "off-set" slightly, and freeze completely, THEN the fan switches ON! I have to remove the battery to reset it. I notice the base gets very hot at this point, especially where the memory plate is. Is this a hardware or BIOS problem? and can it be rectified? I would like to rectify this problem as it can be very annoying. Thanks for any follow-up!
Name: lou Date: October 24, 2003 at 16:20:02 Pacific
Reply:
Take it back!
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Response Number 2
Name: Stuart Date: October 24, 2003 at 16:34:49 Pacific
Reply:
The fan going off when you pull the power cord is not in itself a problem. That will happend as the CPU will automatically go into low power mode, therfore generating less heat.
However the subsequent problems suggest a faulty battery or the battery monitoring hardware is not working properly. If that is the case do what Lou suggests and take it back.
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