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Laptop keeps turning itself off !
Name: kevlos Date: January 7, 2007 at 01:50:24 Pacific OS: Win XP Home CPU/Ram: 2.80 Ghz/1.18GB of RAM Product: Toshiba Equim A60-155
Comment:
Can anyone help my laptop keeps on shutting down just like hitting a switch when it's been on for a while (4-8hrs) I have been told that the laptop maybe running to much stuff in the background or it could be a simple fault with the power cable anyway here is a list of processors running just when it's idle. Any help would be very helpfull.
Name: whodat Date: January 7, 2007 at 03:42:08 Pacific
Reply:
Could it be overheating? If it has a variable speed processor maybe you could slow it down and reduce heat buldiup........
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Response Number 2
Name: kevlos Date: January 7, 2007 at 05:09:31 Pacific
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Could you point me in the right direction on how I could slow it down to reduce heat buildup... Sorry I dont know much about the workings of a processor. Thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: jefro Date: January 7, 2007 at 11:39:38 Pacific
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Start with event viewer to see if the OS or application is telling you why it is shutting down before I'd go any further.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.
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Response Number 4
Name: kevlos Date: January 8, 2007 at 03:16:48 Pacific
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Here is what event viewer say's when filtered to error's.
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