Laptop Shuts Off Every 10 mins

niceguyrichy · Feb 6, 2006, 11:11 PM

my laptop will run for 10 minutes or so, then shuts off.

I presumed it was dust, or a broken fan, but I've just taken it to bits and tested everything and the fans work fine, so I'm a little stumped.

know less about lappys than desktops, but I've got to use it for college, so somebody please tell me why

Necrosis · Feb 7, 2006, 02:31 AM

Do you have a way to monitor temps? The power pack could also be dying.

niceguyrichy · Feb 7, 2006, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

The power pack could also be dying.

you mean the bit that plugs into the wall?

that never occurred to me tbh, would that explain the symtons?

I just cleared the cmos and started putting it back together, so I'll see if that and the clean it got made a difference.

pr0digal jenius · Feb 7, 2006, 04:50 PM

pull the battery out and run it on nothing but A/C Adapter

when batteries die, they will occassionally not charge while in use, and thus report low levels, triggering auto shutdown, even when plugged in. So try it without the battery, and if you know anyone with the same laptop/brand, try their adapter as well.

niceguyrichy · Feb 7, 2006, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

pull the battery out and run it on nothing but A/C Adapter

when batteries die, they will occassionally not charge while in use, and thus report low levels, triggering auto shutdown, even when plugged in. So try it without the battery, and if you know anyone with the same laptop/brand, try their adapter as well.

cheers pj, I'll try without battery just as soon as I get it running again (fires up but screen doesn't come on today

. always something)

Feb 7, 2006, 02:31 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,605 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Do you have a way to monitor temps? The power pack could also be dying.

Feb 7, 2006, 04:50 PM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	pull the battery out and run it on nothing but A/C Adapter when batteries die, they will occassionally not charge while in use, and thus report low levels, triggering auto shutdown, even when plugged in. So try it without the battery, and if you know anyone with the same laptop/brand, try their adapter as well.