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Why is my laptop randomly shutting down?

Deviant Audio: It has done it several times today, and has done it in the past, albeit less frequently.

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3 years ago
A laptop.

A laptop.

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  • Parasyte
  • -  6040 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

Is it an old laptop? Sometimes, just being old can cause these problems.
And try leaving it plugged in, this may be a battery problem.

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I have had it for just over a year. It almost constantly plugged in.

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  • Parasyte
  • -  6040 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

Hm... Now, is it crashing, going black, BSoD, or something like someone had hit the shut off button?

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Completely shutting itself down. No blue screen of death or anything like that, thankfully. It was giving me grief to turn back on, so I took the battery out and put it back. I changed the power setting to "power saver" earlier and it has not done it since, but I do not know why that would be such a problem suddenly.

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  • Parasyte
  • -  6040 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

I would take it to a computer store, if it continues happening.

Maybe its not fully charged?

  • Martin
  • -  79 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

Your fan could be toast.

  • Nate
  • -  461 pts
  • -  (3 years ago)

Aye, I'm willing to bet the fan. Sounds like your laptop is overheating and continually shutting down to prevent physical damage. Also, if it's a fan, it's an easy fix.

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You are probably correct, as when I set it to another power setting, it gets very hot.

  • Guest
  • -  0 pts
  • -  (9 months ago)

Mine is doing the same thing! I have no idea whats going on.

 

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