Why would a laptop computer just shut off?

Southy · 09-22-2005, 01:28 AM

I was recently using my computer, had a whole bunch of things open, mind you it can handle it, its not even a 1 yr old toshiba laptop and all of a sudden it just shut off, out of no where.... no warning no nothing, just off, and of course I lost everything that I had open. I usually leave it on for days at a time but didnt think this would have effected it, so why would it do that?

Ku-sama · 09-22-2005, 01:30 AM

heat?

diduknowthat · 09-22-2005, 02:12 AM

um...well my laptop does that too sometimes and i found out that at the bottem of the screen the plastic started to split apart exposing things and a while got a little screwed up inside and it happens to control the power so the laptop sometimes just shuts off.

alanuofm · 09-22-2005, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Southy

I was recently using my computer, had a whole bunch of things open, mind you it can handle it, its not even a 1 yr old toshiba laptop and all of a sudden it just shut off, out of no where.... no warning no nothing, just off, and of course I lost everything that I had open. I usually leave it on for days at a time but didnt think this would have effected it, so why would it do that?

a laptop like any other mechanical machine is requires 10,000 things to go right before it is operational. they are always prone to error. if your computer shut off once in a year, you have a pretty reliable machine.

spamdos · 09-24-2005, 01:49 AM

hey the casing on the hinges split on my old laptop and the thing just shut down randomly

shupola · 09-24-2005, 01:59 AM

my laptop has done this b4. mostly when i play games, but i added 512mb of ram and a pad with cooling fans under it and havent had much trouble since. so far my computer has only shut down once in about a month and it used to be an everyday thing.

computerhakk · 09-24-2005, 02:18 AM

is it A70 - A75 series? those series seem to have overheating problems.. so im thinking that might be the case.. make sure nothings blocking the vents or anything.. you can try a cooling pad.. or if the warranty is still in affect.. give them a call

alanuofm · 09-24-2005, 03:22 AM

have you ran any temperature sensor programs to check the temp of your laptop? i usually have speedfan open while running prime95 to make sure the laptop doesn't overheat under stress.

09-22-2005, 01:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Southy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 233	Why would a laptop computer just shut off? I was recently using my computer, had a whole bunch of things open, mind you it can handle it, its not even a 1 yr old toshiba laptop and all of a sudden it just shut off, out of no where.... no warning no nothing, just off, and of course I lost everything that I had open. I usually leave it on for days at a time but didnt think this would have effected it, so why would it do that?

09-22-2005, 02:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,658	um...well my laptop does that too sometimes and i found out that at the bottem of the screen the plastic started to split apart exposing things and a while got a little screwed up inside and it happens to control the power so the laptop sometimes just shuts off. __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case

09-24-2005, 02:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	is it A70 - A75 series? those series seem to have overheating problems.. so im thinking that might be the case.. make sure nothings blocking the vents or anything.. you can try a cooling pad.. or if the warranty is still in affect.. give them a call __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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09-22-2005, 01:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	heat?

09-24-2005, 01:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,160	hey the casing on the hinges split on my old laptop and the thing just shut down randomly

09-24-2005, 01:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
shupola Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nowheresville, U.S. Posts: 1,033	my laptop has done this b4. mostly when i play games, but i added 512mb of ram and a pad with cooling fans under it and havent had much trouble since. so far my computer has only shut down once in about a month and it used to be an everyday thing.

09-24-2005, 03:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	have you ran any temperature sensor programs to check the temp of your laptop? i usually have speedfan open while running prime95 to make sure the laptop doesn't overheat under stress.