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Posted by chikoo on May 18, 2008, 3:28 am
Please log in for more thread options suddenly problm arised laptop get off without giving any warning ,i re installed OS format system bt it is not a software problm dat is for sure ....and its frequent time of getting switch off is abt 30min ,or else whni open bunch off application at once or any heavy application alone lik MAYA...................cn aneone helpme out it???? my system config is pentium M 2.0Ghz , 1.5GB DDR RAM openGL128 graphic card, wireless LAN, 100GB HDD. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Grinder on May 18, 2008, 4:24 am
Please log in for more thread options My first guess would be that the system is overheating. Laptops are prone to becoming clogged with dust, especially if you have pets or a hairy girlfriend. If you're up to it, open the unit up, and blast out any dust bunnies with a can of compressed air. If that's too scary to attempt, you can try forcing air through the intake or output of the laptop's ventilation, or take it to a qualified technician. Heat may not be your problem, though, so I would eliminate some other candidates. If you have a memory expansion in the system, take it out for the sake of testing. Also, remove the battery and just run off of AC power. There's not much else you can do without opening the case. | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Paul on May 18, 2008, 6:05 am
Please log in for more thread options chikoo wrote:
> i hv compaq presario v4000 series ,i purchased it 2 years back,
> suddenly problm arised laptop get off without giving any warning ,i re > installed OS format system bt it is not a software problm dat is for > sure ....and its frequent time of getting switch off is abt 30min ,or > else whni open bunch off application at once or any heavy application > alone lik MAYA...................cn aneone helpme out it???? > > my system config is > > pentium M 2.0Ghz , > 1.5GB DDR RAM > openGL128 graphic card, > wireless LAN, > 100GB HDD. > Is there a temperature display in the BIOS screens ? Enter the BIOS when the computer is first turned on, and go to the BIOS page where the hardware monitor is featured. Watch the CPU temperature readout. Does the CPU temperature rise steadily without stopping. Is the fan running all the time, trying to keep the machine cool ? That could be a sign it is overheating. "HP Notebook PCs - Fan Runs Constantly and the PC Operates Slower than Expected" http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01007591&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=468791 If you look on PDF page 125 here, there is a "thermal cover". If you remove the thermal cover, you can clean dust or hair from the area beneath the cover, to help ensure that air can move freely. You do not have to remove the heatsink to do this. Removing the cover, and visually inspecting the area underneath, should give you a good idea how much cleaning is needed. "Maintenance and Service Guide HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook PC, Compaq Presario V4000 Notebook PC" http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00530488.pdf Paul | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by chikoo on May 20, 2008, 3:56 am
Please log in for more thread options thx to grinder and paul both ,i thnk it will work .i opened whole
laptop n specifically underneath CPU fan area cleaned it out properly ......lets see hopfully it will work..... agian thx alot ,u ppl keep me away from technitian n i learn alot frm it ,nxt time i wll share dis 2 needed one ..... | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by code_wrong on May 20, 2008, 4:55 pm
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> thx to grinder and paul both ,i thnk it will work .i opened whole
> laptop n specifically underneath CPU fan area cleaned it out > properly ......lets see hopfully it will work..... > > agian thx alot ,u ppl keep me away from technitian n i learn alot frm > it ,nxt time i wll share dis 2 needed one ..... funnily enough my HP laptop has been doing the same thing .. shutting down without warning when using resource intensive programs .. like media player for example. I use speedfan to watch the temperature of the CPU .. http://www.almico.com/speedfan434.exe I haven't got around to cleaning the heatsink/fan yet, as the problem has abated somewhat since I blasted compressed air through the fan vent and displaced some dust. | ||||||||||||||||
> suddenly problm arised laptop get off without giving any warning ,i re
> installed OS format system bt it is not a software problm dat is for
> sure ....and its frequent time of getting switch off is abt 30min ,or
> else whni open bunch off application at once or any heavy application
> alone lik MAYA...................cn aneone helpme out it????
>
> my system config is
>
> pentium M 2.0Ghz ,
> 1.5GB DDR RAM
> openGL128 graphic card,
> wireless LAN,
> 100GB HDD.