Laptop randomly turns itself off...

[Dave]

Its a Fujitsu Siemens and is about 2 years old. I reckon it might be overheating or something.

Any ideas?

I've no warranty so might be best to just plump for a new one. its only a £500 number

Thanks

 

[Adam K]

is it an amilo by any chance?

they are prone to overheating. i have one and have retired it from action because i got to sick of the overheating problems.

 

[Dave]

Yup its an Amilo. If they overheat do they just shut off?

Any simple way to solve it?

 

[Adam K]

Yup its an Amilo. If they overheat do they just shut off?

Any simple way to solve it?

yes they just shut off with no warning.

only way i found to solve it was to use an antec laptop cooling tray.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Antec-Lap...ryZ96915QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Adam K]

also at the back of the laptop there are grills where air blows out, when the laptop is on and the fans are blowing, blow into those holes really hard, u will notice the dust and crap start to come out. repeat until no more crap comes out.

 

[Tiger]

also at the back of the laptop there are grills where air blows out, when the laptop is on and the fans are blowing, blow into those holes really hard, u will notice the dust and crap start to come out. repeat until no more crap comes out.

my 2 year old vaio was the same for ages, then i done that ^^ u should have seen the lumps of crap that flew out, i got myself a cooling pad and blow it every now and then and its been fine ever since.

 

[Adams_16v]

where is the laptop when its going off?

i was fixing a mates, and i had it on my bed and it was doing the same, due to sinking into the bed slightly and not getting enough air!

 

[Dave]

Mines doing it on a standard flat desk...gets really HOT!