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jcarp21
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_ 		16. October 2008 @ 22:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ive been having a problem with my HP notebook. it randomly shuts off at any given time? i have checked the power settings and browsed some things in my settings and nothing i have found has fixed the problem? the one thing that i have noticed is that the bottom gets really hot? i guess my questiong is would this be a safety precaution? maybe the fan isnt cooling or something of that nature? i know its too hot to sit on my lap after about 30 minutes and i cannot leave it on anyways cuz it shuts down?? could this be the reason because the notebook is getting to hot? any response will be appreciated thanks all
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		16. October 2008 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Your laptop may be full of dust and needs to be cleaned out.

I don't know how to take a laptop apart to do it, though. Hopefully, someone who does, will stop in and give you the "how to".
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jcarp21
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_ 		16. October 2008 @ 22:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
within the last 2 months i have taken it apart to add new memory and took the back off and used compressed air to blow it out?? could it be the memory i added?? i had 1024mb(2 - 512mb) and now i have 2 1gb sticks??? running win xp
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ddp
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_ 		16. October 2008 @ 22:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
don't think it is the ram that is causing the problem as it would do other things instead. is the cpu fan blowing any air out of the laptop as your problem points to cpu thermal shutdown?
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jcarp21
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_ 		16. October 2008 @ 22:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it doesnt seem that the fan is blowing any air out? could it have been something i did when i took off the back? i didnt mess with anything except for the ram and the hard drive? and is it something difficult to repair if it is the fan ? or am i better off taking it in to a shop?
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ddp
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_ 		17. October 2008 @ 19:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
has this problem been going on since you installed the new ram?
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_ 		19. October 2008 @ 18:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
update the bios if there a new version for it!!!!!!!!?/
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dragnandy
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_ 		19. October 2008 @ 19:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by GrandpaBW:
 Your laptop may be full of dust and needs to be cleaned out.

I don't know how to take a laptop apart to do it, though. Hopefully, someone who does, will stop in and give you the "how to".
does having dust in your laptop really force the laptop to shut off?
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ddp
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_ 		19. October 2008 @ 20:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the cpu will do a thermal shutdown if it overheats caused by poor air flow from dust.
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jcarp21
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_ 		20. October 2008 @ 23:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the random shut off was occuring before i installed the new ram so im stumped i dont really understand it ??
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