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Old 08-03-2008, 04:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: My laptop shuts off randomly.

Get a can of compressed air. Blow a good amount thru the vents. Continue until most of the dust/if not all have been blown out.

Install SpeedFan or NHC to see your temps.

Also do test your RAM with Memtest86+. You can get this by d/loading the ISO file from the link on my sig. Extract the file to your Desktop. You will need a CD burning tool to do this like Nero or ImgBurn. If using ImgBurn, just right click on the ISO file and select Burn with ImgBurn... make sure a blank CD is in your CD drive.

About your friends advise, if your laptop is low on memory, it would freeze and hang or probably BSOD but not (IMHO) shutdown randomly.
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