toshiba dies by itself

associates · 08-22-2006, 10:37 PM

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me here. I have a laptop toshiba, model: Satellite 2430, system type: x86-based PC.

What's been happening is that it has been shutting itself down lately when in the middle of running something (could be games or other applications). Then, i thought i might want to reformat the entire hard drive and start all over again.

Then, i put in the XP CD to the CD drive and run it. It turns itself off in the middle of formatting the hard drive. Also I heard a lot of fan noise running in the background. It sounds like it's running a big application. A few seconds after that, it dies.

Another thing that i tried was i deliberately unplugged the power cord and tried to turn it on, it did not turn on.

Does anyone have any ideas about this?

Thank you in advance.

**Terrister** · 08-23-2006, 08:26 AM

I would start by cleaning out the cooling fan with compressed air. Sounds like an over heating problem.

**laboye** · 08-29-2006, 09:44 PM

Well, during setup, windows doesn't have control over the variable settings of the fan. Instead, it either turns it on or off. That's nothing to worry about. You also probably have a bad battery.

08-22-2006, 10:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
associates Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP	toshiba dies by itself Hi, I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me here. I have a laptop toshiba, model: Satellite 2430, system type: x86-based PC. What's been happening is that it has been shutting itself down lately when in the middle of running something (could be games or other applications). Then, i thought i might want to reformat the entire hard drive and start all over again. Then, i put in the XP CD to the CD drive and run it. It turns itself off in the middle of formatting the hard drive. Also I heard a lot of fan noise running in the background. It sounds like it's running a big application. A few seconds after that, it dies. Another thing that i tried was i deliberately unplugged the power cord and tried to turn it on, it did not turn on. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Thank you in advance.

08-23-2006, 08:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,081 OS: Xp	I would start by cleaning out the cooling fan with compressed air. Sounds like an over heating problem. __________________

08-29-2006, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Well, during setup, windows doesn't have control over the variable settings of the fan. Instead, it either turns it on or off. That's nothing to worry about. You also probably have a bad battery. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler