laptop shuts off randomly any help?

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 02:59 PM

i got a compaq persario peice of **** laptop...but besides that recently it's been shutting off like after a hour or 2 i turn it on...and 90% of the time it's been shuting off when i get on and play counter-strike...ive been playing for years and never had a problem until now before it would shut off if i left it on for days at the time "getting over hot" but i got a cooling plate for it and it hasn't done it since then but now it's been randomly shutting off usually when im on counter-strike...and help or soulutions?

**TriggerFinger** · 07-29-2008, 03:35 PM

Observe your temps. Use NHC or SpeedFan or similar program. Also try cleaning the vents/heatsink. The cooling pad can only do so much if you have vents/heatsink that are blocked with dust or other materials.

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 04:58 PM

yea vents are clear..whats NHC or speedfan?

**wrench97** · 07-29-2008, 05:40 PM

Notebook Hardware Control http://www.pbus-167.com/

Speed Fan http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 08:27 PM

ok so i downloaded speed fan first and it was like normal: core: 78c , temp1: 74c, Hd0: 68c around average but when i downloaded NHC: it went down and normal is now: core: 57c, temp1: 56c, hd0: 52c...so that was pretty cool.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-29-2008, 08:32 PM

They are not alarming but they are quite on the high side. Try playing the game as you said and observe if temps will rise.

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 08:41 PM

yes i just did that core: 91c, temp1: 88c and the hd0 was normal around 54c...idk why steam/counter-strike is making my laptop run that hot i been play for years like i said and it never seemed to shut off before like it's been doing?

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 08:45 PM

then when i quit the program it went back to normal temps :|

OwnYou280 · 07-29-2008, 08:48 PM

and while i was playing it just gave me Warning! -> the CPU temp. reaches 95c...will shut down...ect. but i stopped it :|

**TriggerFinger** · 07-29-2008, 08:51 PM

Hmmm how do I put this... these things fail (in time). Even the thermal paste between the CPU and heatsink dries up and cracks like dried mud.

May be it is time to open it up, give it a good clean and reapply thermal paste on the CPU. Btw some GPUs have heatsinks too, so you might consider reapplying thermal paste on them should this be your case.

07-29-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	laptop shuts off randomly any help? i got a compaq persario peice of **** laptop...but besides that recently it's been shutting off like after a hour or 2 i turn it on...and 90% of the time it's been shuting off when i get on and play counter-strike...ive been playing for years and never had a problem until now before it would shut off if i left it on for days at the time "getting over hot" but i got a cooling plate for it and it hasn't done it since then but now it's been randomly shutting off usually when im on counter-strike...and help or soulutions? Last edited by OwnYou280; 07-29-2008 at 03:05 PM.

07-29-2008, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,784 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? Observe your temps. Use NHC or SpeedFan or similar program. Also try cleaning the vents/heatsink. The cooling pad can only do so much if you have vents/heatsink that are blocked with dust or other materials. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-29-2008, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? yea vents are clear..whats NHC or speedfan?

07-29-2008, 05:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17,890 OS: XPSP3	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? Notebook Hardware Control http://www.pbus-167.com/ Speed Fan http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php __________________ Power Supply and Selection

07-29-2008, 08:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? ok so i downloaded speed fan first and it was like normal: core: 78c , temp1: 74c, Hd0: 68c around average but when i downloaded NHC: it went down and normal is now: core: 57c, temp1: 56c, hd0: 52c...so that was pretty cool.

07-29-2008, 08:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,784 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? They are not alarming but they are quite on the high side. Try playing the game as you said and observe if temps will rise. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-29-2008, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? yes i just did that core: 91c, temp1: 88c and the hd0 was normal around 54c...idk why steam/counter-strike is making my laptop run that hot i been play for years like i said and it never seemed to shut off before like it's been doing? Last edited by OwnYou280; 07-29-2008 at 08:42 PM.

07-29-2008, 08:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? then when i quit the program it went back to normal temps :\|

07-29-2008, 08:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
OwnYou280 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: united states Posts: 33 OS: windows xp	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? and while i was playing it just gave me Warning! -> the CPU temp. reaches 95c...will shut down...ect. but i stopped it :\|

07-29-2008, 08:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,784 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop shuts off randomly any help? Hmmm how do I put this... these things fail (in time). Even the thermal paste between the CPU and heatsink dries up and cracks like dried mud. May be it is time to open it up, give it a good clean and reapply thermal paste on the CPU. Btw some GPUs have heatsinks too, so you might consider reapplying thermal paste on them should this be your case. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE