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my laptop

Wicked223Wicked223
edited 2011-09-02 00:19:43 in General
We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
Aside from being incredibly outdated, prone to sudden slowness, and being generally pretty crap, it also has this problem.

Sometimes, whenever I'm doing anything more complex than browsing the fora (and sometimes even then), it... shuts off. As in, "the power cuts off completely, do not shut off safely, do not pass go etc." I'm not entirely sure why this happens, but....

It bugs me.

Comments

  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Overheating?
  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    That's supposedly the reason, though elevating it with books and stuff doesn't do anything.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    That's because laptops have really shitty cooling systems.

    But to do it even when you're browsing the web...are you by any chance using Firefox?
  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    Nope, Chrome.
  • MillerCrossMillerCross
    You can change. You can.
    Get a cooling station?

    Put it near a fan?
  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    had a cooling station, broke it, parents won't buy a new one.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Maybe it can handle Off By One?
  • Wicked223Wicked223
    We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, For the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
    I think Chrome is doing pretty well actually, it just sometimes shuts off while I'm reading if I did something intensive just before.
  • delta534delta534
    Tech support
    If its over a year old, make sure the vents and fans are not clogged.
  • StormtroperStormtroper
    I used to have that problem, too. Try to set a limit for the processor's performance somewhere in the energy options, that worked for me.
  • captainbrasscaptainbrass

    My laptop is prone to suddenly deciding that Internet Explorer needs to shut down. I don't know if that's got anything to do with overheating.


    Also, when I read the thread title, my first thought was of that song Milkshake with the "My milkshake" lyrics replaced with "My laptop..." You needed to know this.

  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    My laptop is prone to suddenly deciding that Internet Explorer needs to shut down. I don't know if that's got anything to do with overheating.

    It means you have a smart laptop >.> <.<
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