Comments on: External Laptop Fan http://creativehomecomputing.com/133/external-laptop-fan/ Computer Projects, Tips and Tricks For the Non-Techie Sun, 16 May 2010 00:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robert Nelson http://creativehomecomputing.com/133/external-laptop-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Robert Nelson Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:57:57 +0000 http://creativehomecomputing.com/hardware/external-laptop-fan#comment-1162 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/laptop-keeps-shutting-down http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/laptop-keeps-shutting-down

]]> By: Robert Nelson http://creativehomecomputing.com/133/external-laptop-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Robert Nelson Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:51:43 +0000 http://creativehomecomputing.com/hardware/external-laptop-fan#comment-1161 Have you tried doing a search for "overheating laptop" on google? Did the shutting down start after adding some program? Have you tried backing up anything and everything you want to save and doing a "clean install" which Windows likes to call "raw" and involves doing a complete format and re installation of WinXP when that completes. Possibly your BIOS displays Temperatures.Which should either confirm or deny any possible overheating.If none of the previous provides a solution, a trip to a computer repair shop is your next option. Is it still under warranty? Have you tried doing a search for “overheating laptop” on google? Did the shutting down start after adding some program?
Have you tried backing up anything and everything you want to save and doing a “clean install” which Windows likes to call “raw” and involves doing a complete format and re installation of WinXP when that completes.

Possibly your BIOS displays Temperatures.Which should either confirm or deny any possible overheating.If none of the previous provides a solution, a trip to a computer repair shop is your next option. Is it still under warranty?

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