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Laptop keeps switching itself off???

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  • chilli_dog
    chilli_dog Posts: 843 Forumite
    my laptop did this, it was due to overheating.

    i had to put some books under mine to give ot a few inches clearance underneath the thing. seemed to work ok then

    are we allowed to say inches? better cover myself, 7 centimeters
  • intel
    intel Posts: 6,404 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I bought one of theses and im over the moon with it.

    http://www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~75372~/AKASA%20NOTEBOOK%20COOLER.htm
  • Take a look in the fan folks - if it's covered in dust, it probably just needs a clean..... and the best thing for that is a can of "spray air" (or failing that the MSE way is to use a drinking straw and blow as hard as you can) - best to do either outside as there's usually tons of stuff comes out.
    There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't

    In many cases it helps if you say where you are - someone with local knowledge might be able to give local specifics rather than general advice
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