Laptop Keeps Suddenly Shutting Down??

Question

I just recently was forced to replace my laptop's hard drive after it died. The new hard drive works fine, but I now have a new problem:

Entirely randomly, although more frequently now, my laptop has randomly shut down. No matter what programs its running, it has even happened when  I was not there. Now it has escalated to the point where, minutes after it is turned on, it shuts down. Nothing is sitting on or in any way touching the power switch. I had a bunch of stuff plugged in, but even when all of that was removed, the problem persisted. 

The laptop does overheat, but that has never been an issue before and I am trying to increase the ventilation around it. 

What could be the problem? I am getting pretty fed up with laptops and their difficulties, I think a desktop is in my near future...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

No it wouldn't be a virus. It seems that your new hard drive is overheating, you need a better way of cooling it or a better hard drive that won't over heat so much.

Take it back, and get your money's worth :)

Escience · Answer

I understood your explanations while sorry for what you and your Laptop are going through.First thing,am requesting you NOT to rush and replace the Hard drive,take it Back to the store,or modify anything like Vents.The Ventilation provided by the Manufacturer is Enough and has been/tested before it was released from the factory by the manufacturer and calculated to perform tasks to the expectations as required.Honestly,I can't give you any troubleshooting tips at this time untill you let me Know your Product name/Model,Current OS version and the age of your product(Laptop) then I will let you know what to do. Could you do that please !!.Just to remind! According to your explanation which I perfectly understood,this problem is NOT assciated with BLUE SCREEN DEATH and I have sufficient hard evidence to prove that it is NOT a screen issue.

Anonymous · Answer

Best to take it to a good computer shop, or the place you got it from if possible, it could be a number of things if its not a over heating issue or a softwear issue. If your harddrive has died, something else could have to such as the motherboard, you should get it checked out to find the problem

nesmith · Answer

it fairly is going to close down if the processor receives ridiculously warm, like on the component of one hundred C (212 F). which could take place if the fan stops working correct and you do some thing processor-extensive like enjoying a recreation or ripping a DVD. If it does get that warm you will experience it.

Anonymous · Answer

I think the heat is a bigger problem that you think as laptops run hot as there isn't much room in the case to circulate cooling air. I got an external cooling fan that the laptop sits on as I use mine for gaming so it gets hot.http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=355998

M C · Answer

check your preferences if "when idle 4 minutes shutdown" or something like that IS checked, uncheck it

good luck

Anonymous · Answer

take it back...somethings wrong with the thing..really..

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