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#1339012 - 04/16/12 05:01 PM

was playing games when..

kcee2u
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Registered: 09/30/06
Posts: 620
Loc: south florida

my lap top just shut down and went off,ha..yes,the charger was plugged in.. it felt really warm underneath,could it be over charged? I do hear the cooling fan come on once in a while,when needed but didn't hear it this time before it shut down.I dont know..does anyone have an idea about this? Thankyou.

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#1339023 - 04/16/12 05:39 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: kcee2u]
RedSoloCup RedSoloCup Member Registered: 12/30/11 Posts: 44 Loc: NY	Have you tired to turn it back on after it has cooled down and if so did it work? The problem with laptops is that is the cooling port is covered underneath they will get warm and shut off. If it does not come back on after it has cooled down then you may have fried either your hard drive or some other parts inside. I have a cooling rest that mine sits on, plugs into the usb port and the fans run while I am using my laptop and never have had that problem.
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#1339030 - 04/16/12 06:01 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: RedSoloCup]
DR. D DR. D Senior Member Registered: 07/25/03 Posts: 5749 Loc: Waterloo/Seneca Falls/Junius/T...	As Red said perhaps the cooling ports were blocked, also if the game you were playing has alot of 3D scrolling around like World of Warcraft this can happen due to the strain it puts on the video card. A can of compressed air while it is OFF blown into the rear heat ports could blow any of the dust bunnies out of the fans. There are also aftermarket cooling pads for those that use their laptops as desktop replacements.
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#1339037 - 04/16/12 06:20 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: DR. D]
Tabbytails Tabbytails Senior Member Registered: 02/20/06 Posts: 1055 Loc: Here Abouts.	Check to see if the charger was actually charging. We have a laptop that suddenly went out in the middle of a game. Turns out that even though the charger was plugged in, it wasn't actually charging. After unplugging and plugging it back in, it started charging and everything was okay. What was odd is there was no low battery warning given at all. It just stopped dead.
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#1339041 - 04/16/12 06:44 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: Tabbytails]
kcee2u kcee2u Senior Member Registered: 09/30/06 Posts: 620 Loc: south florida	RSP... Yes,it came back on after cooling,and DrD,no blocked cooling ports and i was playing poker on facebook.i will get a can of compressed air,and Tabby,the charger seemed to be ok..Thankyou for your input ,have a great evening. _________________________ life is a beach.....
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#1339064 - 04/16/12 08:14 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: kcee2u]
Tabbytails Tabbytails Senior Member Registered: 02/20/06 Posts: 1055 Loc: Here Abouts.	Glad it went back to normal:)
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#1339396 - 04/18/12 02:03 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: Tabbytails]
VM Smith VM Smith Diamond Member Registered: 11/28/05 Posts: 34611 Loc: Reality	Originally Posted By: Tabbytails Check to see if the charger was actually charging. We have a laptop that suddenly went out in the middle of a game. Turns out that even though the charger was plugged in, it wasn't actually charging. After unplugging and plugging it back in, it started charging and everything was okay. What was odd is there was no low battery warning given at all. It just stopped dead. Sounds like a bad connection to the computer, which may have been as simple as not having it shoved in completely. The no warning is odd, though. Any expert opinion on this? _________________________ It's never too late to be who you might have been. George Elliot
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#1339621 - 04/19/12 07:57 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: VM Smith]
MeRightYouWrong MeRightYouWrong Senior Member Registered: 06/29/11 Posts: 1482 Loc: Mountain of Truth	Originally Posted By: VM Smith Any expert opinion on this? My expertise has allowed me to narrow it down to either defective hardware or user error.
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#1339624 - 04/19/12 08:05 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: MeRightYouWrong]
123 123 Senior Member Registered: 10/28/11 Posts: 845 Loc: From Ga.	yep they all need a good usting from time to time . Porn will really mess a lap top up. Dust is one of thee first things that makes a short life out of any type of computers. The first time I ever cleaned one years ago I was in total shock to find the amount of dust that was in side of it. Forced air heat is real bad on them also. _________________________ "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace."
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#1339667 - 04/20/12 07:29 AM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: 123]
flipper1975 flipper1975 Member Registered: 03/20/01 Posts: 46 Loc: Finger Lakes	Hi there, Two things I can think of. There was a recent update to Java, that was really strange the other day. I didn't get it on my laptop but my companion did. I was playing Supreme Commander as some R&R time and my companion was on facebook playing gardens of time. After about an hour, she yelled at me and said the computer keyboard felt hotter then normal and the fan had kicked on high where she could hear it turn up and slow down every minute or two. The computer did this still after 3 reboots. Has gotten hot enough to ruin the keyboard (new one on the way) and now there was another update. The laptop has gone back to normal. Yep I did the same thing most everyone has suggested. But didn't find anything. So I looked into possible explanations and the only thing I found was that there has been several Java updates in the past that change a module or that patch something and the computer all of a sudden start running harder or hotter. Then the next patch ... walla .... all fixed. If that is the case I would love to know if that seems to be what has happened here. Of course the typical culprits remain. Fan, Power supply (doubtful but a possibility), memory, motherboard, processor. Sounds like hardware at first any way. One thing to remember is if you are using wifi to connect to your internet and the signal goes week, the wifi card in the computer could potentially work hard trying to boost the signal causing a heat problem you described to. If it continues it would be interesting to know when where and what is happening. So maybe it can be explained a little bit better. You could always check a few other things. Like if you computer has built in diagnostics ... you could run a stress test and general check out to see if any hardware comes back faulty. If something does you will at least have an answer to the burning question whether or not its hardware or software. Best wishes and good luck, _________________________ Flipper TechTalkLive http://podcasts.fingerlakes1.com/techtalklive http://www.facebook.com/techtalklive
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#1339689 - 04/20/12 10:04 AM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: flipper1975]
kcee2u kcee2u Senior Member Registered: 09/30/06 Posts: 620 Loc: south florida	thank you Flipper for your input. My lap top is working fine now,no more getting hot and shutting itself down,don't know why though,ha.I did go into Yahoo games to play cards but couldn't play because of a notice about Java,haven't done that yet,but i can play games in Facebook,go figure,ha.Thank you,have a great day. _________________________ life is a beach.....
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#1339845 - 04/21/12 03:45 AM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: kcee2u]
123 123 Senior Member Registered: 10/28/11 Posts: 845 Loc: From Ga.	Should be working instead of playing on the computer in the first place. I need my welfare check so please go to work instead of having a panic attack. I need my checks! _________________________ "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace."
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#1339933 - 04/21/12 02:28 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: 123]
kcee2u kcee2u Senior Member Registered: 09/30/06 Posts: 620 Loc: south florida	REALLY 123! I have a better idea,why not you and i put our welfare check's together and go the store and get big fat juicy steaks (good steaks)and sell some of our food stamps so we could get a least a case of beer while we sit around and talk about other people who abuse the system,then after that we can get on our computer's and play mindless games...hey,sounds good to me! _________________________ life is a beach.....
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#1339935 - 04/21/12 02:51 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: kcee2u]
VM Smith VM Smith Diamond Member Registered: 11/28/05 Posts: 34611 Loc: Reality	Ordinarily, I'd never participate in such activity, but if you'll sell some food stamps for cash, and get some weed, I might. I'd even cook the steaks. _________________________ It's never too late to be who you might have been. George Elliot
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#1339974 - 04/21/12 05:49 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: kcee2u]
123 123 Senior Member Registered: 10/28/11 Posts: 845 Loc: From Ga.	Originally Posted By: kcee2u REALLY 123! I have a better idea,why not you and i put our welfare check's together and go the store and get big fat juicy steaks (good steaks)and sell some of our food stamps so we could get a least a case of beer while we sit around and talk about other people who abuse the system,then after that we can get on our computer's and play mindless games...hey,sounds good to me! I`m bashful but does sound like fun. Can we make out? You know get a few bucks in exchange? Hey you wanna trade stamps for sex? _________________________ "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace."
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#1339999 - 04/21/12 08:13 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: 123]
kcee2u kcee2u Senior Member Registered: 09/30/06 Posts: 620 Loc: south florida	now now now 123,no 45sexing...i mean 456ing.now go away lil boy and have a good evening,ha _________________________ life is a beach.....
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#1340064 - 04/22/12 09:41 AM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: VM Smith]
Tabbytails Tabbytails Senior Member Registered: 02/20/06 Posts: 1055 Loc: Here Abouts.	Originally Posted By: VM Smith Originally Posted By: Tabbytails Check to see if the charger was actually charging. We have a laptop that suddenly went out in the middle of a game. Turns out that even though the charger was plugged in, it wasn't actually charging. After unplugging and plugging it back in, it started charging and everything was okay. What was odd is there was no low battery warning given at all. It just stopped dead. Sounds like a bad connection to the computer, which may have been as simple as not having it shoved in completely. The no warning is odd, though. Any expert opinion on this? It was the charger. It sometimes made a good connection and sometimes, not so good. lol. Anyway, we replaced the charger and all is well. We didn't look into the warning light issue.
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#1341217 - 04/26/12 09:31 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: Tabbytails]
Aces_Up Aces_Up Senior Member Registered: 03/15/01 Posts: 6031 Loc: Seneca Fall's, NY	Okay,you guys are too funny. _________________________ When my feet hit the floor in the morning, the devil says,"CRAP, SHE'S UP
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#1364326 - 09/18/12 12:32 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: DR. D]
Computique Computique Member Registered: 09/17/12 Posts: 38 Loc: New York	A can of compressed air while it is OFF blown into the rear heat ports could blow any of the dust bunnies out of the fans. this will blow dust inside of your computer, the proper way is to take out the fan.
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#1364328 - 09/18/12 12:39 PM Re: was playing games when.. [Re: Computique]
Computique Computique Member Registered: 09/17/12 Posts: 38 Loc: New York	take out the fan, regrease processor and north bridge under the cooling channel and blow out cooling fins/ fan. adjust your windows startup and remove any unecessary programs or browser help objects! $\:\)$
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