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Laptop power failure

Rotenone

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 5:56AM

Sir, I have a 2 year old Packard Bell Easynote LJ 71 laptop.Recently it suddenly cut out and closed down by itself.I unplugged it,switched it on and it again shut down after a short time.Please can you advise me as to what is going wrong with it.

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wiz-king

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 6:08AM

Overheating? Dust clogged fan? Fan failure? Faulty power supply/batteries?

Could be lots of things. I'm not a laptop expert but these are some of the common problems.

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buteman

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 8:14AM

Try it with the battery removed.

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onthelimit1

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 8:50AM

Does the led that indicates the battery is being charges illuminate? What does the battery level indicator show?

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finerty

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 9:56AM

Get a brush and brush of the dust. Get an air can use the air can

Do you no about taking anti static precautions, Google it and read about it, get yourself an anti static wrist strap.

If u feel confident and have the manual of the laptop open it, the back cover to remove dust but make sure you are grounded. Only your manual will tell you how to open the laptop and may even explain how to remove the keyboard. It may come under the section of adding more RAM cards.

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finerty

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Posted May 4, 2012 at 9:58AM

Alos use Q tips cotton wool tips to clean the and and use a pencil in between the blades to stop the fan moving to much as you give it clean.

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Rotenone

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Posted May 6, 2012 at 10:31AM

Thank you everyone.I have found out that there is a thermal cut-out which kicks in when the laptop overheats due to a dust clogged fan. The advice about giving it a good clean was excellent and has cured the problem.Thank you all again. Best wishes.

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