Posts by Mark K

A quick easy workaround that will usually get you by... When powering up, first go into the BIOS config screen... Now wait for the fan to come on... After the fan comes on, then exit the BIOS... This early shutdown problem is...

A little update on my shutdown problems with my M6811... I had a problem where 30% of the time on power up or a few minutes after the fans would come on full and the laptop then turns off. My work-around was to power-up into the...

I had the random shutdown issue on my M6811... My solution that works the best is to boot up to the bios screen and wait the 20 sec's until the fans kick on.... A few months ago, I started having other motherboard issues... The...

Measure the voltage at the power cord plug tip. Then wiggle the cord. The voltage should be a steady ~18 volts. I'm guessing you have a wire break near the plug. If you're handy with a soldering iron, this is moderately simple to...

Yes, I think replacing the dried out thermal compound is a great help. The other thing that really really contributes to eliminating the shutdown problem is tightening the heat sink screws. When you carry your laptop around, the case...

I also have been living with this problem for sometime. I finally broke down, and replaced the cracked, dried out thermal compound with AS5 and the shutdown problem is gone! While I had the heatsink off, I noticed that the tape that...

Again, from my experience, I don't think this is a temperature problem. This is a sensor problem (software or hardware). I would love to know what that shutdown circuit looks like... And where is this temperature sensor located??? ...

My machine usually kicks the fan on at a low level 1-2 min's after booting. The main reason being is that CPU and disk activity are fairly high at this point. I don't think this is a problem. My #1 guess to this problem is still a...

Are you sure the speakers aren't just muted? Try pushing both the sound up and sound down buttons simultaneously. There was a time I had a similar problem and I didn't realize I had the sound muted. Good luck! Mark

If I'm on AC and I'm playing a 3D graphic intensive game with a lot of disk access, the fan will blow HOT air out the vent. The top left area under the laptop will be VERY warm. I wouldn't want the computer sitting on my lap... I also...