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4780 turns off

post #1 of 5
4/16/05 at 6:17pm
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Have Sager 4780, and it keeps turning off after about two hours, this is with the external power supply.

The system is about one year old, and the battery was not properly discharged once a month, as instructed in order to prolong the battery life.

Could it be that a new battery is needed?

Or, what is causing the system to abruptly shut down?

Thanks for any advice.

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post #2 of 5
4/17/05 at 7:26pm
What OS are you running? Does the OS 'know' that the system quit? I'm having a problem with my system abruptly stopping.... here's my problem, is yours anything like this?

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I have a Sager 8500, (PIII-1gb, 15", DVD), running Win XP Pro, that has started

to have a problem.

The laptop will abruptly shutdown for no apparent reason. The shutdown does

not generate an event in the event log. There doesn't seem to be any program or

service that is influencing the problem. Also, when I power the laptop back up, Xp

boots as if there was no 'crash'.

I have watched carefully what I am doing when the system stops & there is no

consistent thing I am doing when it stops. Sometimes it will run for days w/o

dying & then it will die. Then when the system is being booted back up, it will die

as soon as the OS is loaded.

I've thought about the power-saving/hibernation functions, but can't seem to

find anything connected with that causing the problem.


It happens on the battery or on AC power.

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Post more info on what is happening with your system....maybe we can get it sorted out.
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post #3 of 5
4/17/05 at 11:33pm
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XP PRO SP1

The system was just run in a cool environment, and it still shut down.

Once it shut down, the temperature at the top of the computer was checked,, and it felt warm, but there have have been times when it was hotter and the system could have kept running.

Bottom line, the system was cooll whan it shut down.

Therefore, it is really not the system overheating when it shuts down.

GEODXANN

How old is your system?

Did you recharge the battery and discharge it?

What is the temperature the the system and the surrounding medium when it shuts down?

Or, does it matter, it could be a cool atmosphere and it will still shut down.

I just spoke wth someone who knows more than I do and informed me that I will need ot take it in to have it checked out.

which means that it is more than a dead battery.

It doesn't matter what I am doing on the computer when it shuts down.

As a matter of fact, it feels hot as I type and it is still going.

Thanks for any advice.


gofxdx

PS

WHAT IS A VECTOR SPACE AND DO IS IT PROVEN?
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post #4 of 5
4/18/05 at 2:13am
I opened mine up & checked the heatsinks & cleaned the dustbunnies out of the fan & heatsink There is one under my KB, and when I opened up the fan assy there is one on the CPU & one on the MB chipset chip.

I mayhave found my problem - the heatsinks on the cpu & chipset are held down by screws - these screws go into little threaded 'stand-offs' that are solder to the MB. The was one broken loose on each heat sink, causing the heatsinks to be potentially loose on the chips. IF they were loose they would not transfer the heat.

I fixed these, put heat sink compound on the chips/heatcinks instead of the 'pads' & it seems to be running cooler.

I also downloaded a program called mobile meter & installed it - it has the ability to get the CPU heat from the chip. If you download this, you'll be able to see how hot your is running, at least.

Also, at the side of my laptop, there is an opening for the hot air to be blown out. I took out every other piece of platic in the grill, increasing the airflow. That will make it run cooler, as well.

So far, it hasn't died since this afternoon -- I'll keep you updated.

Later,

G
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post #5 of 5
4/23/05 at 2:00am
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Word of advice.

My baby is back to norm. (How?)

Word of advice.

Keep your computer clean and all of the surrounding medium clean.

If there is a lot of dust, dirt, garbage and other sticky stuff around, then there is a good chance that your computer will die soon.

1. Clean the immediate surroundings of your computer frequently. ( at least once per week).

2. Clean the outside of your computer. ( keyboard, monitor, etc. ) ( at least once per week ).

3. Do not eat or drink around your computer. ( wash your hands before you play ).

4. If you have a notebook, then do not rely on the spacers that are previded. ( find spacers between the notebook and the top of the table that will provide an even more free flow of circulation ).

5. Blow out the dust that is hidden within of your notebook with the 'coolant duster spray' at least once a week.

6. Discharge your battery (notebook) at least once per month.

I have owned my Sager notebook for one year, and did not clean it regularly ( more in particular, keeping the dust out ).

Recently, it has been overheating. And by giving it a good cleaning with the ' coolant dust spray', it is back to normal.

Thanks all.

gofx
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