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tennisboy

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My laptop keeps automatically turning off every 30 minutes sometimes every 5 minutes, while its on its very slow! I DONT KNOW WHATS WRONG =( Its always plugged into the wall so it has a power supply. someone help!!!!

specs of my computer are
emachines
windows xp home edition SP2
1.79 ghz
448 mb ram

Edited by tennisboy, 16 June 2007 - 11:25 AM.

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tennisboy

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bump someone please help!
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anzenketh

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Are you getting error messages on start? Is your system getting hot?
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In order to help you we need all the pieces of the puzzle...
What are your system components...if you dont know...get everest home here
and it will give you all the info...
install and launch it...click the + by computer...click on sensor...get a screenshot and post it so I can check your temps and voltages...


did the problem just start or has it been going on for awhile..
did you recently add any new programs or hardware..
did you recently get any updates for any of your programs or any windows updates...
what are you doing when the problem happens...
the more info you can give us will help solve your problem quicker...
do you have any malware tools...if so what

Edited by happyrck, 27 June 2007 - 06:18 PM.

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tennisboy

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sorry for the late reply we brought it to a tech and he found the fan was overheating. Ended up just getting a new laptop

Thanks guys~!

Edited by tennisboy, 27 June 2007 - 06:58 PM.

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