advent 7089 keeps switching off

[ritzema]

Hi guys
can anyone help my advent 7089 keeps switching itself off for no reason, I dont think its overheating could it be anything to do with the bios?
Any ideas guys
Thanks

[Analoguesat]

As none of us are mind readers we need more info!

Give us anything that might be relevant

the operating system you use
if this is a recent thing
any changes made to it recently
is your antivirus s/w up to date - and been run recently
Have any kids been playing with it recently

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[bannon1975]

I had the same problem with my advent (utterly awful laptops). The battery was apparently not charging even though it was showing as charging, had to take it into the shop and it was the port for the power cable that was dodgy so the battery wasnt recharging thus it turned itself off all the time.

[ritzema]

Sorted it now Guys,
Over heating so took the hoover to it & propped it up on dvd cases, look daft but its working fine now.
Thanks

[MorriSoft]

Originally Posted by ritzema

Sorted it now Guys,
Over heating so took the hoover to it & propped it up on dvd cases, look daft but its working fine now.
Thanks

You would be best to sort out that properly by either getting it proffessionally cleaned inside and out or doing so yourself.

I would also check temperature sensors, as they may be faulty (and thus the cause of the problem) and also fans within the laptop.

Remember, dust is the Pcs/laptops worst enemy, dust traps warmth, warmth fries chips and in turn causes a costly repair or replace for the user.

Glad you got it sorted tho.

P.S - the dvd case idea is smart, I made a little bracket/base for my laptop from some scraps of wood in the garage, sanded it down sprayed it black, looks mint.

It simply raises the entire back half of the laptop by 2 inches, allowing alot more air-flow, and in turn, a slight, but not great, performance increase from the laptop itself! It oddly also raises the keyboard to an angle similar to that of a real keyboard, so makes typing on the fly much easier too!