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kev1911 · 25-09-09, 08:50 PM

hi all,
sister in laws sony laptop shuts down after 10 mins, she took it to a shop where they did a full re-install,but have told its probably the memory thats causing it to overheat and shut down,just wondered if this is correct or could it be somthing else?

thanks in advance

kev.

Mickha · 25-09-09, 09:17 PM

There are a number of things that can cause overheating, and a shutdown, in ten minutes, but usually it's a clogged, or broken fan.
Try cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner, the suction sometimes clears it.
If not you might need to take it apart, clean it, and check that everything is working.
It is possible that faulty memory is causing the problem, but unlikely, if the shop thought this they should have replaced the memory to check it, they should have had some suitable in stock, was this a PC repair Shop?
you can access the memory modules quite easily by removing the compartment cover at the bottom of the laptop, if it has 2 modules remove 1 then try it, if it still fails remove the second one and replace the first.
What model laptop has she got, and how old is it?

kev1911 · 25-09-09, 09:23 PM

hi mickha,
thankyou for reply,it was a repair shop yes but they told her they didnt have any memory in for her machine as it is expensive? they have apparentely checked it for dust and its clean inside they said.

thanks

kev.

Analoguesat · 25-09-09, 09:45 PM

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25-09-09, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
kev1911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 183 Thanks: 45 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	sony lappy keeps shutting down? hi all, sister in laws sony laptop shuts down after 10 mins, she took it to a shop where they did a full re-install,but have told its probably the memory thats causing it to overheat and shut down,just wondered if this is correct or could it be somthing else? thanks in advance kev.

25-09-09, 09:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,004 Thanks: 44 Thanked 1,215 Times in 862 Posts	Re: sony lappy keeps shutting down? There are a number of things that can cause overheating, and a shutdown, in ten minutes, but usually it's a clogged, or broken fan. Try cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner, the suction sometimes clears it. If not you might need to take it apart, clean it, and check that everything is working. It is possible that faulty memory is causing the problem, but unlikely, if the shop thought this they should have replaced the memory to check it, they should have had some suitable in stock, was this a PC repair Shop? you can access the memory modules quite easily by removing the compartment cover at the bottom of the laptop, if it has 2 modules remove 1 then try it, if it still fails remove the second one and replace the first. What model laptop has she got, and how old is it?

25-09-09, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
kev1911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 183 Thanks: 45 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: sony lappy keeps shutting down? hi mickha, thankyou for reply,it was a repair shop yes but they told her they didnt have any memory in for her machine as it is expensive? they have apparentely checked it for dust and its clean inside they said. thanks kev.

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