My Laptop Keeps Cutting Out And Shutting Down While I'm Working On It.....

[global1]

what could be the problem? What should I do?

[hobbit709]

1. Does it make any noise when it does. could be overheating.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. That was my first thought ^^^ overheating

[trotsky]

3. What hobbit709 said.

1) Get a can of compressed air
2) GO OUTSIDE
3) Blow air into all vents/intakes, until no more dust and debris comes out

Step 2 is the most important one, BTW.

[global1]

5. I Want To Thank All Of You That Responded To My Cry For Help Here.....

I did purchase a can of compressed air. I did go outside with my laptop and blew air into all the vents/intakes and completely dusted out the computer. I plugged it back in and (knock on wood) it seems to be running quieter, cooler and hasn't cut out and shut off.

Looks like your diagnosis was correct - it was overheating.

Thanks!!!!!

[trotsky]

6. Great to hear!

How big was the cloud that came out with the first puff?

[packman]

4. Overheating - 99.99% sure

As said above, try compressed air to clean it out - perhaps (just perhaps) you can upgrade fan - try to keep it elevated from work surface ( I used wooden pegs with a fan blowing air under it but it didn't work) or see if the chips are "hot" chips. When I had mine the chips were known to run hot and I replaced them - again, this didn't work.

It's possible, but rather remote, that you have a bad chip. Did you run a check on the chip integrity? Perhaps take it in for a professional check-up if you got a lot invested in the thing.

My sad story was that Toshiba had a lawsuit pressed against them and I settled for a partial refund for my experience with a laptop.

Good luck.

See article I posted earlier about hot running laptops and one possible solution:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018872071

[friendly_iconoclast]

7. Now that you've dusted it, think about getting a laptop tray with a fan:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cooling+tray&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=laptop+tray+with+fan

The same thing was happening to my ex's Toshiba, and a fan-equipped tray stopped it
(after a thorough dusting, of course)