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Thread ID: 96979 2009-01-30 23:02:00 PC off without warning agus (12998) Press F1
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743387 2009-01-30 23:02:00 Hi,

For the past two weeks my PC is off itself without any warning and I have to wait for a while to restart again.

Does anyone know what cause it?
agus (12998)
743388 2009-01-30 23:08:00 Sounds like its over heating - if a PC gets to hot, its built in thermal protection in the CPU will cut in and shut it down, Normally if you try to restart it it wont, but wait 5 minutes and it will.

With the PC turned off, remove the side of the case, look at the CPU Fan, blow / clean out all the dust and rubbish then it should work fine.
wainuitech (129)
743389 2009-01-31 09:25:00 My laptop is doing the same on hot days down here in Ch Ch 30 degrees today. i just open dvd drive and blow a small desk fan on the laptop. Helps improve air flow just make sure all vents are free of dust etc.
Cheers
Wayne
WayneMiddy (14028)
743390 2009-02-01 01:59:00 Could also be a failing power supply Agent_24 (57)
743391 2009-02-01 03:40:00 Hi Guys,

Thank you for advices. it's working well now.
agus (12998)
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