Help! My sys goes off at random!?
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My sister had this problem and it was down to overheating.
You could try a few things.
Switch off the computer.
Buy an airduster from Maplin - don't use a vacuum cleaner or blow through a straw in your mouth. Use the airduster to blast some of this inert gas into the crevices and slots to clear out the dust.
Switch on and listen for the fan. Wait ten minutes and listen again.
Copy a large file into another folder - don't just move it, actually copy it and listen for the fan. If you don't hear the fan, you need to get on to Dell and find out where you can get it repaired.
If you do hear the fan, maybe some additional cooling is required. You can get a cooling plate that sits under your laptop and keeps the temperature down.
Here's hoping you get this resolved soon... Good Luck!
Could be a virus crashing the system, the OS could be corrupt from a virus or system crash. If the system is really hot, try to let it run in a cool spot, not on your lap. Could be that its a Dell too.
With a laptop the most likely problem is overheating. The fan may have failed or the ducts could be blocked. Has it become unusually quite lately (i.e. fan not coming on)?
It's probably a virus. There is a command to stop the shut down though. Right when you turn your computer go to run in the start menu, and type in shutdown -a. That should stop the shutdown. Hope this helps. :)
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