MooN Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 it's that time again. For some reason my laptop switches itself off and shuts down without warning. I have actually put this down to the bettery or charging system overheating as it seems to be linked to the underside of the unit getting very hot. I have managed to work with this by keeping an eye on the batt temp and either unplugging, if it's plugged in, or just stopping using it for a while which seems to allow it to cool down. Due to lockdown and stuff it has seen some fairly intensive usage over the last 6 months and is running most of the day with one thing and another. Unfortunately it has now started dropping the internet connection. when I try to reconnect it says there are no wifi networks available ( 2 other computors and the telly are all running off the wifi no problem). the troubleshooter says that there is no ethernet cable connected which is irrelevant cos it's alwas been connected via wifi. when I go into settings and look at the wifi connection status is says "disactivated" or something similar. the laptop dos have a physical manual switch on the side for the wifi and yes I have double checked each time that it is in the on position. the only solution I have is to switch the unit off and then back on again. it takes around 20 minutes to shut down ( normally very quick) but when I restart it it will reconnect to the wifi network with no problem. any ideas why it might do this or what I can do about it? apart from buying a new one which I don't have the means to do currently. The laptop is a Lenove X201 given to me a while ago by a friend. running windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, MooN said: it's that time again. For some reason my laptop switches itself off and shuts down without warning. I have actually put this down to the bettery or charging system overheating as it seems to be linked to the underside of the unit getting very hot. I have managed to work with this by keeping an eye on the batt temp and either unplugging, if it's plugged in, or just stopping using it for a while which seems to allow it to cool down. Due to lockdown and stuff it has seen some fairly intensive usage over the last 6 months and is running most of the day with one thing and another. Unfortunately it has now started dropping the internet connection. when I try to reconnect it says there are no wifi networks available ( 2 other computors and the telly are all running off the wifi no problem). the troubleshooter says that there is no ethernet cable connected which is irrelevant cos it's alwas been connected via wifi. when I go into settings and look at the wifi connection status is says "disactivated" or something similar. the laptop dos have a physical manual switch on the side for the wifi and yes I have double checked each time that it is in the on position. the only solution I have is to switch the unit off and then back on again. it takes around 20 minutes to shut down ( normally very quick) but when I restart it it will reconnect to the wifi network with no problem. any ideas why it might do this or what I can do about it? apart from buying a new one which I don't have the means to do currently. The laptop is a Lenove X201 given to me a while ago by a friend. running windows 10. Laptops are prone to overheating......and the older they get the more of a problem it gets as the fans get clogged up. May be worth getting a can of compressed air to blow it through.......then try and leave a gap underneath if possible for ventilation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, XTreme said: Laptops are prone to overheating......and the older they get the more of a problem it gets as the fans get clogged up. May be worth getting a can of compressed air to blow it through.......then try and leave a gap underneath if possible for ventilation. Ta, I am working on creating a gap. hadn't thought of cleaning the fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just now, MooN said: Ta, I am working on creating a gap. hadn't thought of cleaning the fan. The inside will be full of dust......keep your head back when you blow it. I use a Leaf Blower on all mine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 ok, i'm impressed. I switched it off so I could remove the battery and re glue the feet back on it. it wouldn't start again and gave message " fan error" top left of the screen and then just shut down. I got a hammet and chisel out and removed the screws from the back, removed the keyboard which gave me access to the fan. i just blew gently on it a couple of times to see if it wasn't seized or anything but it moved ok so I gave a long steady blow in an attempt to clean it without damaging it. I replaced the keyboard and then hammered al the screws back in the holes. it started up first time and is now working again.! I'll see if I can get a can of air tomorrow and do it again, ( i get what you mean Bruce about the bearings). and give the whole thing a gentle blowjob... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Tools @MooN considers belonging to any good computer shop for fixing a laptop: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 ask any of the techniciens who've worked with me over the last few years what my catch phrase is at work and they'll tell you " You need a bigger hammer for that..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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