Shuts down unexpectedly

I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of weeks ago,
my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start again for
two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.

At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and maybe my
graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing it at
other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.

I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?

Sounds like you have an overheating problem in the laptop. Make sure you
dust it out with a can of air or compressor. Make sure you are not
suffocating it (for example, having it on a bed with a blanket underneath
it). Hot air should be coming out of the laptop, if all else fails, take it
to a local repair center.

"Sinthe" <> wrote in message
news:848A12DA-647D-440A-AE23-...
> I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of weeks
> ago,
> my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
> screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start again
> for
> two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.
>
> At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and maybe
> my
> graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing it at
> other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.
>
> I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?

That was another one of my suspicions. I've pointed a fan at it; hopefully,
that will help.

Thank you very much!

"Shawn Skonberg" wrote:

> Sounds like you have an overheating problem in the laptop. Make sure you
> dust it out with a can of air or compressor. Make sure you are not
> suffocating it (for example, having it on a bed with a blanket underneath
> it). Hot air should be coming out of the laptop, if all else fails, take it
> to a local repair center.
>
> "Sinthe" <> wrote in message
> news:848A12DA-647D-440A-AE23-...
> > I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of weeks
> > ago,
> > my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
> > screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start again
> > for
> > two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.
> >
> > At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and maybe
> > my
> > graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing it at
> > other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.
> >
> > I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?
>

I fan will not help if it is clogged. Ensure you clean it out.

"Sinthe" <> wrote in message
newsA60DF5E-60ED-4D87-B7C6-...
> That was another one of my suspicions. I've pointed a fan at it;
> hopefully,
> that will help.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> "Shawn Skonberg" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you have an overheating problem in the laptop. Make sure you
>> dust it out with a can of air or compressor. Make sure you are not
>> suffocating it (for example, having it on a bed with a blanket underneath
>> it). Hot air should be coming out of the laptop, if all else fails, take
>> it
>> to a local repair center.
>>
>> "Sinthe" <> wrote in message
>> news:848A12DA-647D-440A-AE23-...
>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of
>> > weeks
>> > ago,
>> > my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
>> > screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start
>> > again
>> > for
>> > two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.
>> >
>> > At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and
>> > maybe
>> > my
>> > graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing it
>> > at
>> > other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.
>> >
>> > I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?
>>

Opps "a" fan will not help.

"Shawn Skonberg" <> wrote in message
news:3508CCDE-ADFB-4C78-AEA9-...
> I fan will not help if it is clogged. Ensure you clean it out.
>
> "Sinthe" <> wrote in message
> newsA60DF5E-60ED-4D87-B7C6-...
>> That was another one of my suspicions. I've pointed a fan at it;
>> hopefully,
>> that will help.
>>
>> Thank you very much!
>>
>> "Shawn Skonberg" wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds like you have an overheating problem in the laptop. Make sure you
>>> dust it out with a can of air or compressor. Make sure you are not
>>> suffocating it (for example, having it on a bed with a blanket
>>> underneath
>>> it). Hot air should be coming out of the laptop, if all else fails, take
>>> it
>>> to a local repair center.
>>>
>>> "Sinthe" <> wrote in message
>>> news:848A12DA-647D-440A-AE23-...
>>> > I'm running Vista Home Premium on an HP dv9000 laptop. A couple of
>>> > weeks
>>> > ago,
>>> > my laptop decided to shut down on its own. No error message, no blue
>>> > screen... it just shut down. It does not restart. It will not start
>>> > again
>>> > for
>>> > two or three minutes after it first shuts itself down.
>>> >
>>> > At first, I thought it was a problem with a game (The Sims 2), and
>>> > maybe
>>> > my
>>> > graphics card (an nVidia GeForce 8800, IIRC). Then, it started doing
>>> > it at
>>> > other times, sometimes when I was just surfing the internet.
>>> >
>>> > I can give more information about my system upon request. Help?
>>>

I appreciate your kind support on this issue.
I will follow your suggestions for sure and thanks once more..

--
Montague