Aspire 5742z-4403 keeps on shutting down

nabinnalbo
nabinnalbo Member Posts: 2 New User

Hi there,

 

I bought above mentioned laptop in the year of 2011. It worked perfectly for almost a year but now whenever I start to watch videos, fan starts making bigger  sound and it starts heated. And all of sudden it shuts down. It happens as soon as I start to watch videos after 2 to 5 minutes. 

Answers

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,904 Trailblazer

    Frequently happens due to CPU overheating. Probably some dust bunnies clogging the intake and cooling fan. Vacuum the intake port and blow thru the exhaust port. Report back.

     

    Thanks

     

    Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • nabinnalbo
    nabinnalbo Member Posts: 2 New User

    yeah! I tried cleaning dust but it didn't work. 

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,904 Trailblazer

    Still seems like the CPU is overheating. You need to check out the CPU fan assembly. I don't think the fan is variable speed. The fan is either off or on depending on the temperature. So if the fan makes that much noise, it probably needs to be replaced.

     

    Jack E/NJ 

    Jack E/NJ

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