Toshiba Laptop

[craft1948]

My laptop has started powering off and it won't re-boot.

When I'm on my laptop the power suddenly goes so it switches off. When I try and re-start it the power comes on then seconds later goes off again............it will only restart if left for a couple of hours.......help please.

[ChuckFickens]

I'm getting Déjà vu!

I'd still say it's over heating, does it feel warm/hot when it switches off and can you hear the fans going?

Also what model of toshiba?

[craft1948]

Hello Chuck.....it is extremely hot at the right-hand side when it's running, but I do hear the fan working.
I cannot find the model number.......

[ChuckFickens]

At least the fan is working then...

I'll stand by my original theory that it's blocked up with fluff, especially as it's physically getting very hot. the model number should be on a sticker on the bottom somewhere.

the reason for asking the model number is some of them have an easy to remove panel on the bottom that will give you access to the heat sink and fan, if yours is one that does than removing the panel and giving it a clean out with a soft brush might help.

[craft1948]

Whe I look at the User Manual it says P10 series.....

[ChuckFickens]

if it looks like this underneath

http://www.irisvista....ove-hard-drive-01.jpg

then the panel that covers the fan is the one in the top right with the two round bits on it. it's held on with 3 screws by the looks, so removing those screws should give you access to the fan and the heat sink. and it should look like this inside.

http://www.irisvista....teP15-heatsink-03.jpg

If you remove the three screws circled in red in the above picture the fan will lift out, you can then get in there with something like a soft make-up brush and try and carefully get all the fluff out from the fan area and the heat sink,the one in the pic above is pretty fluffy! they should be nice and clean so air can flow through them.

[ChuckFickens]

OH, remove the battery first.

[craft1948]

It does look like that.......how do I remove the battery?

[craft1948]

Many thanks Chuck......the daughter has done as you suggested, and it's certainly cooled down, so fingers crossed.
Again many thanks for your excellent advice.x