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    why does my m1617 always overheat and shutdown?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by nkknight, May 8, 2008.

  1. nkknight

    nkknight Newbie

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    as title, my m1617 always shutdown out of no where, i am wondering if there's anything i can do about it... one thing i notice is that the bottom part is a lot hotter than my other laptops i had before this one. i can really use some advice, thanks so much in advance
     
    nkknight, May 8, 2008
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    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Have you cleaned the dust out of the vents with some compressed air? Are the fans both working properly? If you have had the computer a while and this problem started recently, then it is most likely dust.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, May 8, 2008
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    nkknight Newbie

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    i just got it 3 days ago@_@
     
    nkknight, May 8, 2008
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    I got mine back in Nov 2007, this past Feb, 2008 started having problems with shutdown, Tech Support, had me re-formate the compute, the hard drive was changed after that. Over the past 90 days it has gone in for repair 3 times. I just got is back 3 days ago and still the same problem. Gateway is now going to replace the computer with a like or better laptop. :confused: :confused:
     
    lagreca, Jun 6, 2008
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