[FC2] Toshiba Laptop Unexpectedly Powers Off

[lwj]

On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 22:57, Joe MacDonald wrote:
> I had the same problem with my Toshiba Satellite 1900. It is probably over
> heating.
> 
> I am not sure how your fan and air flow/vents are laid out on your laptop
> but I took some off and blew out quite a bit of dust. Especially around the
> air exhaust. If you can get to the actual fan that would be best.
> 
> Don't get carried away and spin the fan at high speed using compressed air
> as you will jsut burn out the bearings.
> 
> Ever since I cleaned mine out I haven't had any problems.
> 
> Let me know if this works.
> 
> Joe MacDonald
> jamacdon at hwy97.com
> 
If you laptop is overheating then ACPI/APM is not working correctly
(dirty heat sinks and fans don't help either.)