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    3000 C100 random shutdowns

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by anodos, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. anodos

    anodos Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone. Crazy new problem. My C100 has started randomly shutting down. I'm wondering if it's overheating, although I used Speedfan to check the temp and it SAYS it's hovering around 41-43C, which seems fine. I've been noticing the fan spinning a LOT, though. Once the notebook has been on for ~10 minutes, it comes on and stays on. I placed a tissue around all the edges/vents and cannot see any air stirring at all. I tried to blow out the insides using compressed air as best I could, although I couldn't figure out how to get the back plate all the way off.

    Any ideas about the random shutdowns?
    Any ideas about why there's no airflow out of the vents even when the fan is on?
    Any ideas on how to get the back plate all the way off?

    Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

    EDIT
    I finally got to the fan and heatsink and blew it all out with compressed air. I now can feel some airflow out the back vent and was able to run a full Spybot scan, which always killed it before. So far so good. Hopefully this takes care of it.
     
    anodos, Feb 17, 2009
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