Acer Aspire 4736 shutdown automatically

[Zaem Zakaria]

Using the said laptop, on WinXp SP3.

1. It shutdown automatically in normal mode. No beeps, no warning, just kaput. In safe mode, no such thing as shutdown. I can use it for hours on safe mode.

2. It does not overheat, plus i'm also using a cooling fan. I cleaned the inside from dust and made sure the fan is working properly.

3. I tried reinstalling WinXP but no change. I tried installing Win 7 but the installation was aborted halfway by a BSOD, mentioning an unknown error.

4. I've tried replacing the network card, RAM, and even the batteries, but still the problem occurs.

5. Please someone clear this matter for me? I need to use the laptop for work, and now that it will just run properly in safe mode, there are some features unusable.

Thanks a lot, helps are very much appreciated.

 

[sucedaneo]

In safe mode, by default the fan is spinning at full speed. In normal mode the fan spin is controlled by windows/BIOS.
Try to monitorize the CPU temperature, for example with PC Wizard or Everest, to check if is due a overheating failure.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Hard drive failing or possibly another hardware fault as its shutting down so fast....

Run a HIRENS CD hard drive test first in DOS...

All the best Brett