Advice on computer automatic shutdown.

[Harri30]

Hey guys, I own an ASUS X42JR laptop bought in 2011. Its old and I have a new one now, but I keep this one for nostalgic reasons. These are the specs:

Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core I7 740 QM
4GB DDR3 RAM
ASUSTek K42JR Motherboard
ATI Radeon HD 5470 1GB Graphics Card
500GB Seagate HDD

Ever since I bought it I’ve been having problems with it shutting down automatically, sometimes even when it isn’t that hot. I dismissed it as just a simple overheating problem cause back then I didn’t know much about computers. However the shutdowns are completely random. I’ve played Assassin’s Creed Black Flag on it and it never shut down despite getting super-hot. But other times it shuts down immediately after I turn it on. I’ve sent it for cleaning multiple times over the years and even did it myself once but still no luck. Then I started wondering maybe its hardware issue and booted it safe mode. I ended up disabling 2 of my processors and I have not had the problem since.

Does this means that all this while my processor is the one that has been faulty? Cause I have never come across this kind of issue in my years trying to fix this.

 

[gussrtk]

this is a laptop?

if your temps are okay, it sounds like a "power supply" issue

 

[Harri30]

this is a laptop?

if your temps are okay, it sounds like a "power supply" issue

yup its a laptop. before this it the temps go above 60 degrees it shuts down. only once right after cleaning it went almost 90 degrees before shutting down. right now it hovers at about 55 degrees. i'll have a look into the PSU.
Thanks.

 

[gussrtk]

this is a laptop?

if your temps are okay, it sounds like a "power supply" issue

yup its a laptop. before this it the temps go above 60 degrees it shuts down. only once right after cleaning it went almost 90 degrees before shutting down. right now it hovers at about 55 degrees. i'll have a look into the PSU.
Thanks.

went to 90 one time? i would really double check the temps.

laptops have some similar reactions when the power cord or battery are bad