# Laptop Problems **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 14, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-problems/187411 "2007-01-14T09:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-problems/187411/15 "2007-01-14T11:06:56Z")
> [@SOLD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold/22638/28): > > But it will turn on adn run for a few mins sometimes,so whats that mean? I dont have the cash for a new laptop but i need one. Can’t u replace chips that are bad on them? If it was that easy to replace chips most computer companies would go bankrupt…thats how they make money…knowing the end user will do the stupidest thing that’ll cause it to die…thus making them buy a new one making the company more money. When you say turn on and run for a few mins do you mean initially or after it cuts off once and you start messing with it? If you mean the first time then it’s a overheating problem…the second one can be a combination of both overheating/fried chips --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-problems/187411)._