# My computer randomly shuts off

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 29, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646 "2010-11-29T13:04:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/21 "2010-11-30T09:29:02Z")

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> [@travisn](#):
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> nope. its spinning now. super quiet/doesnt seem fast enough though

On some fans you can peel back the sticker and add lube to the fan. You may be able to add some grease or something to it.

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/22 "2010-11-30T09:31:01Z")

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> [@TradersBASE](#):
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> Splurge and get the $5 canned air. Try it. Nothing to lose except a possible dust bunny. 😉  
> Several times I’ve paid $5 for the air and billed quite a bit more than that because it solved overheating issues.

nice! so I should take the ram/heat sink cover off and just go to town with the air in and around the fan/heat sink area?

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/23 "2010-11-30T09:38:00Z")

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Remove anything that’s easy to get out of the way but I wouldn’t go nuts pulling the case apart.  
The canned air has good force and should break up and dislodge dust if that’s the culprit…without removing anything.  
Think about how the cases are designed…air in and air out. Try to force the air in the same path as it naturally flows, but with force.

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/24 "2010-11-30T10:44:54Z")

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Laptops have variable speed fans too. When you first turn it on and it’s cool the fan will spin pretty slow to conserve battery power. As the laptop heats up it will spin faster.

As others keep saying, blast that thing with the air and see what happens. As long as you’re not holding the can upside down spraying liquid in there the air won’t hurt anything.

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/25 "2010-11-30T11:05:23Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> Laptops have variable speed fans too. When you first turn it on and it’s cool the fan will spin pretty slow to conserve battery power. As the laptop heats up it will spin faster.
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> As others keep saying, blast that thing with the air and see what happens. As long as you’re not holding the can upside down spraying liquid in there the air won’t hurt anything.

Yup. Upside down is only for huffing. 😛  
The old air was odorless…this new “green” shit even right side up smokes out the room with odor. I miss the old stuff.

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**Author:** ![eskudo12791](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@eskudo12791](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eskudo12791)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-computer-randomly-shuts-off/206646/26 "2010-12-05T16:50:16Z")

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I would say its an overheating issue. Cooling pads are where its at for a dedicated laptop

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