Laptop wants to load up then shuts off

I have a Compaq Presario 1700 laptop that was given to me when I turn it on it begins to load up then shuts off after appx 30 seconds. The moniter doesn't come on at all, but you can hear the hard drive working until it shuts off again. What could the problem be? Would it be worth it to repair?

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I would take into a computer shop and see whats wrong with it, sounds like a bad CPU Fan.

Posted on Aug 12, 2006

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