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Posted on Jan 24, 2009

Pc keeps shutting down

My acer aspire 3690 pc is up&running one minute then goes completely off leaving a blank black screen it will boot up again immediately but never know when it will happen again? any help will be greatly appreciated.

  • Azz
    Azz May 11, 2010

    Do you have to restart it, or does it do it automatically?

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do you have the power saving settings to switch laptop off after a certain lenghth of time?is the laptop overheating?are you using it on a soft surface eg deep pile carpet?

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