New laptop - DOA?
 

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[Closed] New laptop - DOA?

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 rj
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Took delivery of an Asus n56vm today. It boots up OK, but once I put some music on and open a couple of windows it shuts down without warning (i.e. it switches off with no shutdown procedure). Am I doing something stupid, or is the power supply gubbed?


 
Posted : 24/11/2012 9:57 pm
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Hard to diagnose based on just that, but I'd be leaning towards a thermal cutout, heat sink not seated correctly. Could be a dozen things.

If you boot it and leave it alone, does it still cut out?


 
Posted : 24/11/2012 10:45 pm
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i had similar with a new toshiba bios update cured it


 
Posted : 25/11/2012 3:04 am

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