Acer notebook shuts off suddenly

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ej1245, Apr 25, 2008.

  1. ej1245

    ej1245 Corporal

    Hi, I'm helping a friend out with her Acer Aspire 3620. Its in pretty bad shape, I attempted to wipe the hard drive and reinstall XP, but when the process begins the notebook shuts off suddenly. Chkdsk has the same results after about 5%. I suspect faulty power supply or overheating, anybody have any other clues or things I should try to keep it going?
     
    ej1245, Apr 25, 2008
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    It may well be overheating. At the very least, spray air into the vents to try and get dust out.
    If he/she has the manual, you may want to attempt to take it apart and clean out some dust.
     
    plodr, Apr 25, 2008
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  3. ej1245

    ej1245 Corporal

    thats what I am attempting to do now, however there doesn't seem to be a panel on the bottom to remove to get to the fan! I can't find a service manual any place, any ideas?
     
    ej1245, Apr 25, 2008
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