Laptop Shuts Off

I have a Compaq Armada 110

I bought it for parts and end up fixing it. I installed a new Pentium III 800Mhz Socket 370 Processor CPU because I bought the laptop without one and it runs fine until it starts to shut off.

Heres the problem

And when I turn on my laptop after a few minutes it shuts off and the bottom feels hot and the fan don't blow i'm not sure if thats the problem.

Processor
INTEL Celeron 800

Chipset
Intel 440BX chipset, PCI bus Version 2.1

Hard Drive
80 GB

Memory
576 MB SDRAM

Video Chipset
ATI Rage LT Pro 3D 2X AGP Video Controller

VIDEORAM
8MB

And when I turn on my laptop after a few minutes it shuts off and the bottom feels hot and the fan don't blow i'm not sure if thats the problem.

Heat would cause shutdown... does the fan run at all?

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Originally Posted by NooNoo

Heat would cause shutdown... does the fan run at all?

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When I turn on the laptop and look below to check the fan just sits there not moving. so do you think thats the issue. Quick question what if the power to the fan don't work what should I do (Just throwing that out there in case it's not the fan) becuase I don't want to waste 20 bucks something that's not broken.

OK I check and shake the fan wire plug and it starts to spin full speed then it stops and does it again. Is that normal for this kind of laptop

Loose or bnad connection:



http://www.eserviceinfo.com/index.ph...paq+Armada+110


http://www.laptoprepair101.com/lapto.../all-comments/

So it is nomal for a laptop fan to wind-up for 3 seconds and shut off and then wind-up again after 3 minutes and shut off again. I didn't have to wobble it. It was just loose

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Originally Posted by OMGmissinglink

Most Lappy fans normally are thermal controlled that sounds about normal. Suggestion "Lappy cooler pad".


http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/s...categoryID=193

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4. There's also one with 4 built in USB Ports

Sorry bad Links these work.

was thnking about getting a cooler pad but not sure which one there are 4 choices. Please help me choose

1. 3 Fans Aluminum High Quality (OEM), 2500 RPM X3, over 45 CFM of air flow...
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Aluminum-Lap...QQcmdZViewItem

2. Non-Slip Laptop Cooler & Heat shield XPAD NO FANS NOISE...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Non-Slip-Laptop-...QQcmdZViewItem

3. (This Ones Looks Cool but Scares me)PCMCIA Notebook Cooler Fan USB Power cooling Laptop...
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4. There's also one with 4 Port USB Hub...
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Notebook-Lap...QQcmdZViewItem

I will have to do this one by one.

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You have a small vented area, a small fan, a small heat exchanger prone to 'crudding-up', and they need cleaning occassionally.

Fans fail. Bios settings for cooling get re-set. Connections fail.


Adding an aftermarket cooling platform is all well and good AFTER you check the basic goods.

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Originally Posted by OMGmissinglink

Xpad: IMHO I disagree with their writings.

You have to consider lappy's componets are small cramped in small enclosure which makes them tougher to cool than desktop pc's. This is the reason I suggest cooling pads w/fans "in all cases the noise level of cooling pad fans do not exceed the laptop itself.

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So should I go for the Xpad are the 3 Fans