Laptop Resetting or Crashing Randomly
Is your laptop resetting constantly?
Read on for causes on this and laptop crashing
Software Problems
Most Laptop resetting and crashing is down to software issues,
this usually involves some type of malware or software upgrade.
Make sure you
have Antivirus and Anti-malware installed and both are kept up
to date.
Drivers/software updates - If your laptop has
had software or drivers upgraded before the problem started
occurring make sure it’s compatible with your system, the
easiest way to fix this is a Windows system restore rolling back
to the date it was last working ok.
Disk & Windows Problems - Run a thorough
chkdsk (this will check the
integrity of the Windows installation, it may take a while to
run, but will flag any errors for you to see and will hopefully
fix them too) As a rule of thumb, it’s a good idea to run a
chkdsk and
defragment every so often
to prevent many computer issues and keep it running well.
Hardware Problems
Battery overheating - this occurs when the battery
has an issue such as internal connections, or is not holding a
charge properly, its worth noting that even if your laptop is
plugged into the mains supply a problem battery can still cause
problems.
If it is a
battery problem causing the
issue usually the only option is to replace the battery.
Processor overheating - this is more common on older
laptops as unlike newer processors which actually throttle back
performance to reduce heat, older types may get hotter and
hotter. (Search and download one of the many free processor
temperature monitors so confirm if this is the problem)
Once you have
ascertained that the processor is indeed overheating we need to
find the reason why.
Check all
vents - make sure that they are free of dust and see if you
can feel the air from the processors fan, if you can’t then the
fan may not be spinning and needs to be looked at to find out if
its just needs cleaning if its gummed up with dust etc, or if it
needs to be replaced if the fan motor has failed.
The last check is to make sure the thermal paste between
the laptop and heatsink is ok, if not it needs to be removed and
replaced.
If you go to this level its also worth just opening the
closing the processors locking bar, this will renew the
connection from the socket to the processor.
Faulty power
adapter, with a break in the cable, this can either be at the
laptop or mains plug end, so check carefully.
Problems can
also occur when the actual mains adapter develops a fault and
cannot provide sufficient power to the laptop.
This type of
issue is easy to spot as you will see the laptop keep changing
from mains to battery power in the system tray on the bottom
right of the Windows desktop.
Connections Metal connections can tarnish overtime leading
to a less than efficient contact causing laptop resetting
issues, by reseating the following connections it should create
a better connection and in many cases will fix the issue.
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