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Laptop Shutting Down?
Posted on 10/29/26 at 5:24 am
Posted on 10/29/26 at 5:24 am
My Dell laptop that is about eight years old keeps shutting off even with a full charge of the battery. It does not do it all the time. I replaced the battery a few years ago.
Any ideas on what to check?
Any ideas on what to check?
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:39 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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My Dell laptop that is about eight years old
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Any ideas on what to check?
The prices of new laptops?
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 7:40 am
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:15 am to Lonnie Utah
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e prices of new laptops?
This. But also an 8th gen Dell system board runs about $30 if you’re brave and your RAM is modular. That includes a nice CPU upgrade if yours is lower end for that model.
I think 8th gen is totally fine for mobile but “8 year old laptop” usually means 10-12 years old in my experience so maybe it’s not an 8th gen you’re trying to fix. Anything older than that is basically e-waste.
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 8:17 am
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:45 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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My Dell laptop that is about eight years old keeps shutting off even with a full charge of the battery. It does not do it all the time. I replaced the battery a few years ago.
Any ideas on what to check?
If you insist on keeping it, try blowing it out well with a can of air. It sounds a bit like overheating. If that still doesn't work, I'd strongly consider a replacement.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 1:16 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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Any ideas on what to check?
Have a chat with Claude and it will work you though diagnosis.
Posted on 10/29/26 at 7:30 pm to Kingpenm3
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Have a chat with Claude
Yet another Tech board helpful note, completely ignoring the knowledge of the OP.
So what you do is open an admin Powershell, and then...
Posted on 10/30/26 at 10:26 am to jdd48
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try blowing it out well with a can of air. It sounds a bit like overheating
You can also install a program that monitors CPU temps if the hardware is installed on the mobo. Blow it out good, especially the CPU heatsink, then monitor the CPU temp. I'm wondering if the thermal paste has broken down and you aren't getting good transfer to the heat sink. Or the CPU fan could be failing.
Posted on 10/30/26 at 2:18 pm to PJinAtl
Likely overheating.
Could be a little short on the board.
Make sure you go get all the updates from the manufacturer if you have not.
Could be a little short on the board.
Make sure you go get all the updates from the manufacturer if you have not.
Posted on 10/31/26 at 12:16 pm to Dallaswho
I have started to look at deals for a new laptop. One thing I noticed is they do not have ethernet ports on them now. Of these three brands which one would you pick? I am trying to keep it in the $600 range.
Acer
Dell
HP
Acer
Dell
HP
Posted on 10/31/26 at 9:16 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
You can pull the event log to try and find the cause.
Posted on 11/2/26 at 10:17 am to gmac8604
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You can pull the event log to try and find the cause.
I checked and I did not see any obvious errors.
I checked and I replaced the battery in this laptop about five years ago. I also added a bigger 1 TB SSD . I am thinking of replacing the battery again and maybe adding some more memory. But I currently have 12GB of ram now which is higher than most of the new laptops I was checking into.
Is there anything elseI could replace? My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5570. This laptop works most of the time with no issues except for the battery. Sometimes when I am on DuckDuckGo it will pop up with a message that there is not enough memory to open a page. When this happens I clear out my cache and it works OK again. Maybe I need to quit using DuckDuckGo.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 2:07 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
Acer cheap. Dell easy to get parts for. HP neither. I'd go used Latitude 5430 (1235u)for $200 on ebay for something with a lot of life left that is repairable, or if you're willing to also buy a warranty, then an Acer (Core Ultra 226v) refurb for like $450. Not sure about new market but the ones I saw in Walmart the other day were worse than both and cost around $1000.
Posted on 11/6/26 at 6:31 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
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I also added a bigger 1 TB SSD
Whatever you do, make sure to harvest this.
Posted on 11/7/26 at 7:52 am to deeprig9
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I also added a bigger 1 TB SSD
Whatever you do, make sure to harvest this.
I would definitely keep the SSD. I already have several from past laptops. I even have a few usb powered standalone one's.
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