Silly comp keeps restarting randomly... Help?

last SG · 2009-09-02T00:59:57+00:00

For Mac it is good becoz the application smcFanControl allows the user to control his/her Mac's Fan speed~... Can select high RPM or default speed.

ThunderFbolt SG

hi, here's the gist of the problem. i just got an acer aspire one N280 recently, and it works great. only probably is, as my title says, it restarts randomly. sometimes when i'm surfing the web, sometimes when i'm using my word processor, sometimes when there aren't any applications running and i'm not using it at all. anyone has any suggestions as to what is wrong or what i can do? or just send it for a check up?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Any errors before it restarts?

Does the laptop feel very hot? How about the air coming out from the ventilation?

ThunderFbolt SG

no errors, or maybe restart too fast until i can't see.

laptop shouldn't be too hot, putting it on the fan thing that pasar malam sell to push air out from under the comp.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

laptop shouldn't be too hot

Can have confirmation on this? If it burns your hands... then it's not good news.

Did you see any blue screen before it restarts? If yes, the restart occurs very fast, usually in a few seconds.

ThunderFbolt SG

nope, it usually feels very cool. slightly warmer than my hand only.

no blue screen at all. usually, just doing my stuff and bam! see the acer word on the screen showing it restarting =(

MyPillowTalks SG

Maybe windows update was running at the background, then never inform u and it auto restart??

Did u knock ur laptop previously? maybe the ram was lose and sometimes it just restarts

Laptop is a bit hard to troubleshoot cos u can take it apart like a desktop, best is to bring it to acer for a check

93'guy SG

i'm also having this prob with my desktop .

reformatted it . installed vista home premium SP 2 .

problem was and is , whenever i plug in my linksys wireless USB into the USB port ,

the desktop restarts .

dinky1409 SG

de last time my laptop keep restarting itself, de reason was because de fan spoil so it gets super duper hot lols..

ndmmxiaomayi SG

nope, it usually feels very cool. slightly warmer than my hand only.

no blue screen at all. usually, just doing my stuff and bam! see the acer word on the screen showing it restarting =(

Hmm...

Heat doesn't appear to be an issue here. That leaves other hardware and power issue. I suggest you bring to Acer to ask them to check.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

i'm also having this prob with my desktop .

reformatted it . installed vista home premium SP 2 .

problem was and is , whenever i plug in my linksys wireless USB into the USB port ,

the desktop restarts .

Your problem differs from TS...

When did you buy your Linksys wireless USB adaptor?

ThunderFbolt SG

sigh, they find here find there cannot find anything wrong aside from the fact that it keep restarting. so they gave me a new one. guess what?

ARGH!!!!!! >=(

Berner ong SG

hi ThunderFbolt. U using vista? cause for xp u can use the win xp cd to do repair and the problem will be remedy.

caleb_chiang SG

so the new one still restarts?

ThunderFbolt SG

hi ThunderFbolt. U using vista? cause for xp u can use the win xp cd to do repair and the problem will be remedy.

this one netbook, not laptop =) no cd drive. though i did originally ask them for reinstall OS, which still has problem. then replacement netbook, which still has problem.

acer then called me regarding my problem. apparently i'm not the only one with this situation.

ThunderFbolt SG

so the new one still restarts?

yeap

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Appears to be Acer hardware issues? There's no way a new netbook can still have the same problems.

caleb_chiang SG

Well, it's a netbook... running on intel atom. you would expect that the chip would have trouble to process a lot of applications running on background... Try disabling and uninstalling the unneccessary application.

I think it's mostly memory overloaded problem that cause the netbook to restart ba.

charlize SG

My lappie is always hot.

Burning smell sometimes.

meltz SG

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ThunderFbolt SG

acer service centre

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-_-; i know where it is. besides, i already EXCHANGED for a new one. NEW ONE still got problem.