[Gllug] Spontaneous shutdown of laptop

[Benjamin Goodacre]

Can you try either using a CPU stress tool or doing the compile on
batteries? I have used http://freshmeat.net/projects/stress/  in the
past for general HW testing. If you can x compiles in a row with no
problems or run the stress test for a multiple of time that the compile
would take then I would suggest that it your problem.

I think the 'PSU card' is usually - if not always - soldered directly on
the mobo though. :(

Benjamin

-----Original Message-----
From: gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk [mailto:gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk] On
Behalf Of John Winters
Sent: 06 November 2009 12:37
To: Greater London Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Spontaneous shutdown of laptop

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:55:46 -0000, "Benjamin Goodacre"
<roger at rabbit.name>
wrote:
> Was it plugged into the mains at the time or running just on battery?

It was plugged in to the mains.  I've tested it subsequently running on
battery and it seemed fine.  My son has  similar one, slightly older,
and
that one suffered a sudden battery failure - fine one day, incapable of
running the machine the next.  The battery on this one seems fine
though.

John

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