My laptop turns itself off without getting hot (solutions)

Old laptops, in the end, cause problems of any kind. It is difficult to know where the shots will come from, but for this the FAQ or Troubleshotting are useful . It becomes difficult to identify a specific problem based on symptoms because there are many models and brands on the laptop market. If you already know that your laptop turns itself off without heating up, you may find the solution to your problem here.

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Outdated bios

It may be the case that we only have the outdated BIOS and that is the conflict. Tell you beforehand that it is difficult for this to be the reason, but it must be done like doctors: discard options. Surely, most of you don't know the version of your BIOS, but don't worry because it's easy to know.

To do this, we will use a program called CPU-Z, which will provide us with this information. So:

Download it and install it on the laptop that turns off only. We run it and go to the " Mainboard " tab. Look at the " BIOS " section, specifically in its " Version " box. There you will have the version of your BIOS.

Now, you have to access the website of the laptop manufacturer to download or check the BIOS versions available for our model. I recommend you to Google this way, for example:

ASUS X556UJ-X0015T BIOS

You will get several results, but always get on the official page of the product to avoid surprises. Once you have seen that there is a newer version, you will have to install it. How? You can follow this tutorial on how to update the BIOS on your motherboard.

After you have successfully updated the BIOS, check that it does not shutdown by itself.

Component failures

This failure is the least desirable of all, but there is a chance that this will happen. To rule out that we do not have any hardware failure, go to the Windows " Device Manager ". To do this, do the following:

Open start menu and type " device manager ". You can also access the Control Panel and open it from there.

In the event that you have a component that fails, you will get an exclamation point or a warning triangle on the device in question.

To find out what happens, right-click on it and click on " Properties ". We will get a window that will tell us the status of the device.

In case you see that symbol on the motherboard or on the GPU, update the drivers for both components. If you still get the same, take it to the technical service because it may be something more serious than an update.

On the other hand, tell you that the best thing you can do is to have all the drivers updated, as well as the versions of Windows 10. It will help us prevent many "rare" problems whose originators are not usually known at first glance.

Battery

It is usually the source of millions of problems, especially when we have a bad one. This has a complicated solution, it is usually replaced because batteries tend to have a fairly short life cycle. Before taking that step, let's find out if it's the battery or not.

On some laptops this cannot be done, but on many it can. We are going to remove the battery and connect the charger to the laptop. Use the laptop as always to know if the culprit of all this is the battery or not.

If, after a while, you see that the problem was the battery, you will have to replace it. If it turns off equally, it is not the battery. So, we have to focus on the laptop hardware, especially the power supply, graphics card or motherboard.

Short circuit

You'd be surprised to see the number of "dumb" glitches that cause a short circuit in the laptop. On many occasions, these short circuits are caused by poor design of the laptop itself, causing the laptop to shut down. As a tip, I would recommend that you study the laptop's chassis well; specifically, when we put pressure on it.

There are cases and cases, but for example, we may put our hands to write on the laptop and put pressure on the chassis so that it makes contact with the motherboard. There are many cases in which the touchpad has caused problems by sinking after a lot of use and making contact with the motherboard.

Powder

Dust is the public enemy # 1 of PCs, so I recommend that you heal the laptop well inside before putting yourself with other solutions. Discarding that they are problems of overheating of the processor (because we assume that you have already looked at it), the fan of the integrated graphics card or the power supply may not be enough.

So, open the laptop and get to work because such nonsense usually solves many problems. If you want a good tutorial on how to clean a laptop, you will find it here.

Power supply

Perhaps the power supply is broken and does not manage power well. First of all, disassemble the laptop well to clean the power supply. If the same thing happens when it is clean, it may be broken or another component may be broken. Who knows?

Logically, if it is broken, you will have to take it to repair.

Battery charger

The fault may have to do with the battery charger, which is shorted or broken. If you have the possibility, try charging the laptop with another adapter because the failure may be there. This is harder to come by, but you never know.

Have you installed any new components?

Be careful with this because we do not usually associate the problem of restarts with new installed components because we think how will a new component fail? Well, you can do it perfectly. In the case of upgrades , they are usually more RAM memory or a new hard drive.

Perhaps the RAM is causing a conflict, or the new hard drive is giving an error, either from the factory or something else. In the case of RAM, we are going to uninstall it and leave the RAM that the laptop already had from the beginning.

As for the hard drive, we can format it to see if that was the problem. If the same thing continues, remove that hard drive and try again. That may be what's happening. Some laptops are very “special” and cause problems for almost everything.

Possible virus?

Believe me, it is the option you are going to prefer the most: having a virus on your laptop. Make memory to know what programs you have installed or what you have done lately with the laptop. The best thing you can do is go to Windows Defender and do a good virus scan to find out if that was the problem.

In the event that you detect malware, eliminate it completely. Check that everything goes OK, and if so… Congratulations!

We hope you have found these tips or solutions to continue enjoying your laptop. If, with all this, your laptop continues to turn itself off, take it to the technician or investigate by Google about your specific model. It may be a general problem of the model.

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What problems have you had with your laptop? Have these solutions helped you?