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Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed
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On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:17:17 +1300, Ed.Vance@f10.n1.z11773.fidonet.org
(Ed Vance) wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Clean the dust out of the fan and the cpu heat sink.
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On 2025-01-03 3:17 p.m., Ed Vance wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Hi Ed,

Well, this is Science Electronics Repair - so a computer covers all the
bases, I'd say this was on-topic.

When the computer shuts down, does the screen go blank and the fan(s)
stop spinning? Does the Caps Lock key not display the LED to say it has
been or can be toggled on/off? If the caps lock still toggles then it
may be a screen backlight issue, especially if the fan(s) still spin.
Try playing some music when the computer is working and check if the
music stops when the screen goes blank. If music still plays then pretty
safe bet the screen has issues.

Otherwise, as suggested, dust may be the problem, or the switching power supply's electrolytic capacitors may have reached their end-of-life and
either need new caps or a new switching supply. May not be so easy to
fix the power supply on a laptop...

John :-#)#
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On 03/01/2025 23:17, Ed Vance wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Is it a controlled shut down, or does the power suddenly go?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/how-to-troubleshoot-performance-issues-in-windows-vista-51b76747-9f25-33db-2d33-318973a95584

Have a look at Step 4, Check the Reliability Monitor
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On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:17:17 +1300, Ed.Vance@f10.n1.z11773.fidonet.org
(Ed Vance) wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

As others have mentioned, it's likely airflow related.

You might want to install a 'core temp' program that tells
you what temperatures the multi-cores are seeing in real
time, as a diagnostic aid.

Make sure you're not blocking the air intake vents
in the mounting base.

Don't blow into the fan exhaust, as this may cause
junk to break off and jam in the fan blades.Strong
suction may work.

The fan itself has a sleeve bearing, which may need
either lubrication or replacement. Almost complete
disassembly is required to do either.

Don't be intimidated by the thought of opening the thing
up. Full service manuals are available for most Aspires,
with full instructions and illustrations.

Use care and patience, bagging modules in antistatic as
they come out and keeping screws properly identified
(location and length).

RL
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Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Thanks for all of the suggestions.
I will check them out and report back what I find out.

I forgot to mention 2 things
I use the notebook at home on A.C. only

For a long time the Battery LED blinks when I have it turned on.

And Yes there is a Battery installed.

Thanks All.
Ed
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On 1/6/2025 5:33 PM, Ed Vance wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Thanks for all of the suggestions.
I will check them out and report back what I find out.

I forgot to mention 2 things
I use the notebook at home on A.C. only

For a long time the Battery LED blinks when I have it turned on.

And Yes there is a Battery installed.

Thanks All.
Ed

Remove the battery, see if that helps. The battery is
toast.
Ed
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On Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:33:21 +1300, Ed.Vance@f10.n1.z11781.fidonet.org
(Ed Vance) wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Thanks for all of the suggestions.
I will check them out and report back what I find out.

I forgot to mention 2 things
I use the notebook at home on A.C. only

For a long time the Battery LED blinks when I have it turned on.

And Yes there is a Battery installed.

Thanks All.
Ed

You might try some discharge/recharge cycles, to see
if the battery is functional.

Replacements are available.

RL
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Ed Vance wrote:
Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Anything in the event logs?


This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333
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In sci.electronics.repair, on Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:55:02 -0500, legg <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:17:17 +1300, Ed.Vance@f10.n1.z11773.fidonet.org
(Ed Vance) wrote:

Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

As others have mentioned, it's likely airflow related.

You might want to install a 'core temp' program that tells
you what temperatures the multi-cores are seeing in real
time, as a diagnostic aid.

Make sure you're not blocking the air intake vents
in the mounting base.

Don't blow into the fan exhaust, as this may cause
junk to break off and jam in the fan blades.Strong
suction may work.

The fan itself has a sleeve bearing, which may need
either lubrication or replacement. Almost complete
disassembly is required to do either.

I had a laptop that was overheating, not Acer, and it was cheap enough
to buy a replacement fan (and heat sink iirc), but I damaged 3 screws
inside trying to remove them. I cut around the plastic sheet to get past
one but couldn't do the others and ended up scrapping the laptop, which
at least was old anyhow.

Be Sure to lean into those screws on the first try, with a quality
screwdriver, held colinear with the screw, so you don't ruin the heads.

Don't be intimidated by the thought of opening the thing
up. Full service manuals are available for most Aspires,
with full instructions and illustrations.

Use care and patience, bagging modules in antistatic as
they come out and keeping screws properly identified
(location and length).

RL

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MummyChunk <mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:

Ed Vance wrote:
Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Anything in the event logs?

This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333

Real simple check: is there a fan on the video card, and
is the fan running?
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On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 03:07:20 -0000 (UTC), root <NoEMail@home.org>
wrote:

MummyChunk <mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:

Ed Vance wrote:
Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Anything in the event logs?


This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333

Real simple check: is there a fan on the video card, and
is the fan running?

It's an Acer laptop.

RL
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On 2025-02-03 7:47 a.m., legg wrote:

On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 03:07:20 -0000 (UTC), root <NoEMail@home.org>
wrote:

MummyChunk <mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:

Ed Vance wrote:
Acer Aspire 5315-2326 running Microsoft Vista Home

This item shuts down on its own while being used.
It does this after being run over an hour or two.

Excuse Me if I should had posted this in another forum.
Ed

Anything in the event logs?


This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333

Real simple check: is there a fan on the video card, and
is the fan running?

It's an Acer laptop.

RL

And the original poster has not commented/replied since...

John :-#(#
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Anything in the event logs?

This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333

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Didn't think of that.
THANKS!
Ed
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Didn't think of that.
THANKS!
Ed

Yesterday I ran Event Viewer and all I saw listed was some items dated yesterday.
I haven't looked at Event Viewer in ages, thanks for the suggestion.
I will read the Help page(s) to see if I can see what happened ages ago when the thing shut down on its own , if old logs were kept.
Ed
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Ed Vance wrote:
Didn't think of that.
THANKS!
Ed

Yesterday I ran Event Viewer and all I saw listed was some items dated yesterday.
I haven't looked at Event Viewer in ages, thanks for the suggestion.
I will read the Help page(s) to see if I can see what happened ages ago when the thing shut down on its own , if old logs were kept.
Ed


This may or may not be the case in your situation, but sometimes shut downs, are related to thermal events - meaning the system became too hot and shut itself down as a protection mechanism. Some manufacturers build this into
their systems. Sometimes you can see this in the event logs. Always good to be sure that all the inlet and outlet places are clean so airflow is as good as
it can be. Also check for weak or dead fans as they definitely can lead to thermal events.


This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333
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Yesterday I ran Event Viewer and all I saw listed was some items dated yesterday.
I haven't looked at Event Viewer in ages, thanks for the suggestion.
I will read the Help page(s) to see if I can see what happened ages ago when the thing shut down on its own , if old logs were kept.
Ed

This may or may not be the case in your situation, but sometimes shut downs, are related to thermal events - meaning the system became too hot and shut itself down as a protection mechanism. Some manufacturers build this into their systems. Sometimes you can see this in the event logs. Always good to be sure that all the inlet and outlet places are clean so airflow is as good as
it can be. Also check for weak or dead fans as they definitely can lead to thermal events.

This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=681398333#681398333

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Appreciate the help.
Ed
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