Can you provide more info about when and how it shuts down? I am using a
Dell laptop that for months would suddenly shutdown without any notice
whenever it was processing a large intensive task, such as creating a backup
image, ripping a DVD, or performing a full anti-virus scan. Basically
anything that took over an hour. It turns out that these task causes the
CPU to overheat and at some point, does an emergency shutdown.
I found a utility called Hardware Sensor Monitor for about $33 thatmonitors
many hardware sensors. It constantly updates it's status in the System Tray
and displays the CPU temperature by default with a color coded background.
The Pro version that I purchased also can be set to switch the CPU on and
off quickly, effectivly slowing down or throttling the CPU, if overheating,
thus preventing damage from heat or completely shutting down.
Since I was curious about when and how fast it was overheating, I quickly
wrote some JAWS Scripts to announce the CPU temperature and background color
by pressing a hotkey. I then added a function to set a temperature
threshold and interval and make it announce the temperature at the interval
whenever over the threshold. I no longer have a problem with the computer
shutting down, can manage the CPU overheating, and have not yet noticed any
task being slower than before.
Don Marang
There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real
substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working
on things that matter.
Dean Kamen
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From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:22 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] a friend's computer is going into
shutdownmode
Has it done it more than once, and is it a laptop, or a desktop PC?
Just wondering since if a laptop, it could also be a possible hardware
issue related to battery etc., but alternatively, my windows XP machine,
when it gets unstable sometimes restarts itsself...not a good sign...LOL!
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 1:25 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] a friend's computer is going into shutdown mode
Hi, everyone,
Last night I was helping a friend add addresses in to his MS outlook
address book. He and his wife are friends who live in Maine. Anyway, we
were doing the address and suddenly his computer went into shutdown mode.
I asked my nephew today if it was possible if there could be a virus and
he said yes. Are there other things that could make a computer go into
shutdown mode?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Rosemarie
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