Common Laptop Issues And Their Fixes

In this article, we discuss the most common laptop issues and their solutions. Due to some small malfunctioning either in the software and hardware, the computer won’t turn on but some of the problems can be solved at Home.

Below, we’ve collected the most common reasons and ways to fix those problems by yourself.

Laptop Overheating

If your laptop overheats, it can do some serious damage to both your body and the internal hardware system. The most common cause of laptop overheating is due to the lack of heat transfer, which is because there is no airflow in the vents of the laptop. Laptop maintenance is important that help your laptop data and performance not getting affected so easily.

Tip 1: In that case, you should clean the fan with a cotton swab dipped in a drop of alcohol. Or you can also use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt from the graphic card.

Tip 2: Connect the cooling pad with the USB port will drain your battery quite quickly and will also provide you a flat, hard surface to use your laptop on.

Laptop battery died and now won’t boot

Disconnect the battery from the computer and power on the computer only with an AC adapter. And Check if it computer powered on for a longer time. If yes, please follow below troubleshooting steps to isolate the issue or replacement battery:

1. Remove static power from the system.
2. To remove the static power, firstly disconnect the AC adapter and battery from the computer, then press the power button for 10–15 secs.
3. Power on the computer with only an AC adapter connected to the computer and tap the F2 key until you see your BIOS screen.
4. Please check the laptop AC adapter type under the main screen, then power off the computer and unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet and from the portable computer for 5–10 secs.
5. Connect the adapter and the battery of your computer to a steady power source.

Laptop can’t connect to a wireless network

Follow steps to connect WIFI and home wireless networks

Tip 1:

1. Check whether the laptop has a WIFI button, make sure the WIFI button is on.
2. Restart the laptop.
3. Try a different laptop to see the same issue is there on another laptop.

Please call the support team if you still facing the same issue.

Tip 2:

• Unplug your router or modem from its power outlet (don’t just turn it off). and Wait for 15–20 seconds, then plug it back in.
• Allow the device a minute or two to turn back on.
• Make sure that the WLAN light is on or flashing, and also check the settings whether the SSID is broadcasted or hide.

Laptop won’t turn on and off repeatedly

There are many reasons why a laptop won’t boot up. The issues can range from power supply failure to virus infection. Normally, by following the steps given below, your laptop should be able to start.

Tip 1: If your PC is a desktop computer and doesn’t start, check that it’s not the plug socket at fault by plugging it into a different socket. If that doesn’t work, it could be that the power supply in your PC has failed.

Tip 2: Reseating/replace memory — In this case, you can try reseating/replacing memory. If this solution is not working then you have a motherboard problem

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