arrrrrrrrgh.
Last night, my laptop suddenly shut off twice. It's done it before due to overheating, but that was a long, long time ago. The first time it shut off, I waited for about five minutes before turning it on, because I had been working on something in Word and I kind of needed to save it
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It's not overheating so much as it is the power coupling in the comp itself. likely it's worn, or there's a burnt-out wire somewhere. You mention abysmal battery life - if the comp is past a certain age, the battery does need to be replaced. They last about...2-3 years at the best. Mine is a 6-hour that now only runs for 4 and I dread the day I have to shell on a new one (Inspiron E1405 here).
If you're able to access a Geek Squad, have them check out the power coupling.
Much luck!
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