Why is my system restarting itself?
My system just randomly shuts down and starts it self. Sometimes shows blue
screen
Is this a good question?
My system just randomly shuts down and starts it self. Sometimes shows blue
screen
Is this a good question?
@usamasoba there are quite a few things that could be causing this. You will have to investigate a bit more to try to determine what is going on with it. IT is possible that this is caused by a thermal shutdown. Your laptop is tin with a tiny cooling system. Your thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink has likely dried out long ago and turned to chalk, and the cooling fins on your fan could be packed with dust. That can cause your computer to shut off.
To replace the thermal paste use the generic guide How to Apply Thermal Paste as a How-to for yours.
It is also possible that this is caused by failing RAM. A random reboot combined with a blue screen is a common symptom of a memory error. The 2016 LG Gram usually has some RAM soldered directly to the motherboard, but it also features one expandable RAM slot. If you are using the RAM slot, remove that RAM stick, clean the gold contacts with a cotton tip applicator and +90% isopropyl alcohol, and firmly reseat it.
A bad SSD can also cause this. If the drive is starting to fail, the controller chip will occasionally drop its connection to the motherboard. When Windows suddenly loses physical access to its system files, it "panics" and throws a blue screen, and then instantly reboots the computer.
Lastly I'd check the battery. If you are still using the original battery, it is most likely heavily degraded. When your laptop demands a sudden spike of power, a worn-out battery will experience a massive voltage sag. The logic board detects this drop and instantly shuts the computer down to prevent hardware damage.
As you can tell, it's time to remove the bottom cover and to take a good look around. Let us know what you find out. Since iFixit does not yet have a guide for this, use something like this video to work on yours. This should be a 2017 model but will essential be the same as yours.
One thing before all of that would be to check the Event Logs. Reading those you can actually determine what Windows "tells you" about why it shut down. Since we do not know which version Windows (if at all) you are using, start by checking on here Of course, you can also post your event logs with your Question. Attach it just like you would attach a picture Adding images to an existing question
While you work on your laptop, take lots of pictures. Once you are done with it, take those pictures and create a guide for iFixit. That will help the next person that has the same issues with their device. It's easy and fun to create these guides. https://ifixit.com/Guide/new The iFixit community will appreciate this.
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