I had something similar happen to my laptop; I figured it was some kind of thermal stress. I'd boot up and it would be fine for a while, then start getting progressively flakier. When I'd use one of those USB-powered laptop coolers I'd get more runtime before things went south... a sure sign.
Fortunately my laptop was still under warranty, so I just sent it back and they switched out the motherboard and everyone's happy now. I also now check to make sure it's not running before I stuff it in the backpack ;)
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Date: 2006-03-13 08:04 pm (UTC)Fortunately my laptop was still under warranty, so I just sent it back and they switched out the motherboard and everyone's happy now. I also now check to make sure it's not running before I stuff it in the backpack ;)