Macbook Shut down Randomly

[Abolish666]

argh Im using my macbook it gets hot pretty fast and shuts down. Then when i start it up it shutsdown right away. If i leave it for a while it will work for 5-10 mins then shutdown... What to do?


Specs:
OSX 10.5.8
2gb ram
nvidia 9400m

 

[Hellhammer]

Is it under warranty? Do the fans work? I would let Apple take a look at it, sounds like something serious

 

[Abolish666]

Is it under warranty? Do the fans work? I would let Apple take a look at it, sounds like something serious

Fans i can hear. No apple store around me. And the battery dosent hold charge

 

[JediMeister]

Does it boot all the way into the OS and then shut down or while there's still a gray screen on the display? Have you tried booting to the install DVD to run either a hardware test or a scan of the hard drive?

 

[Abolish666]

Does it boot all the way into the OS and then shut down or while there's still a gray screen on the display? Have you tried booting to the install DVD to run either a hardware test or a scan of the hard drive?

I think i figured out why its not working the battery Does keep a charge but the charger is not charging good enough its after market charger. Thanks for help though. it boots normaly if u leave it for 1 hour