Asus Laptop Model U56E shutting off at random and during boot up?

I just bought my Asus X441U about two weeks ago and I am experiencing the same problem. It randomly turns off for no reason, and it won't boot unless the charger is plugged in even though the battery is fully charged. By the way, it makes a sound when it turns off, the sound my HP laptop makes when it's overheating. I haven't tried any solution yet and I plan to take it back where I bought it. Just want to share that the problem is still present on Asus Laptops even after 3 years since this post was made.

I have the same laptop, bought it in January 2012. I've just recently on two different occasions have had it shut down for no apparent reason. Both times I had it running on battery only, it hasn't done it to me when it is plugged in. The thing is, on both occasions it shut down without warning, once I plugged it back in it said there was 50+% battery power remaining. I'm sitting here now ready to buy a new battery but I'm not really sure if that will fix the problem. Did you have any resolve?

Sounds like the same issue I have with mine bought in early 2012. after a year and half I had the hard drive and mother board/graphics card replaced and still have the problem. Though it seems much more random now... some days shuts off every few minutes some days not at all. No pattern to process either some times just running word documents and sometimes streaming video and other times no problems at all. About to upgrade now putting up with the issue this long hoping it would die to help me reason replacing it considering the amount of money I spent having custom graphics put on the lid. When I replace it I wont be buying another ASUS and I won't be buying from the same store.

Hi, I seem to have a similar problem with my Asus laptop X53e bought in 2011. For already more than a year my laptop has been showing similar symptoms of shutting down all by itself and/or not starting up if I push the start-up button. In fact, that's where it started: not being able to start the laptop. That initially occured when I had the laptop in a cool place like in our attic during the winter without heating. Gradually the spontaneous shutting down started to occur. At first the problems occured mainly in the colder seasons but now it happens all the time, whether in summer or in winter time. But I still have the feeling there is a relation with temperature drops, it seems to occur more often in the cooler hours of early morning or evening. But it can also unexpectedly shut down just in the middle of the day.

And always, once shut down, it will retry to switch on again all by itself, trying various attempts before succeding.

There is no relation with whether it's on power supply or on battery.

I changed my HDD to a SSD, that makes no difference at all. I really think it must be a hardware problem but I don't know where to look for a solution. Any suggestions?

I took the top panel off the system and blew away lots of dust and debris. No more automatic rebooting. I'd also taken out the optical drive and the HD. Blew lots of junk out of there. The system was four years old when this problem began. It wasn't the bios either (I've the more recent).

Hi, I'm still out here with the same old laptop (Asus X53e from 2011) having the same old problem although during the summer it did not occur very often (nice warm summer we've had :)). As I said before, I am still convinced there is some relation with room temperature, it will happen more often in the early morning or late in the evening when temperatures are still relatively low. In winter time, if I need to get it running early in the morning the best thing I can do is leave it on the heating for a while after which it will almost certainly turn on without problem. Isn't this strange? Anyhow, I'll probably buy a new one if I'm really in need to have one...

Mine was asus x441n bought last 2017. Actually it was the second laptop I had since my first laptop netbook faced problems as well. Went through a lot just to get my first laptop replaced so I had no choice but to maximize the use of this new laptop but then after few months, experienced autoshutdown all the time. No plans of replacing the battery, may be cleaning the fan or so would be done but later on summer may be. No plans of buying a new one yet since just like what I said, I want to maximize the use.

Just posted so that others would be aware of the effects of buying the same brand. Heard from friends who bought the same unit of laptop that they experienced the same thing. Others said that it’s the downside of having the battery attached to the laptop. But as to mine, I guess the problem is the brand already since I also knew many people who have the same kind of laptop but working well, with different brands. Also, I knew friends who experienced problems on their phones with the same brand.

DISCLAIMER: Tried all sorts of fixing my laptop, none really worked. May be I’ll try cleaning it at a pc repair shop. Try to update as soon as I saw some progress.

I am having the same problem with my S406UA

its less than a year old and still under warranty. warranty process can be so painful that i want to avoid that

just randomly shuts down while working.

i have installed all windows and firmware updates, confirmed its clean inside, there is nothing in the event logs leading up to the issue. it just turns off

Hi, same thing is happening to me. I have a Asus X541s and I bought it early 2019. It randomly shuts down when unplugged, as if the power was cut off even if the battery is full. Weirdly enough whenever i blow on it from my left to my right it works again.

At first it would shut down once a week then more and more frequently. Now it won't turn on at all unless plugged. I opened and cleaned the fan of the dust (which was a lot) and I thought that was it, but it worked for a few minutes and then it shut down again. For me blowing used to work, but it may also be temperature as Michiel Anten suggested, since the $@$* down started when I moved from a warm country to a cold one. I'll try to keep it somewhere warm and see what happens.

Also while writing this comment my pc was unplugged and working after my third attempt at making it work after cleaning it. So I really hope this is it and I won't face the same prob again. If I do, im really worried that I may damage the battery by having it charged fully all the time.

P.s I'm never ever buying an ASUS computer ever again. I had an Hp before this one and it lasted me and my brother 10 years!!! Don't know if there are any other affordable and reliable pc other than hp. But honestly im not thinking of buying a new one for another 2 years. I was planning to sell this one after 2 years of use, but if its damaged then no one would buy it and so it would make it harder for me to buy a new one (I don't think my parents would buy me one, adulthood is hard

Have the same problem on my Asus F552C (X550CL motherboard)

Tried to apply new thermal paste, cleaned the fan, updated BIOS, used a power adapter from another Asus laptop, checked the power button. Nothing worked for me :(

No matter what , computer still suddenly shut down after about 20 minutes.

Hope someone will find a fix one day :D

I'm also experiencing the same thing lately..Asus was bought year 2016 and was working fine even with heavy video games until today..it keeps shutting down and having black screen of death when it activates screen saver or even a few minutes of using it...and I'm only using a video editor..

I have same problem with Asus X542UN

Did anyone find a solution?

Hi Amir,

Oddly, the problem resolved on its own and never returned. I have no idea what might have been going on? A speck of dust? A loose solder piece that finally came off? I have no idea.

Good luck,

karen