Satellite Pro L10 shuts down spontaneously

My wife's 4 year old L10 (Windows XP) has recently developed a habit of shutting down for no apparent reason.
There is no error message. It doesn't seem to be overheating.
The shutdown is not associated with any particular software. It occurs when she is using it.
It's causing her great irritation and since she expects me to fix the problem I'm under pressure!
Any ideas, please?

Hello Hugh
You are right about laptops disassembling. It is a little bit more complicated then do this on desktops. The disassembling procedure must be done in the right order to avoid damage. There are so many small plastic parts and holders and to move some of them you need special tools.
Unfortunately, the maintenance manuals is not a public document and that is the reason why you cannot find anything on Toshibas page about it.
I don't know what to say. On one side I understand you that you want to solve it on your own but you must also know that you do this on your own risk. Please be careful and don't do anything that can break the plastic covers.

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