Shutting down on it's own

My MacBook keeps shutting down on it's own without any notice and it can't be open unless I unplug it if it shuted down plug and vice-versa
I changed my batterie about 1 year and a half ago, what would be the cause of this problem ? And do you have any advice because it's not on the warranty anymore and I dont want to bring it in and pay a fortune.
Thank you for your help

I fear I know that the problem is, but you might want to visit your local Apple Store/Genius Bar for a second opinion. Apple's extended warranty program for this model has ended, but there's a chance that a good-hearted person at the Genius Bar will respect your situation.
I urge you to leave a message on this thread with the results.

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Hey folks,
I've had my iMac for just over a year now and it's been shutting down on it's own quite frequently. When the weather is warmer, it shuts down a few times a day. Recently, I moved the iMac to a cooler room in the house and it shuts down maybe once or twice a week.
I've taken it into the Genius Bar and they held it for a week doing diagnostic tests and said they could not replicate the issue and gave it back to me. It is VERY frustrating to have my computer shut down on me at random intervals, especially when I'm working on something important. I've noticed that the top left portion of the iMac gets very warm to the touch, compared to other parts.
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Thanks!

You're welcome.
Many users here use a widget called iStatPro available here. http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/status/istatpro.html
Comes in very handy.
*"aid the iMac was within specs and operating fine. I took it home that day and it shut down on me some more... so I was some what disappointed!'*
I'd be disappointed also. Perhaps there's an underlying issue here. Have you verified the hard disk for errors lately?
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
While you have the Disk Utility window open, look at the bottom of the window where you see Capacity and Available. Make sure there is always 15% free disk space. Not enough disk space can cause directory corruption.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
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My Appologies. I mistakenly thought that since I filled out the
fields below the message box with the model, os and other details that
they would be visiable to all. What a fool i was.
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The symptoms you describe with and ALS model are indicative of a power supply failure, and not an issue with electrolytic capacitors on the logic board.
I was speaking about the components in the power supply, although the Logic Board components are also in visually good condition.
My concern is; replacing the PS may place greater pressure on the components of the Logic Board, which are obviously of the same age. Precipitating a similar failure in the LB at an early stage...
£100 for a power supply is one thing, then the probability of £200+ for a LB replacement is quite another. £300+ is not a viable repair for a 5 year old iMac in my opinion.
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Message was edited by: Epochmaker due to omissions in the text.

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