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You computer's battery may be experiencing problems if your computer boots up but shuts down shortly after booting up. The battery may not be holding a charge properly because the battery is old, the battery charger may be damaged or the DC jack on your laptop may not function properly. If your laptop's battery is more than a few years old, it's likely that the battery is losing the ability to fully recharge and may need to be replaced or plugged in all of the time. If your charger is damaged, you can replace the charger with a new one from the manufacturer. If the power connector jack on your laptop isn't working properly, the plug for your charger will keep slipping out. This won't allow the battery to recharge and you'll need to have it repaired to stop the problem.

I appreciate the reply.

I've tried it without the battery and the problem happens.

Also if I take out the RAM stick then it doesn't shut down, it will stay on but only show a black screen. This makes me think it isnt a power or battery issue

The question:  with no RAM installed, do you hear a two beep error or see an LED flash code?

If you don't, the mainboard is toast.

If you had one module, it may have gone bad.

If you had two modules, the overwhelming odds are that both modules aren't bad -- it's the system board that's the faulty part.  The odds of two modules going bad simultaneously are far lower than that the system board has failed.

Brother did you solve the problem and how?