i just go a new one and it's so hot, i can't put it on my lap. it has been on for only a couple hours. is this normal for all laptops? it almost feels like the battery might catch fire like i've heard on the news
2006-10-29 01:33:55 · 10 answers · asked by FoundNemo 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
it's a normal thing on every laptop,read the manual it should say its not advisable to keep it on your lap for too long
you might check if the cooler is working anyway
besides that dont worry ,you won't catch fire
2006-10-29 01:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by misanthrop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes most if not all laptops heat up due to their compressed size. What you want to do is to ventilate it by propping it on something so the air gets underneath the laptop. If you keep it well ventilated, it shouldn't catch fire. The only thing that I would thinnk would catch fire would be the CPU anyways.
2006-10-29 08:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by autasebo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laptops are meant to get hot. If yours is getting so hot that you cant touch it, try and keep it ventilated. Otherwise it might be use full to invest in a usb laptop cooler. It is a stand with a built in fan that keeps the air flow over it
2006-10-29 08:37:05 · answer #3 · answered by Robins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes , but careful my fan was on always and it got so hot my laptop shut down by it self with out saving my stuff and then i had to get a new fan ! there are this special thing for laptops to put on so that the heat will flow off its like a floting desk !
oh yeh and that was with dell that computers exploded hope you dont hav 1 right ? and it was because of the battery not heat !
2006-10-29 09:11:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most laptops are now in fact deemed "Notebooks" , I.E - not suitable for lap useage stupidly..
Unfortunate, but that's the way it is with manufacturers trying to cram in the latest and greatest technology into such a small device, all of those components create heat, and when it's in such a confined space...well, things heat up.
2006-10-29 08:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by pyrokinetic_666_666 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine usually gets quite hot, my advice would be to put it on a desk somewhere and keep the laptop on power save mode if you have to keep it on for a long time.
2006-10-29 08:35:34 · answer #6 · answered by lalalaland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine gets quite warm but not so hot that you can't touch it. I like to nurse it when I'm cold.
2006-10-29 09:59:00 · answer #7 · answered by jesully 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should only get hot if you have a dodgy Sony battery.
You could also be blocking the cooling fan inlet...........
2006-10-29 08:36:59 · answer #8 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea... but. dont put it on ur lap. there was a test, that it could destroy sperm cells. lol. im not joking
2006-10-29 10:16:05 · answer #9 · answered by kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some times if you leave it on your bed or a blanket
2006-10-29 08:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by frank4jesus89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋