My laptop is pretty old, around 5 years old, and overheats in a matter of minutes. After half an hour it can be so hot that it has to shut itself down to prevent damage. I'm wondering, is this a common problem for a rather old computer? And is there some kind of solution?
2007-06-20 04:46:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Give it a good cleaning and make sure it is in a well ventilated area. You might also want to look at buying a cooling pad for it. You can get them at any consumer electronics shop. They are relatively cheap. The link below shows what I am describing.
http://www.nextag.com/laptop-cooling-pad/search-html
2007-06-20 04:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by MLM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once, I had to disassemble my laptop to rescue a DVD locked in a dead DVD Player. I made a miskate when assembled it again : a little cable was between the cooling system and the processor. When I turned it on, the processor warmed up to 80 °c ! That experience make me think of a hardware problem, probably on motherboard. Considering the huge cost the reparation would be (an outsided-guarantee laptop repair is sometimes as expensive as the price you bought it), you shoud consideer buying a new one before that ones crash (for data transfer).
My observation on latops is that, if you travel a lot whit it (like at least 3-4 times a week), his life expectancy is about 3-4 years. I putted my old laptop to retirement after 3 years : I gave it to my mother who does not travel with it.
2007-06-20 06:00:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be sure the warmth popping out of your laptop has section to be released from. If it nonetheless gets warm further time you may get a usb laptop cooler from eBay which frequently cost basically $2 - $5. If it nonetheless gets warm no count how lots you attempt to relax it, your laptop fan could be dusty and demands some cleansing.
2016-11-07 00:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, is the fan working? Are you using it on a hot surfaace like a blanket? On trick is to raise the back of the notebook off of the surface it is on. You can get a notebook cooler at most good computer stores.
2007-06-20 04:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by CURIOUS GEORGE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fan might either not be working or is not working well, or maybe there is just a bunch of dust built up in it. Try blowing it out with a can of compressed air (make sure the computer it off first).
2007-06-20 04:49:52 · answer #5 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋