This may sound a saft question but am asking anyway!
I have a laptop computer use it most days/nights for a few hours but i now have the feeling its burning the top of my legs slightly especially if run off the mains adaptor.
The underside of the computer can get quite warm after a while.
Anybody else had the same problem?
2007-12-16 17:51:17 · 11 answers · asked by Russell B 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Yes, the heat exchanger for the CPU chip is at the base of your lap top. If you stand it on a table you will see that there are several pads on the bottom so it has a 5mm plus gap under it. This is to allow heat to dissipate. If you rest the computer on your lap this gap does not exist, hence why it is getting hot. Lap top computers really need to be called portable computers.
2007-12-16 18:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is quite common for laptops to get hot underneath, if you think about it, a normal desktop PC has plenty of ventilation around it, however the ventilation ports on your laptop are both on the sides and the bottom where it is resting on your lap. This will be more noticeable particularly if the application is graphics intensive, which will use more power on the CPU or GPU (Graphics processing unit) - POWER = HEAT.
You should try to have a flat surface under your laptop to allow adequate ventilation, if not your overheating problem could turn into hardware failure.
2007-12-17 10:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the bottom is where everything is. So if it is on it would be warmer and warmer because things are running. I have not had burns, but it has got very warm at the bottom of the laptop, but i just take it off quickly. lol
2007-12-17 02:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by pgloveskitties 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.... I dont actually get burns but it can get very hot..I always put a pillow over my legs and then the laptop on top of it...just like Im doing now!
2007-12-17 02:14:04 · answer #4 · answered by emmiegsmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, that laptop is a misnomer, while they can be used on your lap, it's not ideal as you're preventing the airflow from around the base causing a buildup of heat.
I suggest you go and buy a cheap tray of some description.
2007-12-17 02:52:18 · answer #5 · answered by Paul D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, definitely because they do heat up when used for more than a couple of hours. I have now bought a laptop tray to counteract this and also allow air to circulate round fan.
2007-12-17 03:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be your laptop has a problem, or it dose not have enough to take a rest.
2007-12-17 01:57:37 · answer #7 · answered by chuismile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh i had exactly the same problem. Its surprisingly easy to fix tho. wat i did was just nick one of those grated cake stands from my oven and sat the laoptop on it for 100% of the time its not on my lap. That way, the heat escapes easier and when you put it on your lap it stays cooler for WAY WAY longer.
2007-12-17 06:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by Nightwing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i stand mine on book on my legs so the air can get under it
regards x kitti x
2007-12-17 01:57:47 · answer #9 · answered by misskitti7® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cant say that i have
2007-12-17 01:53:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋