Laptop Overheating~~~

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by honkiebonkie, Nov 25, 2007.

  1. honkiebonkie

    honkiebonkie Well-Known Member

    So, just as the title suggest, my laptop is overheating T_T

    i don't know why.. but recently its been overheating like madd. As a result, it hurts to type-_- and i think it kinda screwd up my games. i can't play cs anymore when i try to load it or stepmania. Ive got a Geforce Go 7400 and its 13.1 inches big. so it can play those non-graphic intense games... and graphic intense games.. (can battlefield etc etc)
    how do you overcome this?
     
  2. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    happened when i bought a HP tablet computer, i was running it on carpet and on my bed and i think i kind of blocked the fans... it pretty much killed the entire laptop and i ended up just returning it cuz i only had it for like 2 weeks lol.

    no idea how something like that could be fixed though, if ur still under warranty maybe u can just send it in
     
  3. shit... now i know not to place it on my lap, carpet, or bed...
     
  4. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    a can of compressed air to the fans/vents.
    investing in a lap fan powered base for your laptop.
    if ongoing, return to get it checked.
     
  5. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    yeah man, hard surfaces ftw
     
  6. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    one would think common sense would kick in and leave the vents open to create air flow.
     
  7. BigM

    BigM Well-Known Member

    Take it back to HK to get it fixed... And maybe use Rudd's Laptop rebate to get a new Laptop :D
     
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    return it or get one of the laptop cooling mats (heard of em, never tried them)
     
  9. MissCheekS

    MissCheekS Reconnaîssant ❤

    whuuut,,,hurts when u type....
    haha b careful then....
    anyways....i always use my laptop while sittin on my bed... nothing has ever happened yet....
     
  10. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    thats bcos it would only get damaged when it has overheated massively, which is only caused playing games which require a lot of processor power and hard drive for a long period of time on a soft surface blocking the vents.
     
  11. Crystal84

    Crystal84 Well-Known Member

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    If its a HP laptop its normal ^^. Nearly all HP Pav. laptops have temp problems because of the unlogical structure of the fans. U need to keep the parts where the fan is clear otherwise it will overheat like in 10 min.

    I bought a base tablet with integrated fans as a solution for the problem and it works fine. Ok its bigger and heavier now, but no temp probs anymore ^^
     
  12. reno

    reno Well-Known Member

    acer i used to have used ot just keep overheating
    took it back, couldn't resolve problem

    basically owuld end up idling around 70 degrees or so (celsius that is)
    only thing i could do was get some hollow pvc tubes to raise it off the desk so theres more ventilation

    else the whole desk would heat up lolz

    current lenovo is doing pretty good! hasn't overheated yet =P
     
  13. runtohell121

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    a cooling fan isnt so strong, but it does cool the laptop better. i have a acer that doesn't overheat, the sony.. uhh no clue yet.. but the dell old laptop.. it always overheats shuts down itself when it overheated.. but when i used the cooling fan, it doesnt shut down itself that often since it doesnt get so hot.
     
  14. MissCheekS

    MissCheekS Reconnaîssant ❤

    hehehe yeah...well i never really play games....
    && btw...i have an hp pav and the vents are on the right handside...i think hehe
     
  15. iL0ST

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    You need some spacing in between the notebook & surface u put on. It should run fine.

    If you using with table, just place four bottle cap each corner notebook, to level from the table.
     
  16. runtohell121

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    nah.. to be honest.. if you go to some retail stores, you can see some hp laptop might be very hot compare to other laptops though. acer to me.. doesnt really get hot... not sure about sony:) lolz
     
  17. shw

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    put some ice cubes in your dvd drive.
    it will def cool down your laptop.-noclue
     
  18. runtohell121

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    lol i wish someone would try it o_O im not gonna try:D my comp isnt over heating:D
     
  19. pijiu

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    Use the warranty if you have it, if not then buy some compressed air and clean the fans. Also, invest on a laptop base cooler. You should see the monster I am using now, my laptop is 4 years old and has no warranty. I had to unscrew the base of my laptop and also remove the battery, stand it on it's side and place it near my window just to keep it from overheating lol.
     
  20. kontradictions

    kontradictions Well-Known Member

    Buy a can of compressed air and blast the vents while the comp is on. Heat sinks are designed to have fins to help thermal exchange. What happens is that dust will collect between the fins which keep the fins from doing their job. Shoot it with some compressed air to get rid of the dust. That will free up surface area and allow the heat sink to do it's job. The same rule applies to your computer. Twice a year, you should clean your heat sink with the compressed air to keep dust from building up and overheating your system.