General Chat

Try sticking the Nozzle of your vac over the Fan ,it should suck out the fluff and dust.

Be careful!!

Last year a house burned down in our town, because a laptop was left on a sofa when the owner went to bed.

That's what the fire service investigators said.

On the bottom of the laptop you will see a series of panels. These give access to such things as the battery, memory, hard drive and the fan.

It is fairly easy to work out which one covers the fan 'cos the vents are near it.

Sometimes the cover just slides on but more often then not it is secured with small screws. These are usually small philips screws but sometimes star drive or torx. You can get the screwdrivers in Maplin, Dyas and so on.

Remove the battery cover. It should now be possible to see the fan. It will be secured with one or two small screws. Lift it out a little way. Using a can of compressed air ( about £ 1 Maplin ) blow all the fluff and dust out of the fan. Make sure the vent apertures are not blocked up with dust and fluff too.

Re-assemble. It will no longer overheat.

With most laptops wedging something underneath so the laptop bottom is not directly in contact with the desk etc helps cooling especially in hot weather.

IS IT FLAT ON HE SURFACE IS SO NO AIR CIRCULATING
WEDGE IT UP AT THE TOP,IN THE POUND SHOP YOU CAN
BUY A FRAME TO STAND IT ON

i think you may need a laptop cooling pad
you can get them in most computer shops

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NWIOM6

Nolls all computers have a fan or fans,,,,,,

LT are prone to overheating if air cannot flow and over time will cause damage or weaken the components.....also fans disperse the heat,they also suck up bits of stuff floating in the air,,,,,,never use a LT on a carpet,bed or cushion for long.....

hope it helps, mine gets very hot, i just put it down to being old now lol,

but long as i make sure it isnt on anything then its ok

Stray...yeh not for long, but the bottom is too hot on my lap, but rarely do that anways, and probably won't again:))

l have it rested on the edge of a book for now and its helping....thanks folks:))

pleased also this is interesting for others:)

jude x

on a pillow?

then the air isnt getting to it n its over heatin, mine does it if i have it on the bed, or sofa, but if the fan underneath isnt comeverd by anyting then she ok,

Nolls mostly you wouldn't even hear it.

Be careful of these cheap laptop rests. Some of them actually block the airflow because the fans are not in the same place on all laptops.

Well I never knew it had a fan :-S you learn something new on here every day :-D

JustGinnie....that sounds like a very good gadget, will look out for one...thank you :-)

Bob.....noooooo, although l do sometimes, but l put it on a pillow:)

Well l have taken the battery out and its gradually getting hot already, only been on 5 mins

eRRol...l will check with neighbour in the morning, he's pretty good, come back if still a prob.

Off to bed now, l'm bored..Vic has had sport on all day, so l'm going to read:))

nite nite and thanks:)

jude x

Just for info, I brought a gadget from poundland that raises the laptop from the table
It opens into a X shape and is slightly higher at the back which makes the keyboard easier to use as well as letting air circulate under the laptop.

you are not actually using it on your lap, are you?

maybe the heatsink needs replacing?

It has 4 vents on the bottom....l'm going to take the battery out and see what happens:) but l will turn it off first its blinky hot...

Jude has it got a vent on the bottom as a small fan usually sits behind this,,,,,the fans are very small....usually LT have two.

Kuros is right in that it could be a battery problem - the diagnostic software I use would pinpoint that