My laptop just turned off today, several times. After around the third time, I realised it was actually about 100 degrees inside it and it had overheated. I then realised I hadn't been aware of the fan being on all day. I think it's died, if that's possible.
Is there any way to test it, or fix it? Or will I have to keep holding it up to a fan every so often until I take it down to the manufacturer?
Laptop Fan
What make/model is your laptop, and how old is it?
It all depends on how proficient you are at DIY. It's most likely to be that the fans are clogged up with dust and stuff which will slow the fan right down, so therefore your laptop will be overheating really badly. If you feel okay taking the keyboard off your laptop, do so and use a *very* soft brush and some kind of air flow (blow down a straw or something to keep the dust away from your eyes) to clear the fans. If you took it to a repair centre, that's all they'd do really.
You also need to make sure that you're using it on a hard, clean surface to make the airflow easier. You could also buy a cooling mat or prop up the back to increase airflow.
Hope this helps!
It all depends on how proficient you are at DIY. It's most likely to be that the fans are clogged up with dust and stuff which will slow the fan right down, so therefore your laptop will be overheating really badly. If you feel okay taking the keyboard off your laptop, do so and use a *very* soft brush and some kind of air flow (blow down a straw or something to keep the dust away from your eyes) to clear the fans. If you took it to a repair centre, that's all they'd do really.
You also need to make sure that you're using it on a hard, clean surface to make the airflow easier. You could also buy a cooling mat or prop up the back to increase airflow.
Hope this helps!
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Dr Lobster*
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good advice there. you can also try a can of compressed air to blow out any debris.
many new laptops have panels on the bottom that make accessing the fan quite easy.
you may also want to perform a google search including the laptop make/model with the term 'overheating'. a friend asked me to have a look at a laptop which kept turning off. the fan was completely clean. rotated smoothly and was on full power pretty much as soon as the laptop was booted.
searching on google, revealed about 19,000 hits - many people had reported the same thing.... it was a hp compaq laptop purchased from pc world about 18 months ago... can't remember he model number now but very disappointing for them as there wasn't really anything that could be done.
many new laptops have panels on the bottom that make accessing the fan quite easy.
you may also want to perform a google search including the laptop make/model with the term 'overheating'. a friend asked me to have a look at a laptop which kept turning off. the fan was completely clean. rotated smoothly and was on full power pretty much as soon as the laptop was booted.
searching on google, revealed about 19,000 hits - many people had reported the same thing.... it was a hp compaq laptop purchased from pc world about 18 months ago... can't remember he model number now but very disappointing for them as there wasn't really anything that could be done.
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Hi,
Thanks for your great help. I managed to access the fan, and gave it a quick... blow (*sigh*) and remove a big chunk of dust. I then tried it again and it now seems to be spinning as it should. I hadn't realised that dust could actually stop the thing spinning.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your great help. I managed to access the fan, and gave it a quick... blow (*sigh*) and remove a big chunk of dust. I then tried it again and it now seems to be spinning as it should. I hadn't realised that dust could actually stop the thing spinning.
Thanks again.