computer issue.. laptop cooling fan never seems to stop.. always runs hot

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anybody else with a laptop have this issue.

i havent tried one of those contraptions you place your laptop in to keep it cool yet.

i have placed something at the top end underneath to jack it up a little to get more air under there .

still seems to run a little hotter than i would expect.

i try and keep the underside clean and dust free the best i can..

any fixes ?

i might look for something to hoist the back end up a little higher and see if that works.

 

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World, check the radiator.

 

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Judge Wapner said:

World, check the radiator.

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plenty of water..

 

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actually I notice mine goes on alot more when playing online blackjack or downloading...I think its how hard your PC is working...


usually I turn mine off and on and that fixes it

 

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It may have something to do with running it and staying on this website 24-7 World.............


:lolBIG:

 

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World Number One said:

anybody else with a laptop have this issue.

i havent tried one of those contraptions you place your laptop in to keep it cool yet.

i have placed something at the top end underneath to jack it up a little to get more air under there .

still seems to run a little hotter than i would expect.

i try and keep the underside clean and dust free the best i can..

any fixes ?

i might look for something to hoist the back end up a little higher and see if that works.

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Dell or HP? Both have known problems with this. Get a ThinkPad.

 

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have you done anything to your puter lately?if you overclocked it or something that would cause it to run hot.

 

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Hache Man said:

It may have something to do with running it and staying on this website 24-7 World.............


:lolBIG:

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i'm afraid i'll miss something...

and stupid posts like " this is gonna cost me 300 million " keep coming to mind... cant help myself..

 

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jarbo , its a gateway


laker , dont know what overclocked means ... its on a lot .

i have been putting it in standby mode when i'm not around it for extended periods.. just to give it a break..

 

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#1, you don't have a desktop at all?

 

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Hache Man said:

#1, you don't have a desktop at all?

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and old gateway with Windows ME on it.. got sick of it . love the laptop.

 

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if you dont know what over-clocking is then you didnt do that.only other option is your motherboard has something lose or its starting to go bad.

 

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Well maybe I can help you here....I left my laptop in the car one night and live in Minny which that night was around 1 degree!!! And forgot to let it warm up before booting it up etc and the fan kicked on blah,blah,blah, and hasn't stopped since but computer runs fine and Dell said probably will run fine so don't worry about the fan....but sure is loud now!!

 

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Gateway puts Intel processors designed for Desktop PC's into their "Notebooks" to make them cheaper. These processors run much hotter and with the inherent poor "design" and cheap components from Gateway you are stuck.

As I mentioned before get a ThinkPad.

 

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Jarbo said:

Gateway puts Intel processors designed for Desktop PC's into their "Notebooks" to make them cheaper. These processors run much hotter and with the inherent poor "design" and cheap components from Gateway you are stuck.

As I mentioned before get a ThinkPad.[/QUOTE]


I'll look into that.. i was considering giving this laptop to my daughter. she is getting to the age of needing a computer . it wouldnt be on as much if she had it. just in the morning and at night for a while.

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Laptops often run hot. Some brands are better than others. I know that HP's get so hot they will shut themselves off. Some one mentioned that IBM think pads do not get very hot. Go ahead and demo one for an hour or so and see how it performs.

Besides that, if you are using your laptop at your house/office, you could build a make shift heat sink to sit it on. Put some fans on that and you should keep the temp under contol. Your laptop will run faster and live longer if you keep it cool.

 

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mine does the same thing. always has....