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    Do you have a overheating problem with your laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mike Landry, Jul 28, 2007.

  1. Mike Landry

    Mike Landry Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Inspiron E1705. When I use it for 5 - 6 hours, it gets very hot. Is there a problem with my CPU cooler? Do you have this trouble?
     
    Mike Landry, Jul 28, 2007
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  2. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Try using a notebook cooling pad.
     
    Padmé, Jul 28, 2007
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    Akilae Hunter Notebook Consultant

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    Also, try cleaning your fans with some compressed air.
    Its a 17 inch-er, so it may just naturally run hot, but a cooling pad cant do any harm. Make sure you get one that pushes air in the right direction for your laptop.
     
    Akilae Hunter, Jul 28, 2007
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  4. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    I would install somthing like Notebook Hardware Control to find the CPU and HDD temps, when those run to hot damage can happen, computer feeling hot is annoying but not lethal in and of itself.
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 28, 2007
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    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    yup it could just feel hot cuz the fan is/has pushed the hot air out. check your temps with a temp monitor like speedfan, NHC or everest. For harddrives anything over 50-55C is usually bad depending on the drive's specs. For CPUs they can go up to 40-50C on idle and that's ok, but pushing it as it could be too hot at 100%
     
    SideSwipe, Jul 28, 2007
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  6. Lil Mayz

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    Make sure that air vents and fans are not blocked up. It can be a very serious problem. A cheap of can compressed air may be useful.
     
    Lil Mayz, Jul 28, 2007
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    Cheap? $8 for a can of air! I hope it lasts a couple of years, costs more than bottled water! :D
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 28, 2007
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    I run my laptop for 16 hours a day, never had a overheating problem
     
    allan_huang, Jul 28, 2007
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    OK, OK go to the my notebook works fine forum! :D Honestly 5 to 6 hours seems kind of strange, your car warms up in a certain amount of time, if it can't be cooled it does not take 5 hours to show? :cool:
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 28, 2007
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