Comments on: My Laptop is Burning Up!

By: Laptops

Laptops — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:50:10 +0000

Laptop overheating is a very common problem especially when so many things can cause it to overheat. It is funny that you mention that sometimes it feels like laptop is sitting on a huge volcano. In many situations people get an evil “Blue Screen of Death” and a lot of people, such as yourself initially think that it is a virus or some software problem. It is also interesting to note that one of the most common causes of laptop malfunction such as blue screen is just what you had – overheating. I appreciate you giving an extensive list of causes for laptop to overheat. Many times CPU is usually the perpetrator that causes most of the laptop overheating problems. CPU has a special substance that is between CPU itself and the chip. Over time, this substance wears of and does not provide protection from overheating. Among other things, extra programs, devices, and hardware can also cause overheating of the laptop. Sometimes cooling fan can bring the whole laptop to a halt. I agree with you on a lot of points that you have made, especially the ones about looking out for the critical signs mentioned here. This post was very helpful and informative. Thank you

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By: Terry Conti

Terry Conti — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:30:16 +0000

Hi Paula, thank you for this enlightening post you wrote. Terry

By: Paula Brett

Paula Brett — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:33:04 +0000

Er, read the article, the info is in the article

By: Paula Brett

Paula Brett — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:32:34 +0000

Yes, I had a similar problem with my PC. When my `computer man’ came round to fix it, I was embarrassed to see it was full of dust

By: Moonbadger

Moonbadger — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:20:07 +0000

Some handy hints and tips, most of the problems you describe also transfer to desktops. often the most common cause of errors, black out and blue screens are caused through overheating or lack of power. Had a sweet dual Sli graphics card setup, but the machine kept conking out due to overheating. Once i stuck a few fans and an extractor in the machine ran like a dream.

By: DonDon

DonDon — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:50:24 +0000

Heyy so what do i need to make it stop over heating?

By: Paula Brett

Paula Brett — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:26:01 +0000

Wow, thanks Joyce, both for your kind words and for your great tip — I hadn’t heard of that one but it makes sense. Thank you

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:38:07 +0000

Excellent article, Paula! I would like to also mention that keeping your battery installed in your laptop while you are running on a/c power can also increase your chances of overheating. Most laptop manufacturers recommend that, unless you are recharging the battery, you remove the battery from its port until you need it to run on dc power.

By: Karen Chia

Karen Chia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:31:09 +0000

I was searching for information on CPU throttling then I found this post. You made a point on an "aged" Lappy why it suddenly becomes slow. It just struck the cord.. I was wondering what's happening to my Laptop for a while. .-= Karen Chia´s last blog ..Google Wave – A new entry to the world of social media =-.