Guest PeePs Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 So yea, my laptop likes to randomly shut off even though i make sure to leave the fan on the bottom unblocked. So today I finally go and get a Temperature monitor because I was almost positive my laptop was just overheating making it shut off and it says my CPU temperature is at around 68 degrees Celsius. When I'm just surfing the internet the temperature will spike up into the 70+ degree area. Is this normal for laptops, or is mine just hella ***? EDIT: Oh yeah, and its a compaq, with a Intel Centrino incase your wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 Maybe some compressed air for cleaning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 Maybe some compressed air for cleaning? Sorry, storms again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 I would make sure your fans are working, of course I concur with the member about trying to clean them out. I would also purchase a cooling pad to set your laptop on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amish Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 Same thing with my laptop, really bothers me. Fans are quite loud. It's a Toshiba Satellite with a 3.2Ghz P4HT. So it's probably fine hot. But I always have to put down the speed to 1.8Ghz, otherwise on full 3.2Ghz, it just gets hot and runs even slower. I already have to get a new fan, of the two fans on it. But check if there's a program taking a lot of processor usage and kill it if there is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 Same thing with my laptop, really bothers me. Fans are quite loud. It's a Toshiba Satellite with a 3.2GHz P4HT. So it's probably fine hot. But I always have to put down the speed to 1.8GHz, otherwise on full 3.2GHz, it just gets hot and runs even slower. I already have to get a new fan, of the two fans on it. But check if there's a program taking a lot of processor usage and kill it if there is one. my ex's parents just bought one of thoes... deffinatly wasnt a 3.2 ghz , but yea.. that thing was incrediably loud.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 sounds like speed step might not be installed correctly... did you reinstall the OS? Compress air should get rid of the dust build up by the fans.. The problem is that the cpu is cooled passively, using a heat sink and heat pipes, to bring the heat to the fans to deal with... At least that is how dell does it.. If there is something wrong with the heat pipes then that could be your problem.. You might want to call tech support if the product is still under warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 I had the same problem, I used compressed air then and problem fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 Alright, I'll try the compressed air if i ever get around to buying some. My laptop is still under warranty so I'll talk to the tech support and see if it's normal for my laptop to run that high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jypagan Posted April 30, 2006 CID Share Posted April 30, 2006 if not you can also get a laptop cooling pad like this one <a href=http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834999809&CMP=OTC-Froogle&ATT=TARGUS+Notebook+Chill+Mat+Model+PA248U >here</a>. I have one and works great specially if you have an HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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