Why is heated laptop and what to do

If the laptop burns, suddenly shuts down, hangs or reboots, excessive noise or running unusually quiet, it's time to take action.

You are using the wrong laptop

Let's start with the banal cause of overheating, which can not know the newcomers.

Perhaps you place the laptop so that the foreign objects begin to interfere with the outflow of hot air from the device. This can happen if the stick the device too close to the wall or put it on a soft surface like a bed.

Always keep close to the ventilation holes for the laptop had space.

In addition, if you are playing for a long time or use heavy programs such as video editors, it may also cause overheating. Therefore, take breaks, giving the laptop cool. Also, do not abuse the games and applications designed for higher performance systems than yours.

With special attention in the hot summer days to the resource-intensive games and programs. The temperature in the device depends on the environment, however, try to avoid overloading laptop heat. Can you put a number to it, or buy a special fan cooling pad - this should help a bit.

Broken cooling system

Failure of the cooling system can lead to a spike in temperature. If you notice that the case has suddenly become a hot laptop for no apparent reason, and the noisy fan was quiet until then, make sure that the cooler works at all. It will have to disassemble the laptop.

Improper disassembly and cleaning may damage your computer. If not confident in their abilities, not risk. And remember: the chassis intrusion lead to loss of warranty.

Unplug the laptop from the network, turn it off and remove the cover. Then place the device on the table, turn on the computer and run several programs or game. Carefully lift the side, which is cooler and check that the blades rotate. Repeat the test several times at intervals of 5-10 minutes. If the fan does not work at all or will rotate too slow, better take your device to a service center.

The device accumulated dust

If, disassembling a laptop, you saw a working fan, and with it - a thick layer of dust, the surprise may be the cause of overheating.

Over time, dust accumulates on the ventilation grille, blades and other components cooler notebook and prevents the normal circulation of air. Due to the dust device can be very warm and even at low loads at any time of the year. To get rid of it, try cleaning the laptop.

We assume that you unplug the machine, switch it off and lifted the lid. Now, very gently vacuum the fan and other innards. You can also make out the cooler and lubricated bearing special oil-lubricated, which are sold in stores. But not all fans understand. Pre-read the instructions for your model of laptop or its individual component parts.

dried thermal grease

With the use of a laptop dries thermopaste - viscous substance which is applied to the surface processor, to improve the heat transfer rate. As a result, the device can overheat.

If you did not upgrade the thermal grease for several years, during the cleaning of dust, it is desirable to replace it. Sold it in stores office equipment.

To replace the thermal paste, cooling system separate from the CPU. You will see a metal plate with the remnants of the substance. Completely remove them with a cotton swab. If it does not, moisten the stick a small amount of alcohol.

Then squeeze drop thermopaste on a new plate and gently spread the material in a uniform layer over the entire area. Make sure that the thermal compound has not got beyond the plate. For the application, you can use a brush, which is often sold bundled with thermal paste. But also suitable conventional plastic card, or any other item that is not able to scratch the plate.

Similarly, you can apply thermal paste on the GPU video card. Upon completion do not forget to put all the parts are in place and securely fasten them.

If you are afraid to disassemble the laptop or have encountered difficulties in the process, look for the web video instructions to service your model. Well, you can always seek help from professionals.

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