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laptop overheating.

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by mthomp, Jun 27, 2010.

  1. Jun 27, 2010 #1
    mthomp

    mthomp Inactive User

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    my laptop has recently started to overheat and shut down, mostly when iam playing games
    my best guess is the internal fan has stopped working. Im curious if anyone has had this issue before or has tried one of those chill mats?
    seems it may be a cheaper route to go rather then having this one repaired.
     
  2. Jun 27, 2010 #2
    tje22 Greene county

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    I would just try to fix it yourself. If its the fan its a very simple fix, it could be as much as the heat sink needs cleaned out.
     
  3. Jun 27, 2010 #3
    mthomp

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    well i would and have considered this, but the task of taking the laptop apart scares me off. I am not a novice at comp work but i have never taken a laptop apart.
     
  4. Jun 27, 2010 #4
    Rustin

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    what kind of laptop is it?
     
  5. Jun 27, 2010 #5
    mthomp

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    hp dv7. i can see where the fan is and see it is not spinning, i have not given up trying to correct it.
     
  6. Jun 27, 2010 #6
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    did you try cleaning out the fan with a blast of electronics duster, might just be stuck. But most likely if its stopped completely and never kicks on it needs replaced.

    getting to the fans on most laptops is pretty easy. Some you can even get too without tearing down too far.
    Usually its just a few screws and the bottom comes up. A couple more screws holding the fan down. Unplug the old fan, and plug in the new one. Then reverse the process to reassemble.
    Be sure to blow out the heatsink very good before you get it all reassembled.


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    Ok found a good link for you, but its more involved than the laptops I have taken apart, but it seems like a good write up. And even has part numbers for the fans.
     
    http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-hp-pavilion-dv7-notebook/
     
  7. Jun 27, 2010 #7
    mthomp

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    thanks black. i read that thread and i honestly got intimidated by it. I spent an entire can blowing it out yesterday out of pure frustration. Im going to try one of those cooling pads for like 20 bucks and see how it works.
     
  8. Jun 27, 2010 #8
    Gered

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    I had one of those cooling fans because my laptop did the same thing. I ended up returning it because it did not keep up. My solution was new computer haha! I should tear in to it now and see what the deal is.
     
  9. Jun 27, 2010 #9
    mthomp

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    seems a matchbook fixed it, i stuck it inside where i could see the fan and tried to spin it, and as soon as i did it went woosh ans started spinning.
     
  10. Jun 27, 2010 #10
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Good to hear you got it working again.
    Hopefully it stays working, because you are right getting to that fan looked kind of involved and intimidating.
     

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