COMPUTER ISSUES

[breslinmr]

Just have a question for everyone. my laptop is running fairly hot and seems to be blowing hot air out it, is this a problem or is it an easy fix. its an aspire 5740 not a new one far from it lol but dont want to get rid off it. Thanks any help appreciated   

[aforww]

If you have an air compressor, I'd say give it a good blow out. I found that most of my laptops had serious dust issues when the started running really hot. Other than that, the processor just may not be up to the tasks anymore lol. I went and bought a netbook to handle my CNC stuff. Between the SSD and flash memory, I don't have to worry about shop dust and moving parts.

[breslinmr]

Thanks aforww
Will give it a shot but it won't do any harm to it internally do you think. Suppose can't be any worse than it is lol thanks

[andrew]

2nd on the blowing it out with some compressed air.
Also 2nd on a little netbook for the CNC stuff. I bought a little $150 Lenovo. Do the software stuff on a desktop in the house, put the files on a thumb drive and bring it out to the garage where the laptop is when it's time to cut something. If the laptop breaks, I'm not out much..

[Jason R]

+1 to blowing the laptop out. Certain applications cause your CPU to work alot harder than normal web browsing. It is normal for it to heat up but I would definitely make sure there is airflow around the openings. My laptop gets extremely hot but it isnt something to worry about. Most modern systems made within the last 10 years will have a fail safe setting that will shutoff your computer if it gets too hot in an effort to protect itself.

[Hommer Woods]

Would try blowing it out too. If you don't have access to a compressor you can buy cans of compressed air to do the job too.


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[breslinmr]

Thanks for all advice.
Would it be a better idea to take it apart to blow it out or would it be ok just to blow it out through the little vents and holes.

[activereality]

Jul 15, 2017 16:26:37 GMT breslinmr said:

Thanks for all advice.
Would it be a better idea to take it apart to blow it out or would it be ok just to blow it out through the little vents and holes.

breslinmr,

  I always take my desktop and laptop computers apart to clean them. I do this to ensure that I am not forcing dust or other debris into bad places. However, I am familiar with them, both in how they are put together and the things to look for when taking them A-Part for servicing. 

 If you haven't done this before, see if someone has posted a video online for taking your laptop apart. If not, you can definitely tear into it. Just be careful, take your time, notes, pictures, whatever, and ensure that you are not going to rip any wires/components out. I also do all my maintenance on an ESD mat that I ground myself to. I have decided I only want to ruin one motherboard because I touched it while working on electrical components haha. Basically touched a board a few years ago and had just enough electro-static discharge in me to fry a few chips on a 600$ motherboard- server rig I was building. That was disheartening. 

After disassembly, just hose it down with an air-compressor. I don't generally like the compressed air cans, just not a fan of paying that much for ten minutes of cold hands then an empty can haha. 

Good luck!
Aaron

[Hommer Woods]

Agree a compressor is better if you have one, I don't so I use the canned air. Taking a laptop apart isn't real bad but can be a bit tricky so studying some videos on uTube is a must in my experience. Things don't always come apart as you would think by looking at them and it is easy to break something.

[breslinmr]

Thanks Aaron
You have a good point about stripping it, I did get the can 😳 And don't really think you get the same affects lol.did make a little bit of an improvement. I did check for videos and found a few there. It's an old enough laptop and just was worried about feckin it up altogether lol.
So the idea of the mat is to stop static are these expensive or can you make something 👍

[activereality]

Jul 16, 2017 16:24:37 GMT breslinmr said:

Thanks Aaron
You have a good point about stripping it, I did get the can 😳 And don't really think you get the same affects lol.did make a little bit of an improvement. I did check for videos and found a few there. It's an old enough laptop and just was worried about feckin it up altogether lol.
So the idea of the mat is to stop static are these expensive or can you make something 👍

Yeah you use the mat, as you will ground yourself to it and that is what the "Work (laptop) will be on. Giving you the same (neutral) potential for electrical energy. I connect myself to the mat using an ESD braclet- just wraps around my wrist then connects to the mat.

They aren't really expensive. But if you have a metal welding table you can use that. I do sometimes. It's more of just a safety concern. I'm skeered of messing stuff up. But if you are careful, it isn't too big a deal..... Haha. Until it is.

Aaron

[Jason R]

I highly recommend NOT taking your laptop apart. You could cause an electrostatic discharge which may or may not be visible. Even a shock that you cannot see has the potential to destroy or degrade vital components of the laptop.

Blow it out, but don't go overboard.

[breslinmr]

I bought a can off compressed air as I don't have compressor here. It made a small improvement so I think I will leave well alone now lol thanks for all input 👍