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Helena
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Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 4:17:24 AM

I was wondering if anyone could suggest something to help my laptop along...

It over heats ALOT, and the fan doesn't seem to be working like it used to. I don't want to send it into the shop again, so I was wondering if there was anything like cooling pads or something I could buy to help solve the problem?

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 12:26:56 AM

What kind of laptop, and what OS do you have on it?

Cooling pads may work - but you may also be able to control the fan speed yourself by playing around with the BIOS.

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 1:08:25 PM

OS?

And it's an Acer, that's all I know.

I'm not really into hi-tech stuff on this thing...

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 1:25:37 PM

Operating System.

If it's Acer, it's either Windows 98, Xp, or Vista.

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 1:40:11 PM

Ooo!

It's XP

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 3:05:54 PM

I have an acer as well, overheats all the time, that's the main thing I hate about it.

Cooling pad should work to a point, if you change the power settings to "Power Saver" when you aren't doing anything intensive on the computer, it should slow the heat a bit as well.

If you can't get a cooling pad or something, at the least elevate the back of it up by an inch or so with a book, should let some air get underneath it and help some.

If you have a spare monitor and aren't being mobile with it, hook the monitor up and use that instead of the laptop screen, should also produce less heat. (That's a last resort measure though).

Hope that helps.

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RE: Laptop Issues

August 2, 2008 8:01:52 PM

Don't forget to put it in the freezer when you're done.

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