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Hello I have noticed that my laptop is overheating and i need to shut it down to cool it. it seems that the fan is not working. my pc is an HP Compaq Presario CQ70. How can i check it? Thanks
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The laptop maybe overheating. When the CPU overheats then it will shut down (i.e. thermaloverload) and won't boot up again until it has cooled down. If this is theproblem is not fixed then the CPU will eventually fail. A faulty fan causes the problem or the fan and heat sink assembly are cloggedwith dust. Check the CPU fan to see if it spins freely, if not replace the fan. If the fan and heat sink is clogged with dust the remove the dust and make surethe vents are clear and dust free. Use a can of compressed air to do this.
Due to the heavy processing
the PC heats up. Excessive heatup beyond usual is alarming and PC shuts down by itself when the processor/ CPU temperature exceeds the safe temperature limit. There are mainly two reasons for heatup. Heating issue generally occurs due to fan
failure, which may damage the system, if not checked and resolved properly. Another
most likely cause of overheating is the dust present inside the PC, which clogs
the fan and heatsink. As you have mentioned that the fan is not running, most probably the fan has gone dead or it may have stopped working due to clogging with dust and hence it needs cleaning or replacement. To do so, you need to purchase a new fan and disassemble the laptop to replace the fan. To
replace the fan, you have to disassemble the laptop and for that you
need to have the laptop repair manual that can be downloaded here. (I think that you have HP CQ60-419WM Laptop). The
repair manual contains all the information as well as graphic
illustration about disassembling and replacing the fan. Please refer to
Page 4-41 for complete details. If
you are able to work inside such electronics and have some
disassembling experience, you may try to do it yourself. However, if you
have no experience, it is strongly recommended that you seek
professional help from HP authorized repair/ service professional.
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I propose two solutions :-
1) Just format your machine once and install the OS again. Observe if it is behaving same.
2) If yes then you need to replace your Cooling FAN.
Hi i'm Rain.
If your Laptop is over heating you may need to look into a stronger type of cooling system { Fan }
But for now lets set up your power Options settings
to try to keep your CPU cool.
In power options select Power Saver.
If you see the selection to keep the fan running select it also. save and exit.
Hopefully this will help to keep your system cool until you can service it.
need to blow all the dust out of the vents on the side and bottom of laptop and check out the fan while the laptop is running. If the fan seems to be running slow, the bearings may be damaged and you may need to get another fan.
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