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Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > When I'm compiling something large and close the lid of my laptop (lid |
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> > close events disabled) or leave it on the couch where it can't get |
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> > proper airflow, it tends to overheat and crash. |
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> Don't do that. ;) |
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> > If I leave it open and on a table, everything is fine. |
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> > Any ideas about where I should look? |
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> The CPU heatsink, the fan, and any filters through which air moves. |
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You can alway open up a laptop's various covers and try to use compressed |
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air to blow out accumulated dust. |
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With older, hot running laptops, particularly when compiling significant |
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amounts of packages, I use to put 1/2 inch wedges under each side to lift |
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up the bottom of the laptop from the table surface. This increases air flow |
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to the various fans and heat sinks, thus increasing the cooling system |
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efficiency. Make sure it's always has a clean, cool airflow in the room you |
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use it in. Heat is the enemy of all electronics, particularly if you want |
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the electronics to have a relatively long life.... |
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hth, |
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James |
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