Re: Laptop overheating?
Originally Posted by
JBR
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Hi,
I find that my laptop frequently starts up its fans and blows out hot air from the vents. This continues for quite some time. I opened Task Manager to see which functions were using the most memory:
MBAM (Malwarebytes) = 211,272 K
Chrome (several entries) = 196,792 K
Also, examining 'Speed Fan', all four cores are running at a temperature of 60 and 80 C.
Hi JBR!
Your displayed temperatures are not really a problem as it would be quite normal, in a laptop, to get up to, around, 80 degrees.
However, it seems that your cooling fan is struggling to keep the temperature back in the right range.
I'd forget about what software is running and just have a good look at would could be wrong with the air flow.
Laptops are not the easiest boxes from which to get the dust out.
If you have an air blower/compressor (I use a compressor) you can blow the dust out backwards, against the normal flow, and after a few minutes the path should be clearer.
If that fails, the laptop would need to have the covers removed for a good clean out. Not as job for the nervous sort of person - but having it done professionally might be over a hundred squids.
If you don't have a small compressor, or a good vacuum cleaner which blows hard, maybe you could borrow one>