pkrska
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Overheating Laptops & Docking Stations Compaq
We have a Compaq LTE 500 (not a 5000!) - and a typical Beige colored docking station. Lately it has been overheating even though it has a fan on the laptop and a fan in the docking station.
Sometimes the fans seems to turn off even though the unit seems hot.
Any suggestions on a fix or a way to cool the laptop? Does the fans go off automatically for a reason?
Anyone else with this problem.
Sometimes the fans seems to turn off even though the unit seems hot.
Any suggestions on a fix or a way to cool the laptop? Does the fans go off automatically for a reason?
Anyone else with this problem.
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The laptop is a Pentium 75 and does not seems to warrant a overheating situation. Or does it??
Has the laptop locked up when running programs? Have you noticed any abnormal behavior from it? Alot of laptops have a fan on them like what is in a car. It only turns on when it reaches a certain temperature, cools the machine, and then turns off automatically. This is normal. Any problems like I mentioned above, please let us know.
Mike
Mike
pkrska...you might try using something to elevate the laptop off the desk or whatever i may be on...this might help and it might not...I had P75 laptop and we had to keep it raised up between 2 books to keep it off the desk because the "hot" air was not leaving the machine/cpu.
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