[dba-Tech] Laptop Overheating

Never mind those fiddley little air cans
get a compressed air scuba tank.

I take my laptops in for a clean of heat sinks and fans every two years
and also replace the fans for $100. I drag them around
some grungey sites. I don't do myself as I always end up
with broken plastic bits and extra screws.

I run off AC power with battery in,  but  I get a lot of sudden
power cuts so it is safer as then the battery gives you time to shutdown
 

Bobby Heid wrote:

>Arthur,
>
>I put the air can nozzle blowing into my daughter's 4-yo laptop and it blew
>out tons of dust.  Maybe that is what is going on with you?
>
>Bobby 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
>Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 7:56 PM
>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>Subject: [dba-Tech] Laptop Overheating
>
>Why does my Tosh Tecra 3 laptop with 2GB RAM and 60GB disk suddenly begin to
>overheat after a year of faithful operation?
>
>Can I run her without the battery? Just plugged into the AC? Is there a
>difference?
>
>Why should it work for almost a year and then start whining and
>belly-aching?
>
>TIA,
>Arthur
>
>
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada