How to keep my laptop cool?

[Haris]

Assalam people.

When I use my laptop it becomes very hot (the longer I use it the hotter it gets).

I remember a while back it got so hot that everything was working really slowly and I eventually had to wipe it with a wet towel to cool it back down.

My laptop is over 2 years old.

It is a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 2540, identical to this one:



I know that it should be kept on a smooth flat surface to minimise any dust clogging up the systems which would make the laptop get hotter quicker but other than that I do not know what to do.





Also my charger gets very hot too, very quickly (it's relatively new, only a few months old).





Thanks.

[graveyardofempires]

use it in north pole






joking

[IamDZJ]

I had the same issue with my previous laptop. It would get so hot that if I touched the bottom it would burn. I would have to run it off every 20 minutes I'd it would shut down on it's own.
My new one started doing the same but my brother deleted some softwares that I had recently downloaded which I didn't need apparently. I leave it on for hours now. It doesn't get warm or anything.

[emkhan]

Dell laptop is the best.

[kakargirl]

laptop-cooler.jpgBro get this laptop cooler it plugs into the laptop ,it really works.

[єѕαρχαι]

External laptop fan maybe?

Thats the best suggestion .....

My laptop used to heat up and I tried it, works well.... But too much of noise.

[єѕαρχαι]

Assalam people.

When I use my laptop it becomes very hot (the longer I use it the hotter it gets).

I remember a while back it got so hot that everything was working really slowly and I eventually had to wipe it with a wet towel to cool it back down.

My laptop is over 2 years old.

It is a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pi 2540, identical to this one:



I know that it should be kept on a smooth flat surface to minimise any dust clogging up the systems which would make the laptop get hotter quicker but other than that I do not know what to do.





Also my charger gets very hot too, very quickly (it's relatively new, only a few months old).





Thanks.

I don't think it effects speed, it should be something else, check your start up or maybe you have too many applications running in BG, also it could be due to malware/spyware

[Haris]

I had the same issue with my previous laptop. It would get so hot that if I touched the bottom it would burn. I would have to run it off every 20 minutes I'd it would shut down on it's own.
My new one started doing the same but my brother deleted some softwares that I had recently downloaded which I didn't need apparently. I leave it on for hours now. It doesn't get warm or anything.

Yes mine has the same symptons.
Thing is, just today I had windows 7 installed on it so that cleared away all the old software. Same problem though. Think the newer models are just better/more efficient so you wouldn't get that problem.

I'm on a bit of a budget though so I can't afford to be buying a new laptop every other day lol


And regarding the cooling fans, is it one size fits all? or do you have to buy a specific sized fan?

[Haris]

I don't think it effects speed, it should be something else, check your start up or maybe you have too many applications running in BG, also it could be due to malware/spyware

I was using a CPU intensive online program at the time and I noticed that its performance was lacking as it got hotter.

But it may be due to other reasons.

[Gulalai]

get a new laptop (:

[Haris]

get a new laptop (:

Right away!.......just as soon as I find a few hundred pounds

[єѕαρχαι]

Yes mine has the same symptons.
Thing is, just today I had windows 7 installed on it so that cleared away all the old software. Same problem though. Think the newer models are just better/more efficient so you wouldn't get that problem.

I'm on a bit of a budget though so I can't afford to be buying a new laptop every other day lol


And regarding the cooling fans, is it one size fits all? or do you have to buy a specific sized fan?

Yes there are different sizes, you can find a nice cooling fan for few dollars online...

Besides, go to msconfig and remove some items, also try a nice anti virus...

Most of the times there are applications running in background and are quite useless...

[Gulalai]

Right away!.......just as soon as I find a few hundred pounds

lol right. let me know when you get on that i need a new laptop too preferably a Mac but PCs are not so bad if you dont mind getting a virus once in a while >.<

[Digital Malang]

Haris, this is the best thing you will ever come across and its no that bad money wise.
give it a look.

Amazon.com: Logitech Notebook Cooling Pad N100 (Gray): Electronics

[khashayar]

Put it in a bucket of water.