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Richardhhha
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27th Nov 09 at 12:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hay all basicaly the misses latopt has decided to throw another wobbly

now its getting very hot and slows so much it takes about 2 minuits to open up the internet browser ect..

fans going to try keep it cool and the vents are always kept clear and its alowed a lot of air round it.

i've run AVG 8 on it and there is no issues
i have run Ad-Aware SE plus on it and it pulls up nothing out of the ordenary (just the odd tracking cokie ect)
i've run Ccleaner which cleans out the old shity programs and regestry errors
i've run De-fragler to defrag the HD

booted it in safe mode and done all the above again just to make sure and its still getting hot and slowing down.. anyone got any ideas on what cold be wrong?
Pablo
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27th Nov 09 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

format c:
Richardhhha
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27th Nov 09 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

did that a few months back, didnt make a difference.
Neo
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27th Nov 09 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What is it (Make and Model)? If its an acer, well there is your problem

Where is it when your using it ?
How old is it ?
Sam
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27th Nov 09 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

If everything on the Windows side of things is OK then your best bet is to strip the laptop down, clean any dirt and crap that you can see.

Next, remove the heatsink/fan assembly, again clean any dirt embedded in the fan/heatsink and then clean the heatsink and CPU mounting surfaces, apply some thermal grease and then refit the heatsink/fan.

Finally, reassemble the laptop and it will run fine afterwards.
Richardhhha
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27th Nov 09 at 14:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

laptop is 2 years old

its an alimo Li 1718

and im using it on my lap with the fan underneeth free from any obstrustions

was thinking im gona have to strip it to see if there is any crap sitting on the prosseser as i got to do this to there desctop pc
Sam
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27th Nov 09 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I had the same problems on my HP laptop and that wasn't even a year old when it started developing the same issues.
Richardhhha
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27th Nov 09 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

so did you strip that one down like you said before?
Neo
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I'd strip it down and give it a good clean, you might find an obvious build up of dust or you may have to be very thorough. Good luck and fingers crossed.
Richardhhha
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27th Nov 09 at 14:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

whats the best way of stripping the laptop down, just be carefull and take all the screws out??

misses is getting funny about me stripping her laptop down lol
Sam
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27th Nov 09 at 15:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Richardhhha
so did you strip that one down like you said before?


Yes. Do a Google for your laptop's "service manual" - this will tell you in what order to remove things if you're not sure. Normally it's something like:

- battery
- hard drive
- RAM
- WiFi mini PCI card
- keyboard
- TFT screen
- top plastics

Just be careful with the plastics - if you use too much force some can snap very easily so just take your time.
Rob E
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29th Nov 09 at 08:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Heatsink air ducts are probably just clogged mate. On my dell, this was accessible just by removing a cut out on the underside of the laptop and then carefully removing the dust. Make sure its off and the battery is removed first though

 
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