My laptop is almost at it's limit?
I have my laptop for 3-4 years. I think after 1.5 years that the battery died, meaning I can't use the laptop for long after the plug has been removed. Sometimes the laptop got really hot after short usage but after I reinstall windows on it, the heat problem was gone. I think I reinstalled windows on my laptop for like 6 times in the last 2 years. A problem I've had with it is that sometimes when the laptop got too hot the screen froze and I needed to hold the on button to shut it off. And when I try to use it when it's really hot the screen would stay black. Until last week I was able to watch movies on my laptop without any 'real' problems. But after 1 week to France my laptop started failing again. It wasn't used that week. And now I can't even reinstall windows without it failing. Can someone explain to me what happened to my laptop? Also what causes the heat problem? Is there a way to fix it? I don't have the money the buy a new one so don't bother telling me to buy a new one. edit: I can still start my laptop after it's cooled down. Then I think I have like 20-30 minutes before it gets too hot again.
Laptops & Notebooks - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
is there like a cooling fan u could get?
Answer 2 :
For sure, get yourself a laptop cooler... they are about $18 and are powered by the laptop's USB port. I always use one even though my new laptop doesn't have a heat problem. You also should blow the dust out of your laptop with canned air... cheap. Even if your laptop is on it's last legs, you'll have these items for your next one. I assume that you keep your laptop on a flat surface cos anything else may be interfering with it's air circulation and contributing to its overheating.. Best of luck.
