blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
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k have a question currently reformatting someone's laptop but it keeps dying like whenever its left on, I have the power cord plugged into the PC, so its not like its relying on its battery,  so any ideas of what it could be?
13urnzz
Banned
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unplug the battery. reboot. dies again, try differant plug. dies again, unplug and replug power cord.
Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6945|West Yorkshire, U.K
It's overheating.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906

Kurazoo wrote:

It's overheating.
solution to prevent overheating? wut do u use for urs some fan or something
13urnzz
Banned
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there's usually a fan inside. i can't tell you to clear the ducts, because laptops are srsly complex.
still dying? look for a port that vents from the sides, or back - see if somethings blocking the air coming out.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906

burnzz wrote:

there's usually a fan inside. i can't tell you to clear the ducts, because laptops are srsly complex.
still dying? look for a port that vents from the sides, or back - see if somethings blocking the air coming out.
k i took it of off the flat surface now it stopped dying
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906

blademaster wrote:

burnzz wrote:

there's usually a fan inside. i can't tell you to clear the ducts, because laptops are srsly complex.
still dying? look for a port that vents from the sides, or back - see if somethings blocking the air coming out.
k i took it of off the flat surface now it stopped dying
but its still heating
13urnzz
Banned
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that vent i was talking about? may or may not look like a little grate. i've used a sharpened pencil to see if there was anything blocking it, usually dust. then i'd tear the laptop apart, and thats why i said i can't advocate doing that, because they're a bitch.

let me know if that didn't work . . .
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6758

here's what i see;

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/21025/photos/IMG_1630.JPG

a little warm is ok, heat will kill.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906
k I open the place where the processor is and cleaned it using it the compressed air but ran out of compressed air, then decided to go with the cotton swabs to remove some of that dirt since it was filthy.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906

burnzz wrote:

here's what i see;

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/21025 … G_1630.JPG

a little warm is ok, heat will kill.
yea A LOT of heat was  coming out of that little place it was getting very very worm
13urnzz
Banned
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bingo, blade - sounds like Kurazoo was right. any cleaning was better than no cleaning.
reseat everything, try booting. btw, i'm reformatting a laptop right now too.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6906

burnzz wrote:

bingo, blade - sounds like Kurazoo was right. any cleaning was better than no cleaning.
reseat everything, try booting. btw, i'm reformatting a laptop right now too.
hehehe nice! best of luck man to both of us

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