Laptop constantly warm/hot close to the mousepad

Alamshar

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Hi, I have an Asus M51Sn running Vista 32bit and have had this problem for a long time. As soon as I boot up the fan runs almost constantly and the area right of the mouse-pad gets warm to the point that it becomes uncomfortable when working. I sent it back to ASUS last year and I`m convinced they did not nothing with it as it's still the same. It was gone for a month so I'm not going down that road again plus it's out of warranty now.
I did a complete system restore to get rid of adware and speed up my system but this hasn't resolved the overheating issue. As I type this with just Chrome open my CPU usage is below 5%. I have swiched off all start up programs so there is nothing running in the background and it gets hot within a few minutes of startup regardless of what programs are running - I don't game or use heavy programs. I keep the laptop on a flat wooden surface normally and the underside temperature is not a problem. I'm out of ideas! Please, no solutions about wet towels and I know about the coolers but they don't fix the problem.
 

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Welcome
First test the temperture
Core Temp
If too high you must act soon to avoid damage.
If normal or borderline hot, follow these guidelines. If too hot follow the guidelines and let us help you find the cause.
Easy Ways to Fix Laptop Overheating | eHow.com
The most common cause is dust in the fan area, that must be cleaned.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I checked the temp on the program you advised and on an Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 it's showing Core #0 51C and Core #1 36C. I'm guessing that these are well withing range.
Do I need to start dismantling the laptop to clean the fans properly or will compressed air do the trick?
Cheers
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Your temps are good. You probably have a metal mousepad and depending of what is sitting right under it, you get that "warm" feeling. I had the same problem with a HP laptop. I threw the HDD out and put an SSD in - problem solved.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Heed the good advice; but still clean the compter of any dust, etc., using the guidelines as given.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
Rich is there any articles or diagrams showing how to disassemble a hp dv8110 laptop to clean the fan? i would also like to replace the old tired thermal paste thanks
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    hp 6649c
    CPU
    amd x4 635 2.9
    Motherboard
    stock
    Memory
    4 gigs ddr3
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp 27 inch 1080p and gateway 23 inch 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    western digital 1tb
    PSU
    stock 250watt
    Case
    stock
    Cooling
    stock
    Keyboard
    logitech k320 wireless
    Mouse
    logitech k320 wireless
    Internet Speed
    comcast cable 20meg
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