Laptop runs at 125 F Idle?

l)ark_Scorpion

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Hello,

My Acer laptop runs at 125 degrees F Idle, and it runs at about 160 F - 180 F when I play a game or do intense work. I was wondering how I can decrease the heat and keep my laptop cool. I've tried Speed Fan with no luck, and I haven't found any Acer Software to help me out. The computer it hot to the touch, and the temperature monitor is Speed Fan. I've even tried blowing out the dust in the case, and it doesn't fix it. I once opened up the bottom of my laptop, and saw lots of dust and blew it out. Most came out but some was left behind.

Any help appreciated. Thank you :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
The fan that cools your laptop may be broken. I had a fan for my Inspiron break and, man, that sucker got hot! I had to get a new one. A new fan, that is.

Is the fan working?
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett-Packard dv6936us
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo "Merom" T5750, 2 GHz, stock clocking
    Motherboard
    stock Quanta 30D2, v.792E
    Memory
    4 GHz, 667 MHz bus speed
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, stock
    Sound Card
    stock Realtek software-based
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    stock 15.4" widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    stock 1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    stock Toshiba MK2546GSX and a Western Digital 1TB MyBook
    PSU
    stock
    Case
    stock
    Cooling
    stock plus Rocketfish model RF-LAPCOL
    Keyboard
    stock
    Mouse
    stock Synaptics Pointing Device
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    Ludicrous Speed (~10.9 Mbps, more or less)
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The fan that cools your laptop may be broken. I had a fan for my Inspiron break and, man, that sucker got hot! I had to get a new one. A new fan, that is.

Is the fan working?


Yeah, I can hear it constantly revving up and down. I wish I could just tell it to run at 100% all the time.
 

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System One

  • CPU
    AMD
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
Try removing the screws and take out the fan cover and blow it out,it might help.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Biostar
    CPU
    AMD Athlonx64 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Biostar MCP6P-M2
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CIBOX
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 160GB
Hello Petoskey,
The idle temp is not too bad at around 51C to 52C, you could try a cool mat, blow out all the vents, or open up the PC and give it a good clean out.
Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    QX9650 (black box) [email protected]
    Motherboard
    Asus P5Q Premium
    Memory
    8GB-4x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR 2-1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 x ASUS EAH 4870 X 2 (Quad)
    Sound Card
    Supreme FX 2
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    Fujitsu Siemens 22inch flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    150 Gig WD Raptor
    300 Gig Maxtor
    300 Gig Maxtor, (External)
    PSU
    CoolerMaster 1000
    Case
    CoolerMaster N-Vidia stacker 830
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P x 1x120mm fan, 6x120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    20Mbps
    Other Info
    Audio FX Pro 5+1 gaming head set
Everyone was right. They just missed one thing. If your warranty is still there, you can tell your manufacturer to replace the fan. The cooling system is faulty! I say you must get a replacement. I think they'll be happy to change it for you.

Was the computer so hot when it was new? Also, have you overclocked? It may also be that the BIOS settings are not right, for the computer should automatically shut down once the body is so hot, to protect itself from damage.

The heat is not good for the parts. My computer shuts down when the temperature of the motherboard is around 110-120 Celsius.
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP tx2001au Entertainment Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Turion TL-58 64x2, 1.9 GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 6150 Go (128 MB)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 150 GB
Sadly my warranty is up, and I started monitoring my temperatures like 3 or 4 months ago. My computer isn't overclocked either, the BIOS does not allow it.

I just make sure it's not over 160, so that I won't cause it damage.

Ty for the response.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
You can still get a cooling system replacement, if you don't mind paying for it. The temperature is really dangerous for your system.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP tx2001au Entertainment Notebook PC
    CPU
    AMD Turion TL-58 64x2, 1.9 GHz
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GeForce 6150 Go (128 MB)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 150 GB
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