Laptop over heating and shutting down
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Great! Thank you. I'll see what happens.
Hi SuperFudd,
I actually was at war with the place I bought it for a number of months. Took the machine in several times and their response was that it was operating "as designed." The cure with the fan was suggested by a different technician, as he was having the same problem. It's a little inconvenient, but works very well, and the cool air being blown into the case prevents dust from settling so that the interior is remarkably clean. I have it in a well protected place, and there are no infants or pets to injure themselves.
If something does go awry I suppose it will all get settled in Small Claims Court. I only mentioned it in this thread to emphasize that ventilation is something to pay serious attention to when making the decision to buy, and should not be taken for granted.
Bernie
I actually was at war with the place I bought it for a number of months. Took the machine in several times and their response was that it was operating "as designed." The cure with the fan was suggested by a different technician, as he was having the same problem. It's a little inconvenient, but works very well, and the cool air being blown into the case prevents dust from settling so that the interior is remarkably clean. I have it in a well protected place, and there are no infants or pets to injure themselves.
If something does go awry I suppose it will all get settled in Small Claims Court. I only mentioned it in this thread to emphasize that ventilation is something to pay serious attention to when making the decision to buy, and should not be taken for granted.
Bernie
johnwhelan
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The difficulty is fit for the purpose. Lower end hardware is often built to a price and assumes you'll be running the CPU at 5% usage which is high for browsing and emails and are thus designed to adequately cool this sort of load. Trainz runs the cpu at much more than this so the cpu needs to be better cooled.
Cheerio John
I just got for Christmas a laptop pad that might help you. It's called My Favorite Work Station. It has a built-in fan that is powered by a USB cord (included) connected to your computer. The work station has two USB ports, side-by-side (The USB cord included plugs into one of the USB ports; I don't know what the other does). It also features two built-in speakers, which can be plugged into a MP3 device (a cable is included for you to do so). There is also a LED light that can be used for reading, and two legs that fold out of the bottom. It's distributed by Milen (www.MilenAsSeenOnTV.com), which is a division of P2F Holdings (1760 Apollo Court, Seal Beach, CA 90740). I'm the type of person who believes that some things you see on TV are too good to be true.
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Retro00064
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My computer is a laptop and I use a Belkin laptop cooling stand. It is just a stand with a fan built-in that blows air onto the bottom of the laptop, I believe. You plug it in to one of the laptop's USB ports. It has the added benefit of raising the laptop up and tilting it a little, improving the typing angle.
I have used two of the white Belkin stands in the past and each of them suffered the problem where after a number of days or so of use the fan started making a growling noise upon turning on when the computer was turned on. After this started happening we sent the first one to Belkin under the warranty to get a new one. The new one started having the same problem after a while of use as well, but I ended up continuing to use it until it just went dead. I still continued to use it as a stand for the laptop, however.
Currently I use a black Belkin stand. It's the same as the old ones except it is black in color and was purchased from a store, I believe. So far it has not suffered from that growling noise upon starting that the previous ones suffered.
I have used two of the white Belkin stands in the past and each of them suffered the problem where after a number of days or so of use the fan started making a growling noise upon turning on when the computer was turned on. After this started happening we sent the first one to Belkin under the warranty to get a new one. The new one started having the same problem after a while of use as well, but I ended up continuing to use it until it just went dead. I still continued to use it as a stand for the laptop, however.
Currently I use a black Belkin stand. It's the same as the old ones except it is black in color and was purchased from a store, I believe. So far it has not suffered from that growling noise upon starting that the previous ones suffered.
I have one of those black stands as well. They do work to keep the heat down on the laptop.
The fans are probably replaceable. They're standard DC fans and all you need is the equivalent part number. I doubt they're even soldered in, and probably have the standard 2-wire plug so they can be exchanged easily.
John
The fans are probably replaceable. They're standard DC fans and all you need is the equivalent part number. I doubt they're even soldered in, and probably have the standard 2-wire plug so they can be exchanged easily.
John
Retro00064
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I wonder if the reason the fans in those previous 2 white Belkin stands I have used started making that growling noise (and then, in the case of the second one, eventually going dead) is because of dust and/or cat hair buildup (we have 4 cats. Cat hair is everywhere and on many things. It's just a fact of life 
). It seems that even the fan on the black Belkin that I currently use can get dust buildup on it.
I suppose that I could grab a screwdriver and take apart my dead white Belkin stand and see if the fan could be removed/replaced and/or see if dust and/or cat hair buildup is what caused it to fail.
). It seems that even the fan on the black Belkin that I currently use can get dust buildup on it.I suppose that I could grab a screwdriver and take apart my dead white Belkin stand and see if the fan could be removed/replaced and/or see if dust and/or cat hair buildup is what caused it to fail.
I wonder if the reason the fans in those previous 2 white Belkin stands I have used started making that growling noise (and then, in the case of the second one, eventually going dead) is because of dust and/or cat hair buildup (we have 4 cats. Cat hair is everywhere and on many things. It's just a fact of life
I suppose that I could grab a screwdriver and take apart my dead white Belkin stand and see if the fan could be removed/replaced and/or see if dust and/or cat hair buildup is what caused it to fail.
I have cats too - 6 of them and yes I understand the fur. LOL. You should see me trying to leave for work in the morning. I have two white fluffy ones that seem to want to greet me in the morning and walk between my legs. White fluffy cats and black pants don't go well together!
The fans probably died due to poor quality. Their source was probably at the bottom of the quality level for that product, and they chose another source for the black unit.
The fan should be replaceable, and you can get them at any one of those U-Do-It electronic parts stores or online. It's worth the time, I would think.
John
My Alienware M17X R1 has never given me a lick of trouble. Aside from cleaning out the fans, and keeping it clean, it is almost maintenance free.