Laptop Over heating

[naman]

I have an Acer 6935g laptop which i use as a desktop.
the specifications of my laptop are as follows :
Processor : Intel® Core™2 Duo processor P7350 (3 MB L2 cache, 2/2.26/2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz, 25 W) 2CPU's at 2Ghz
Memory : 4 Gb Ram
Hard Disk: 320 gb internal hardrive +500gb external hard disk.
Graphics : NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT 2288 mb.
Operating Systems : Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and Ubuntu 10.04 installed but windows 7 used the most
I have tried to play games like FIFA 11 and NBA 2k11 on my laptop but within 15 - 20 minutes into the game the laptops heats up and shuts down automatically, even though I use a Cooler Master coolpad.

 

[mihir]

Time to open up the laptop and re-apply the thermal paste and also cleaning all the dust off from inside.

 

[Alfred20]

Yeah, you may need to buy a tool for ridiating heat below your laptop. I see a lot of my friends are using this way.

 

[russb]

Time to open up the laptop and re-apply the thermal paste and also cleaning all the dust off from inside.

Mihir mate dont laugh but i would lilk to have a go at cleaning the wife's laptop if she lets me.How do i open up the laptop so that i can dust of the works.The make is ACER.

 

[Dngrsone]

Compressed air is a good start. I live in a desert and have to blow out my heatsink every month. Like Mihir says, though, opening it up and applying agood thermal transfer compound such as Arctic Silver 5 would definitely help. Also, some makers use a puttylike thermal transfer pad to jump the gap between the gpu and the heatsink, which could be replaced by a copper shim for better performance.

Realistically, though, laptops and gaming really don't mix (the term gaming laptop is an oxymoron).

 

[Aastii]

Mihir mate dont laugh but i would lilk to have a go at cleaning the wife's laptop if she lets me.How do i open up the laptop so that i can dust of the works.The make is ACER.

If you flip it over, remove the battery and you will find a load of screws on the underneath. Take them all out. There may be a couple under the little rubber feet you have too.

If that does not release it, look around the edge of the keyboard and there may be little latches. They are fairly difficult to see, so your best bet is to use a small flat head screwdriver and run it around the edge. Once you find them, push them in, and the keyboard should pop up. This can be a bit difficult to get them to stay in and have the keyboard pop up, but persevere

Once done, do NOT just lift the keyboard up, as it will have a ribbon cable attaching it to the mainboard. You will find this is help into the motherboard either by a flap which can just be lifted up, or you have to push the back to release the cable. Take the keyboard out, and there will now be screws on a metal plate. Unscrew em and again, try to take the casing off.

That is how 99% of the laptops work, however as each is pretty much specially made, things can differ, so if you send us the model too mate, can point you in the direction of a video or guide to show you how to do it for your specific laptop

 

[linkin]

If you flip it over, remove the battery and you will find a load of screws on the underneath. Take them all out. There may be a couple under the little rubber feet you have too.

If that does not release it, look around the edge of the keyboard and there may be little latches. They are fairly difficult to see, so your best bet is to use a small flat head screwdriver and run it around the edge. Once you find them, push them in, and the keyboard should pop up. This can be a bit difficult to get them to stay in and have the keyboard pop up, but persevere

Once done, do NOT just lift the keyboard up, as it will have a ribbon cable attaching it to the mainboard. You will find this is help into the motherboard either by a flap which can just be lifted up, or you have to push the back to release the cable. Take the keyboard out, and there will now be screws on a metal plate. Unscrew em and again, try to take the casing off.

That is how 99% of the laptops work, however as each is pretty much specially made, things can differ, so if you send us the model too mate, can point you in the direction of a video or guide to show you how to do it for your specific laptop

Was just about the post something similar to this

Make sure to dust out the heatsinks, fans and all remaining places where dust is. As for thermal paste, the usual "less is more" approach works well. No spreading as usual, just clean, wipe, apply paste, clamp.

Oh, and don't be too afraid if you have screws left over after reassembling the thing, it happens to me all the time

 

[Aastii]

Was just about the post something similar to this

Make sure to dust out the heatsinks, fans and all remaining places where dust is. As for thermal paste, the usual "less is more" approach works well. No spreading as usual, just clean, wipe, apply paste, clamp.

Oh, and don't be too afraid if you have screws left over after reassembling the thing, it happens to me all the time

because you don't order them properly

Get a permanent marker and have a different container for each "layer". Mark all of the smaller screw holes, it is rare that there will be more than 2 type of screw on a layer, no more than one layer usually. You will also find that the same screws are used throughout, so as long as you know how many are on each layer (mark that down too) you should never have any left over