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Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
December 30 2009 09:54 GMT
#1
Sometimes when I use my laptop for long periods of time, it heats up and the keyboard gets very hot.

My fingers, especially my left pinky get soo hot that it gets painful some time later.

Anyone else have this trouble, and any suggestions? (other than obvious ones.)

Stuck.
Kouda
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2205 Posts
December 30 2009 10:03 GMT
#2
Clean out the fan. Does your laptop slow down sometimes after long usage too? I used a can of compressed air, cleaned out the fans and vents. Now, My computer is cooler and it doesnt slow to a crawl
gilligan
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Sweden36 Posts
December 30 2009 10:17 GMT
#3
a quick solution is just blowing into the fan
Scaramanga
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Australia8093 Posts
December 30 2009 10:38 GMT
#4
Dip your laptop in water? works for me ^^
Nah this happened to me all the time, it never really bothered me that much
Loda talked about the fun counter, it's AdmiralBulldog on his natures prophet
wo0py
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Netherlands922 Posts
December 30 2009 10:47 GMT
#5
I have that too. Almost every laptop has an preheated keyboard as i call them.

I have an laptop stand for my laptop, and i have an additional keyboard.

The protoss judicator would say you need additional keyboards! warp in more keyboards!
We shouldnt recreate anger of the non-virtual world
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
December 30 2009 11:14 GMT
#6
try making sure that you arn't using your laptop on a pillow or anything as well - it'll help with the airflow.
PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
LiminalMadness
Profile Joined November 2009
Germany88 Posts
December 30 2009 11:54 GMT
#7
if im at home a have a dvd case under each side of my laptop to give it some room. works so far.
And i also got a usb keyboard, but thats more because i hate to type on notebook keyboards.
MrShankly
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United Kingdom371 Posts
December 30 2009 13:04 GMT
#8
On December 30 2009 18:54 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Sometimes when I use my laptop for long periods of time, it heats up and the keyboard gets very hot.

My fingers, especially my left pinky get soo hot that it gets painful some time later.

Anyone else have this trouble, and any suggestions? (other than obvious ones.)

Hey, you can undervolt the CPU of your laptop (if compatible), this greatly reduces the heat it generates, without losing any performance.


A guide to doing so is available here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824



Another option is to prop your laptop up a bit, to increase the airflow underneath it. What kind of laptop do you have?

Good luck!

DONATE SC2 BETA KEY TO ME PLEASE
T.O.P. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
December 30 2009 13:46 GMT
#9
Just get a notebook cooler
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
superjoppe
Profile Joined December 2004
Sweden3693 Posts
December 30 2009 15:21 GMT
#10
Basically what everyone else has said..

* Get a laptop that doesnt get extremely hot (e.g. not super thin)

* Dont do stuff that makes it go extremely hot (e.g. playing HD movies or playing games)

* Be sure that the fans get airflow (e.g. having the laptop on a table is much better than a pillow because the pillow can change form and cover the air holes. and a laptop stand with separate keyboard is even better)

* Undervolt if possible. It can be hard, but you dont compromise on performance, you have the same gigahertz but you lower the voltage -> cooler and longer battery life
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
December 30 2009 16:08 GMT
#11
lol my laptop never gets that hot i suggest wearing some kind of protective glove when you play :D
"Time to put the mustard on the hotdog. -_-"
ghermination
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States2851 Posts
December 30 2009 16:22 GMT
#12
Get one of those laptop cooler thingies if you want to fix this permanently.
Or you can just underclock your CPU and GPU, sacrificing performance for massively lower temperatures.
U Gotta Skate.
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
December 30 2009 16:23 GMT
#13
Good ole fat laptops like my lenovo Y500 are too big to get hot (Except after 5 hours of running GTA4 but that's pretty much irrelevant.)
TryThis
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada1522 Posts
December 30 2009 19:56 GMT
#14
On December 30 2009 19:47 wo0py wrote:
I have that too. Almost every laptop has an preheated keyboard as i call them.

I have an laptop stand for my laptop, and i have an additional keyboard.

The protoss judicator would say you need additional keyboards! warp in more keyboards!


ive actually been thinking of doing this, i think it would make palying alot easier too
Dwell
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
December 30 2009 21:16 GMT
#15
upon further consideration, I actually use an external keyboard to play sc with my laptop (netbook).
PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
December 31 2009 03:47 GMT
#16
Anyone have any recommendations for a cooler?

It's overheating because I'm playing HoN for some hours (at least leaving it on) at full settings, and I don't have an external keyboard. I think I'll invest in a cooler.

Laptop is quite new so I don't think it's any fan issue.
Stuck.
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