How can i stop my laptop from heating?

Make sure that the cooling fan has free and unrestricted access to air, in other words don't put it on surfaces that could block air from properly circulating and hold in ambient heat. This will help to keep your CPU cool, as well as allowing other components to radiate heat better. Also, laptops generally run pretty warm, even after a few hours of standard operation. A simple solution would be to prop your laptop up on a book to allow the most surface area of the bottom to be exposed, this will optimize the passive cooling of the laptop with the air. If you are still concerned, you can look into purchasing a laptop cooling pad which are made of head conductive material and can also have fans in them (which usually run off of the laptop's USB ports) and will make sure that your laptop runs cool. Hope this helps!

If it's a new one it's probably got a variable speed fan in it (which kicks in a few seconds after you ask the processor to do some heavy work...) - if you hear the fan noise changing with the laptop on a desk then it's a variable speed one.

If it's a variable speed one and it increases speed when you ask the processor to work and slows down when you stop whatever big task you were running then the laptop is running at 'normal' temperatures.

Laptops have poor internal cooling, they rely on heat leaking out of the case through the case so they do get hot. Not quite uncomfortable to touch, but definitely rather warm. There were cases of people (men) getting heat damage to their legs (well, not quite legs) using some laptops on their laps ...

As long as it'sbehaving like that it's probably OK. You may want to buy an external fan pad to sit the laptop on or direct a desk fan at it, but laptops tend to run much warmer than you'd expect for a keyboard on a desktop or a desktop case (which compared to a laptop is a big empty space).

You should see how hot the underside of the desk gets after a day's work on a laptop... and I've not yet had a laptop fail from overheating (maybe this one's backlight is failing from overheating...).

If you want it to run a bit cooler... reduce the amount of RAM to the lower end of sensible (less RAM = less RAM making heat but maybe more hard disk access... so it's a balancing act). Turn the screen backlight down a bit (= less heat in the lid half and less heat in the power supply bits in the case and the power brick). Take out any unused PCMCIA or USB devices. Power down the wifi and modem if you can (if you are not using them). If you've got an aggressive power saving BIOS then set it to power-save the CPU even on mains so you drop the CPU speed when it's idle.

All those help with the heat but they're not generally important or worth doing! Some of them reduce the performance of the laptop.

They do tend to, its usual. All that processing power and a battery charging away inside a tiny box.

But there are some variables. I've a Toshiba one and there is a setting to affect how the fan runs. It has two settings: one for performance and one for noise reduction. If its on noise reduction the fan runs less often and this will result in hotter property.

As have no idea what your is I can't comment. Fish around in the power settings in Control panel or any Manufacturer specific applications in 'Programs'

If this is a new thing you are experiencing, or its getting worse, you should check with a repair outlet as you may have clogged your fan. DO NOT OPEN IT UP YOURSELF. I did that once, now I don't use that laptop any more.

Finally, do check your manufacturer's website for details on your model. I've been emailed by Toshiba recently to inform me that some battery packs are being recalled due to overheating [some caught fire, allegedly]

Safe or sorry, the choice is yours but I reckon its probably normal...

Ditto the majority of the above but also don't forget to make sure all your vents are clear of dust and dirt, especially the vents associated with the fan(s). Get a can of compressed air or a dry clean paint brush to do this. Also as already mentioned allow the air to circulate freely around your laptop by using it on a flat rigid surface. If you do use it on your lap keep the fan vents free from clothing.

Who dares who cares?

In this case, you have to get a cooling pad for your laptop. Buy an aluminium made cooling pad as it can absorb the heat that transfer out from your laptop effectively. But don't attach an external laptop fan on its ventilation, as it will pull its inner fan to move faster and damage the inner fan.

In addition, you can also put your laptop on a piece of glass, its function is same as aluminium. This is why those nowadays office use the glass table.

laptops are generally power hogs. They get hot. Place it on a hard flat surface to ensure that the air can circulate freely. It will still get hot. As long as the fan is operating it will be OK.

i keep mine on a desk (or any flat hard surface) and i also have a dvd case under the back to elevate the rear of the PC

when it sits on its feet the space between the PC and the desk is not enuff to let heat escape.

you can also buy a platform to place it on that has cooling fans built in, priced around 40 bucks

They make cooling pads with fans that you set your notebook on. They say they work wonders.I've listed some examples below that are sold at Newegg in the states, but I'm sure they sell them all over the world.

Apparently, if lap tops (note book computers) are used and left on beds, they can over heat and muck up the fan inside.

theres probably a problem with the fan just put a desktop fan on it.... oh and laptops will get hotter than desktops as its a different matierial on the outside