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laptop overheating?
the last month or so, my laptop randomly shuts down, as if my power was cut off to it. my battery itself is dead, so ive just been using the power supply. i first thought it was a short in the cord, but sometimes id wiggle the cord and it'd stay on. so i've narrowed it down to maybe a short in the piece where the adapter goes in on the laptop. but would that cause it to be hot?
i turned on my laptop, it was on for 5 or so minutes, then shut down, the bottom of it wasnt hot, but the metal connector piece on the power supply was hella hot, just from the 5 minutes. i hope this makes sense, not sure how else to explain without showing.
if its a short in the laptops piece where the power supply plugs into, is it easy to fix? or would it be something more complex than just the little piece itself
9 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
throw it in the bathtub
- Anonymous1 decade ago
my laptop gets very hot but the cord doesnt..it takes me many attempts to get it on because it shuts off my itself...it has been to the shop and ive gotten about 6 differrent plugs thinking that was the problem but it doesnt help so i still dont know how to fix it and neither does the tec people...its a dell inspiron 1000 thats a laptop
Source(s): i own it - 1 decade ago
Sounds like a dead fan, or dirty vents preventing the laptop from cooling itself properly. It has a safety feature which shuts the computer down if it gets too hot to prevent permanent damage.
- 1 decade ago
If it is that part getting hot, for that reason, then I would recommend not using it! Unless you are good with components, get a proper engineer to look at it. Granted, you may want to transfer your hard drive to another machine as it won't be a quick job (unless it's particularly common for some reason... search google for your laptop make and scour forums for similar complaints)
If it's old use Ebay to find old ones for parts.
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- deeLv 41 decade ago
Make sure you don't have the air intake or exhaust blocked. Try not to use it on the bed, use it on the table instead!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
get a cooling station 4 ur laptop, it wont heat up as quickly
- topdnLv 71 decade ago
that would be very complex it would involve taking out the motherboard and micro sodering
- Anonymous1 decade ago
put it in freezer
