View Single Post
Old 07-30-2014, 12:53 AM   #3 (permalink)
redpoint5
Human Environmentalist
 
redpoint5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 12,396

Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX
90 day: 24.19 mpg (US)

Lafawnda - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i
90 day: 47.32 mpg (US)

Big Yeller - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base
90 day: 21.82 mpg (US)

Prius Plug-in - '12 Toyota Prius Plug-in
90 day: 57.64 mpg (US)

Mazda CX-5 - '17 Mazda CX-5 Touring
90 day: 26.68 mpg (US)

Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2
90 day: 17.14 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,192
Thanked 4,380 Times in 3,354 Posts
Most noises coming from a laptop are due to the cooling fan(s).

I'd blow out the heatsink in that thing as I'm sure it's full of animal fur. If the air exiting the laptop is very warm or even hot, then that could mean the heatsink is gunked up. If the fan runs at near full speed and little to no air exits the cooling vent, that certainly means it's gunked up.

The heatsink is accessed on most laptops by removing the screws that hold the keyboard, and then removing the keyboard. A temporary solution to overheating is to blow the lint away from the heatsink with a can of compressed air.
__________________
Gas and Electric Vehicle Cost of Ownership Calculator







Give me absolute safety, or give me death!

Last edited by redpoint5; 07-30-2014 at 03:13 PM..
  Reply With Quote