The Problem of Laptop Overheating

Overheating of laptops has become a grave matter of concern these days. This dangerous tendency of laptops to get overheated is the result of densely packed transistors with video chips as well as CPU chips that together produce heat. Most of the manufacturers fail to anticipate the effect of overheating on the laptop's performance. Therefore, they pack parts closely to save money and space. What further adds on to the problem is inefficient cooling system in these machines.

Now the blame totally cannot be compounded on manufacturer as in several cases, overheating also occurs when a user leaves heavy programs switched on, on the laptop for quite a long time. It may also get overheated due to bad ventilation in a room. Overheated laptops lead to other problems as well as malfunctions and if such problem is carried over a long period of time, it can lead to damage of computer hardware permanently.

Shutting down of laptop due to overheating
Many times, laptop simply shuts down in case of overheating. One must pay attention to this symptom and understand that the hardware requires time to cool down. In case, you switch on the laptop right after it shuts down, the laptop will shut off again due to overheating. Then, you will have to leave it shut for over two hours. During this time, the laptop will cool down and then you can continue with your work.

Some other signs that suggest that the laptop is getting overheated are operation error, excessive and loud fan operation, blue screen death and memory errors.

Solutions to overcome overheating of laptop
Although gaming laptops have been designed to fight the heating problems really well. the following solutions can prevent your laptop from getting overheated:

* Avoid use of laptop in sun as it can potentially damage the hardware, thereby crashing the laptop.
* Keep your laptop clean. Clean the debris as well as dust on daily basis. If you don't do so, dust will enter into the machine and enhance the heating problems.
* Remove the power plug from time to time. In case, you keep on plugging the power plug, overheating will surely happen.
* Now, if you don't have to use laptop for say half an hour, don't leave it on hibernation mode, and switch it off instead.
* As metallic surfaces have a tendency to get heated in no time, avoid their use and it is better to place laptop on wood or a soft piece of cloth.

It is better to buy a cooling pad as it has an external fan that keeps the temperature of the laptop normal. However, the above mentioned methods would work with all sorts of laptop models.

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