Thanks Graham I'll look into it. --- Graham Butcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An easier solution is to buy a laptop cooler, it is a small plinth the has > upto 3 small fans built in and the laptop sits on top of this. The plinth > plugs into the USB port on the the laptop and when the laptop is in use, > fans suck cool air between the laptop base and the plinth and then blows > this warmed air out through vents in the back of the plinth. It is a cost > effective way of cooling the laptop. > > Mine is a Toshiba and I suspect the problem is common to all laptops, the > memory is fitted in a small compartment on the base of the laptop and > after a while the memory chips run very warm. If the laptop is not on a hard > flat surface then the air flow around the case in the memory location can > get restricted and can cause the memory chips to break down and thus the > laptop stops working. Sometimes if you are lucky, once they cool down again > hte laptop will work again, more often though the memory will need to > replaced. > > This is a common problem with Toshiba Laptops and useing the plinth with > fans inside has completely cured mine. The internal airways are as clean as > the day when it new because I have opened the machine up and cleaned them, > the problem was the memory overheating which are not in the air flow from > the internal fan which is only there to cool the processor. > > Get a colling plinth and you can save all the other expensive bills and it > will cure your problem, it has mine. > > Graham __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
