On Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:29:21 Mark Wallace wrote: > A bigger issue is is the lap top repairable? Can you suggest anybody > who could fix it, assuming it isn't just a matter of unscrewing the > bottom and replacing the right part?
The first thing I suggest you do is to try to blow out any built-up dust in the laptop's heat sink. Sometimes you can do this without taking it apart, depending on what kind of tools and/or vacuums you have. [An air compressor does wonders, as can a shop vac.] The next thing I suggest is trying to get your laptop to display the cpu and video chip temperatures. That will at least give you a clue if that is indeed the problem. -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6 May 4 - Inkscape Jun 1 - Zimbra
