I tried and failed to open it up - the case screws are under the screen hinge, and the screen won't come off - but i got some compressed air and blasted the machine from every available vent, and now - sans dust - it seems to run ok, which is great!
--- In [email protected], Louis Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes, it can be overheating... I had that exact problem with my Sony Vaio... the internal CPU fan died. I replaced the fan (2 years ago) and it is solid.... been running Knoppix on it, and NO problems encountered! > > Good luck! > > neogramps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys having a bit of difficulty and I thought'd i'd put it out > there and see if anyone has any ideas. > > Basically the problem is that my laptop, which is now 2 years old, has > started to randomly switch off when I'm playing games. The times when > it does it are inconsistent - sometimes i'll have been playing for 20 > minutes, other times, for an hour or so. I've checked out for viruses, > spyware, defragged, updated drivers, but nothing helps. I think it > might be overheating but I can't be sure. Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tech4all/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tech4all/ <*> 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/
