On 01/07/2010 04:36 PM, Barbara Duprey wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> I suspect my system may be slowly dying, strange things >>> are happening frequently >>> >> >> "Strange things" is usually one of three things; >> 1) overheating CPU >> 2) bad memory >> 3) faulty power supply >> >> I would start checking them in that order. > > It's an Acer laptop, used in a far from sterile environment (sitting on > my lap, with three cats contributing their hair) for a couple of years. > I wouldn't be surprised if it had any or all of those problems, but it > would probably cost about as much to get it fixed as to replace it. It > also has a tricky hinge, when I've closed it there tend to be display > problems until I find just the right spot. I think I'll take this > opportunity to get a new laptop! :-)
Vacuum it out - don't blow air into it as that will just redistribute the dust and hairballs. Occasionally I make some pretty good spending money from laptop users that would use compressed air etc., to "clean" their laptops; the only think that does is pack the dust in deeper. Also find an online maintenance manual, take off the keyboard etc., and vacuum the system board. If you're technically inclined, remove the cpu fan/cooler, clean those, and put a new dab of thermal heat sink compound on the cpu & reassemble. My guess is that will take care of the bulk of your problems so that you can safely return to posting about OOo :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
