I don't know where this belongs, but it's not a virus issue...

[Guest masterblokz]

so my computer overheats really easy but a while ago it never used to

if I have a game i like playing on the computer and my browser is open, it overheats, if i have the battery in while playing, it overheats

 

it feels like fireee at the fan

any ideas on how to fix this?

it's annoying and causes me to stop a game for atleast 2-3 hours just to charge the computer and play again

 

[David H. Lipman]

You need to supply facts.  You say "if i have the battery in", can I assume this is a laptop/notebook computer ?
 
What is it and what's its make and model and how old is it ?
 
BTW:  This post belongs in the; General PC Help sub-forum.

[Guest masterblokz]

i mean that it's plugged in from the side, charging

and yes it's a laptop, can anyone transfer this topic to that section

 

 

HP Pavilion g6

 

not sure how old but at least 2 years..?

[David H. Lipman]

I can request the thread be moved.  Not just yet though.

 

OK.  HP Pavilion G6. 

G6 is actually a Family model not the exact model. 

{ Like there are different Ford Mustangs; Coupe, Sedan, Convertible, Fastback, Mach I, etc.  You get the idea. }

Examples:

HP Pavilion G6-2005ax

HP Pavilion G6-2123us

HP Pavilion G6-2235us

 

The important thing you can do right away is got to a local Office Supply, Radio Shack or Computer Store and purchase a can of compressed air.  Then you can "shoot" the compressed air (with the notebook on and the fan running) into the heat sink fins and air ducts located on the underside of the notebook and the back and sides of the notebook.  You most likely will see clouds of "dust".  That is good.  Dust inhibits air flow and makes the notebook run hotter.  The other thing is when you use the notebook, do NOT cover the vents.  They must be allowed to "breathe" such that the system gets cooling air flow.

 

Example:

[Guest masterblokz]

Can you give me a picture or something of that sort to show all the fans that i should get or all the areas...?

 

And I don't have the package on me so I don't know how to get that information of what type :c

sorry

[David H. Lipman]

The following YouTube video will give you the general idea.

 

[Guest masterblokz]

My computer does not have circle intake fans, only square/rectangle lookin ones, at the bottom theres like 4

 

Spray those and the normal fan on the side?

[David H. Lipman]

Any and All ports where air flows.  Did you watch the video ?  This is actually easy to perform.

[Guest masterblokz]

Yeah I watched it

Thanks

 

Hopefully it fixes my issue for good  

[David H. Lipman]

Then we'll return to this thread and look "deeper" into the problem and come up with some alternatives.

 

First... Please do the Compressed Air process.

[CWB]

"if I have a game i like playing on the computer and my browser is open, it overheats, if i have the battery in while playing, it overheats"

"it's annoying and causes me to stop a game for atleast 2-3 hours just to charge the computer and play again"

 

this leads me to suspect another possible problem .

are you saying that the battery is being discharged while the external power supply is being used when "taxing" the computer ?

[David H. Lipman]

I can request the thread be moved.  Not just yet though.

 

 

Subject thread has been moved.

[Guest masterblokz]

didn't work

no dust is coming out : using falcon compressed gas electronics

not sure if im not doing it right

[Guest masterblokz]

it reaches like 90 degrees 

 

i remember someone that used a heat measuring machine

[David H. Lipman]

OK.
 
Make sure when the unit is on the fan is actually working.
 

One option is to obtain a Laptop Cooling Stand.  It doesn't have to be a specific model.  The idea is the cooling stand has it own fan(s) to increase airflow and pull heat away from the notebook.

[Guest masterblokz]

How can I check if the fan is working

[David H. Lipman]

With the computer on you should hear the fan and using a flashlight you should see the fan fins rotating.

[Guest masterblokz]

The fan is working, I do hear it..

 

But do you have any idea it would overheat?

Does the computer have not big enough space because the game takes like 400,000+ Memory

???

[Guest masterblokz]

Because I've used compressed air and I've blown all over the fans and airholes I can find and there is absolutely no dust...

[David H. Lipman]

Hard disk space and RAM having nothing to do with it.

 

Heat is a function of usage. 

 

A quiescent notebook will have an average temperature.

* Processor intensive applications will cause the CPU (and other chips) to generate more heat.

* Hard disk intensive applications will cause the hard disk to get warmer.

 

Cooling is a function of a heat conductor which draws heat from the CPU (and maybe other chips) and passes it to the cooling fins.  The fan draws ambient air in through intake vents and passes that air through ducts that may surround the hard disk and out through the cooling fins and exhausts the warmed air through the chassis exhaust vents.

 

Things that degrade the ability of a notebook to "keep" its cool...

* Dust in the vents, cooling fins and fan blades.

* A poorly working or dysfunctional fan

* Blocking air by placing the notebook on soft, uneven, surfaces.

 

Since dust accumulation is the most common cause of heat buildup, we went the route of using compressed air to force out any/all accumulated dust first.

 

Using a cooling stand eliminates what the notebook is placed upon and increases air flow around the notebook drawing away heat.

 

Now I have seen a BIOS upgrade on some Dell notebooks correct an issue with their use of their cooling fan.  I don't know if that is an issue here but it is a viable option and is why I originally requested the Make and Model.

 

You indicated it was a HP Pavilion G6 and I indicated that's the family model.  To obtain the latest BIOS update we need the exact G6 model.

(ex.  HP Pavilion G6-2005ax).

[Guest masterblokz]

Alright thanks david, I'll try my best in fixing this thing. Is there a way without the package to tell which exact g6 model this is

[David H. Lipman]

The bottom of the notebook will have a label.  That label will be model specific.

[Guest masterblokz]

Nothing.

Sorry david, thanks for your time and solutions. I'll probably try the cooling pad

[David H. Lipman]

[CWB]

you might want to try using this tool to flash the bios  :

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-110990-1&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c02655320&lc=en&swlinkmsg=300

 

if this fails , contacting HP is an option ... barring any unforeseen items such as (and not limited to) an infection that is causing the cpu to work overtime the laptop should not overheat .

when you get the full model number you can check at hp for a "recall" of your model .