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How to Keep Your Laptop From Over Heating

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Overheating Prevention for Laptops
Overheating Prevention for Laptops

Keeping your laptop, computer or server cool in the heat is critical for continual production. Learn how to simply keep you interal hardware cool during the Summer Heat.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Laptop Cooler
  • Air conditioned Location
  1. Step 1

    With the heat in the 90's and if you are like some, your home is not the coolest it should be. A Computer thrives in 60 degrees. Once room temperature heats up to 75 degrees, we should start looking at how our systems are doing. If we have a laptop on our lap and the urge to grab a pillow for our legs come to mind, that is a major red flag to shut the laptop off.

  2. Step 2

    Laptops do not have the air flow that a tower does. Inside, there is one fan. One little fan. I sucks in air, filters the lent, pet hair, smoke, dust and spits out the heat. By constricting air flow, the laptop heats up and then silently turns off. You than freak and it's off to find the phone book you go.

  3. Step 3

    So, prevention is King. Air flow is critical. Laptops should be completely opened up and cleaned out at least before the Summer season comes along. A good investment is a laptop cooler. That way your system stays nice and cool and you gain some new usb ports. Even if you invest in a laptop cooler, the air filtering will always be an issue. So, depending on your lifestyle, you will need to make a decision if once or twice a year cleaning is suitable for you.

    Cleaning costs? We always charge $95 + parts. We do not charge hourly rates, unless we come out to your location. We generally have coupons available for you. Laptop Coolers run about $18 at our store. No appointments necessary and mail-in's and walk-in's are always welcome.

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    The Web Zone
    1357 River Road
    Eugene, OR 97404
    541-689-3245
    www.idowebzone.com

Tips & Warnings
  • Turn off the system if you feel hot heat coming from underneath the system.
  • Purchase a good laptop cooler.
  • Do not sit laptop on your lap while in bed or on a pillow, if constricts airflow and it will over heat.
  • Use only the Recommended AC Adapter from the manufacture
  • Always's use a power surge protector for your laptop.
  • Never leave your laptop in your car. (Theft and Heat)
  • Never use a freyed wired AC Adapter.
  • Turn it off if you hear clicks.
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