Laptop very hot

mmcourt

Hi Ya,I have a HP Pavillion Laptop and it gets very hot, to the point that you cant hold it on your knee. I was wondering if anyone knew why this is or is this normal with all laptops.

macman

Some run hotter than others. Are the fans running OK (put your hand over the vents to check)? Are the vents clear of dust? Get yourself a can of compressed air and blow them clean.
If there is a problem with either of the above you should get it sorted ASAP, as overheating will shorten the life of the laptop.

Bowling_4_Gold

Hmm... That's quite unusual that it gets unbearably hot, but it is usual for laptops to warm up. When the laptop is hot, is the fan going round very fast? If it isn't, the fan may have become dislodged from the motherboard or is heavily covered in dust.

You probably do already, but make sure that the little square on the bottom of the laptop, with a grill on it, has plenty of space around it and that you are not blocking it in anyway as this is the air inlet for the laptop.

curlytop12

they don't heat up so much if you have them on a table rather than on your lap too,despite the name!!

mmcourt

Thank You everybody for your help. Im going to blow air around the vents incase there is dust around the fan. Thank You.

macman

mmcourt wrote: »

Thank You everybody for your help. Im going to blow air around the vents incase there is dust around the fan. Thank You.

To shift it you need canned air-just blowing in there with your lungs won't really shift it.
Are the fans working OK?