Laptop Query

viktory

Hi techie folk :wave:

Posting on behalf of a friend - she has a laptop (Fujitsu (sp?) that runs permanently plugged into the mains. She recently bought a Logitech webcam and has noticed that when she uses this it is draining the battery (we think). What happens is that the laptop makes a loud humming noise, then it goes silent and then the laptop turns itself off. It is fine when she is not using the webcam.

Any ideas, o wise ones?

Thanks

danmed

Sounds more like it is over heating.. the loud noise you will hear is the fan spinning up. If the laptop gets too hot it will more than likely shut down.

What surface are you using it on?
are the air vents clear?

Its possible, although i've not seen it before, but the extra power needed to run the webcam is causing the laptop to over heat.

viktory

danmed wrote:

Sounds more like it is over heating.. the loud noise you will hear is the fan spinning up. If the laptop gets too hot it will more than likely shut down.

What surface are you using it on?
are the air vents clear?

Its possible, although i've not seen it before, but the extra power needed to run the webcam is causing the laptop to over heat.

Many thanks for the quick response :beer: Funny thing is I asked this question on behalf of a friend an lo and behold my lappy has started doing it as well! The vents are clear and it is sitting on a desk top.

When I had a tower my husband was able to open it up and clean the fans. However, this is a laptop. How hard is it to get inside to have a clean? Would it be better to take it somewhere and get it done professionally?

maniac886

viktory wrote:

Many thanks for the quick response :beer: Funny thing is I asked this question on behalf of a friend an lo and behold my lappy has started doing it as well! The vents are clear and it is sitting on a desk top.

When I had a tower my husband was able to open it up and clean the fans. However, this is a laptop. How hard is it to get inside to have a clean? Would it be better to take it somewhere and get it done professionally?

I am not sure where the fans are placed on your laptop but sometimes I just get my hoover and put the hose against the fan grills to suck up the dust

You could even use an air duster, a laptop cooler may even help in the future.

viktory

I'll try the hoover option ~ and didn't even know that you can buy a laptop cooler!

maniac886

viktory wrote:

I'll try the hoover option ~ and didn't even know that you can buy a laptop cooler!

If you do need one in the future I can recommend this one for you.