really starting to piss me off! i have a compaq presario 700 laptop bout 4 years old now.
it used to occasionally freeze up then u had to pull the power, now it's doing it all the time (every 20/30 mins or so!!) and also sometimes the keyboard/mouse stop working, but music etc keeps playing...
as this is happening more often i have noticed that the amount of heat it creates has got worse - getting so hot u cant touch it!!!
i dont know much about computer hardware so im a little stuck??! help please
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Could be over heating, dust clogs up the fan/heatsink. Find the vents and blow in them as hard as you can, if not you may have to take it apart to clean it.
Yeah as its a few years old it will probably need a bit of a service buddy, probably that simple. Give it a good clean and replace the fan, for a few extra quid you can get some real good ones, thinner and anti dust like, brother had one for his....worked a treat, makes a little less noise too.
Failing that, then i haven't a clue
Jay wrote:Dig deep and buy a new one then do a rolling burnout on it!!
...as the wheel spins, spits the laptop across my driveway into my car, the bike tyre digs into the ground and i land on my face...
could be an expensive laugh- best idea so far tho!!!!
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It might also be worth checking that there are no processes running which are making the CPU run at a high percentage of max - this can generate the extra heat and also 'stop' other processes responding.
Usual cause of above is spyware/virus BUT I would expect you to be complaining of very poor response times when surfing the net as well :shrug:
Jay wrote:Dig deep and buy a new one then do a rolling burnout on it!!
...as the wheel spins, spits the laptop across my driveway into my car, the bike tyre digs into the ground and i land on my face...
could be an expensive laugh- best idea so far tho!!!!
i'll do it if you want - i have been known to do the odd burnout...
AlexG wrote:
Usual cause of above is spyware/virus BUT I would expect you to be complaining of very poor response times when surfing the net as well :shrug:
yeh it's slow as shit too. got a load of [specialist movies] and mp3s on here
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Could be alot of things I have repaired alot of pcs with those symptoms and found most times it is spyware or virus or simply lack of storage space and system resources. If it is 4+ years old your probably best off picking up a new dell on ebay for like 300 cash. I normally charge 25 dollars an hour for service in my area and they have to bring it to me drop it off and I call them when it is done that is only labor fee not counting parts. that is half what the other locals charge near me and I dont even like doing it anymore. Most times the people should just backup what they want and reload it all. If it is not a P4 class pc you should consider using it for a speed bump or target practice like those annoying aol cds you get in the mail. It is amazing what a .45 can do to one of them from a few hundred feet.
Kevin wrote:Could be alot of things I have repaired alot of pcs with those symptoms and found most times it is spyware or virus or simply lack of storage space and system resources. If it is 4+ years old your probably best off picking up a new dell on ebay for like 300 cash. I normally charge 25 dollars an hour for service in my area and they have to bring it to me drop it off and I call them when it is done that is only labor fee not counting parts. that is half what the other locals charge near me and I dont even like doing it anymore. Most times the people should just backup what they want and reload it all. If it is not a P4 class pc you should consider using it for a speed bump or target practice like those annoying aol cds you get in the mail. It is amazing what a .45 can do to one of them from a few hundred feet.
hmmmm, .45 and dollars tell me that ur not from round here??! well, maybe bristol
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