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Answer» Computer disadvantaged. Dell laptop, about a 2004, after running for a time, 45 mins, hour and a half, suddenly goes dead. Has a good battery. I'm wondering if it has a t-stat that is opening on a too-hot situation? Is there a fan that might not be working? I Don't know how to post a screen shot; Readings are: HDO 45C; Temp 1 36C. Thanks for helping. DixieflashAddition OPTIONS... Post reply box. Quote from: dixieflash on December 25, 2010, 07:18:27 PM Should I set the Fan to Automatic?No. Another monitoring program: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.htmlBTW, the O/S is Windows XP. Do those temps look ok? "Another monitoring program: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html" Is this program better than Speedfan? Temps now are 51 and 36. The 51 has a flame mark BESIDE it - I gather that means too hot? Ok, located the fan and it is running. Intake screen looks clean. Perhaps brngs need oil? It is six year old. ?? By blowing into the intake the temp lowered to 48 and the flame mark was replaced by a green check mark. This computer belonged to my son who died in August and I have been trying to copy pictures, etc onto a backup drive. The CPU runs at or near 100% much of the time, making it very slow. I have Norton Security on it and now and then a block appears that says Norton has detected Trojan Horse but there is no indication of what, if anything, it is doing to remove it. Any SUGGESTIONS on that? Speedfan says my hard drive analyzes normal, which is good. Also says max temp is 51, ave 41, MIN 27. I propped the computer up an inch and set a small fan blowing into the intake; temp has dropped to 41, so maybe the CPU running at or near 100% all the time is making it run hot, or the fan needs cleaning or oiling. Is it a big deal to R&R the fan? I have experience with desktops but not laptops. Thanks. DF Quote from: dixieflash on December 25, 2010, 08:36:30 PM Speedfan says my hard drive analyzes normal, which is good. Also says max temp is 51, ave 41, min 27.That's what I don't like about SpeedFan: you have to configure the temp limits (desired & warning) which is OK once you figure out what they're SUPPOSED to be. HWMonitor just displays everything on 1 page. 51C is a bit high for a hard drive, that could be your problem. R&R a laptop fan is a "big deal", just opening the case to access it can be difficult. If all you're trying to do is copy stuff off, you may not to mess with it, unless you plan to use the 7-year old laptop.I won't tamper with the fan. Does the fact that the CPU is running at or near 100% all the time making it run hot? Norton Security shows now and then a block that says Norton has detected Trojan Horse but there is no indication of what, if anything, it is doing to remove it. Any suggestions on that? Thanks for your help. Given that it's 7 years old, cpu will run near max most of the time & maybe the HD, too. My old 11-year old laptop runs at max almost all the time. It's too slow for the latest MS security software and anti-virus, but I only turn it on a couple times a month. I stopped using Norton a long time ago; I found it to be a resource hog. Not sure if any of the others are less so.I restarted the computer in Safe Mode with Networking and now it is running fine - CPU use very low. Get my emal, check Ebay, etc, no problem. ??Can you tell me what is happening? If I start in in Normal mode, the CPU runs at or near 100% and I can't get much done. Thanks for your help. Think I am making some headway. Ran Norton Power Eraser and now it runs reasonably fast on Normal Mode, just a little slower than my two year old Dell. Pretty sure it was infected by Trojan Horse, and maybe others. Norton didn't list the buggers that it found and removed. Jacked the laptop up an inch and set a muffin fan blowing under it. Now temp is behaving. Will buy a cooler. Any advice on brand, model of a reasonably priced one? |
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