Problem with laptop overheating
When I first got my beloved machine, it was so quite. I could do the compilation almost without noticing that the machine was in the room, using 100% CPU during the whole compilation.
Recently the fan noise has been so loud at almost 0% CPU usage which lead me to suspect that dust had collected somewhere in the cooling system. So I started dissecting my machine.
Removing the heat sink, I found a thick layer of dust on the side closest to the fan. See picture below
After removing the dust, the fan is as quite now as it was when I first got my beloved computer.
Posted by Wael Chatila on September 28, 2005 5:58:07 PM PDT
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