Compaq DV5000 Laptop (OVERHEATING ISSUE) Please Help???

[djb3000]

Hi i have a friends laptop i aim trying to repair:

Firstly it boots up into windows and after about 5-10 mins of use powers itself off. i have come to the conclusion it could be the cpu overheating due to a faulty heatsink / fan?

or could it be the cpu sensor i am about to purchase a second hand heatsink that is tested as working but am i going to be wasting money could it be the cpu sensor or do i need to remove heatsink and re-apply thermal paste?

Regards,

Dan

 

[buwish]

Have you been able to get any temp. readings on it using say, Speedfan, RealTemp, etc...? I think if you can do that, it will give you a better idea of what the issue is.

 

[djb3000]

ill have a go when im home from work and post back any info i can get it normally powers off before i can do anything!

 

[djb3000]

i have not tried different memory so will try that also could it be this that is causing it?

 

[djb3000]

i have verified its not a os error because it does it during windows setup which i ran from boot

 

[djb3000]

Hi i have tried to get the speedfan software to install but before i can get it onto the computer its powering off! any ideas to what it could be?

 

[djb3000]

I cleaned the CDP with some TIM Clean! and re-applied thermal paste to the cpu and ive had it on for 5hrs + now runs fine but now the keyboard and mouse pad dont work! this laptop is driving me nuts!

 

[PaulR08]

Also, get a laptop cooling pad with fans to keep it from over heating. Use compressed air to clean out the vents each week.

 

[djb3000]

anybody got any ideas about the keyboard? seems to have staoped working. well it works bbut it is very slow takes about 7 seconds once you have pushed one key until you can push next or it will not register!