So i got this laptop to look at and it is overheating to the point of shutting down. so obvious first shot is to take it apart and clean it out. plus some fresh thermal paste.
when i opened it up, there was not really anything to clean out, very clean inside. i cleaned what was there to clean and put new paste on it anyway and then put it back together. the moment the laptop is started, the fan starts at 100% and stays that way. i made it abut 3 minutes before it shut itself off due to overheating. it was simply sitting the at idle at the welcome screen.
after some searching i found a good bit about poor cooling and overheating issues but nothing as extreme as i am seeing. anyone have any thoughts on what might be going on here? the fan works, it is clean inside, and there is fresh thermal paste, so not really sure what might be going on here. i've seen faulty sensors and such but that usually stops the fan from kicking in. even at full fan speed, the laptop is still overheating. i'm not really sure what might be going on here.
sadly the BIOS has no info on temps or anything useful so it's hard to get any readings since it won't stay booted up long enough to get monitoring software installed and working
when i opened it up, there was not really anything to clean out, very clean inside. i cleaned what was there to clean and put new paste on it anyway and then put it back together. the moment the laptop is started, the fan starts at 100% and stays that way. i made it abut 3 minutes before it shut itself off due to overheating. it was simply sitting the at idle at the welcome screen.
after some searching i found a good bit about poor cooling and overheating issues but nothing as extreme as i am seeing. anyone have any thoughts on what might be going on here? the fan works, it is clean inside, and there is fresh thermal paste, so not really sure what might be going on here. i've seen faulty sensors and such but that usually stops the fan from kicking in. even at full fan speed, the laptop is still overheating. i'm not really sure what might be going on here.
sadly the BIOS has no info on temps or anything useful so it's hard to get any readings since it won't stay booted up long enough to get monitoring software installed and working