Is Your Laptop On Fire? Tips & Quick Remedies

The 24X7 work schedule puts a lot of pressure on you and your laptop. We are working on laptops literally all the time. Though the laptops are made to be tough and can be extended to such limits, yet sometimes issues can arise.

One such issue is laptops overheating. Therefore we sought to write a complete guide for laptop overheats, so that you can better understand;

1) Why a laptop overheats?

2) What possible results it could bring?

3) And how you can avoid it?

Lets first differentiate between laptop overheat and laptop getting warmed. While laptop getting warmed is usual, overheated laptop has some clear signals to show. One such sign could be of a laptop getting shut down for no reason.

Reasons - Why a laptop Overheats

1. Clogged vent - Foremost reason why a laptop would over heat. The cooling mechanism of a laptop works in a synchronized manner. But over the period of time, dust starts accumulating in the vents causing hindrance in the air flow, consequences of which is laptop getting over heated.

2. Improper working of software – Laptop’s BIOS is the chief controlling factor which regulates the fan speed and its other functionality as well. BIOS which is not updated or is not supporting the OS (operating system) could cause a problem.

3. Designs – If the design of the laptop is not upto the mark and proper arrangements for the airflow is not made, possible overheat issues could arise.

4. Intensive Work – Too much load on the CPU causing the laptop to process faster, in-turn cause the laptop to get overheated.

Results – How laptop overheat can affect its performance

1. A major cause which results in reduced laptop life.

2. Sensitive parts of laptop could be damaged.

3. Possibility of laptop graphics card repaircould arise, because too much heat could damage it.

Tips – To avoid laptop overheat

1. At the earliest, get the vents of your laptop cleared. They are blocking the air flow of the laptop and are an impediment for the overall cooling system. You can brush up the vents or use compressed air for cleaning the dust.

2. Get the latest BIO’s installed which supports the OS.

3. If you are not using laptop and neither turning it off, prefer putting it into hibernation rather than a standby. Hibernation does not produce excessive heat.

4. Place laptop on some hard surface, not on blanket, quilt or pillow, they obstruct air flow.

5. Laptop cooler system is an alternative which can be used as a remedy for overheats.

6. Coolant mats! Laptops can be placed on coolant mats to keep their temperature down.