Laptop's gone silly.

supermousie · 11-5-2011, 11:40 PM

Can anyone make head or tails of this?

Last night it was working normally, but now it's like a small heater. Processor isn't doing much but it's hitting 70-75°C (158-167°F) and the fan is working overtime.
I've tried restarting, killing pretty much every process through Task Manager, booting in safe mode and placing it in the fridge for an hour. Nuffin.

Thoughts? Fixes? Smug mockery?

**supermoe1985** · 11-5-2011, 11:53 PM

If you have tired everything then you could get a cooling pad (A pad with fans on it that you put your laptop on) that's what I had to use on my old laptop.

**m0de** · 11-5-2011, 11:57 PM

i hope placing it in the fridge was a joke. condensation on electronics = disaster. those temps are pretty high.. like supermoe suggested, a cooling pad will reduce temps a bit. are you experiencing any lag/performance issues from this?

**ninjaKIWI** · 11-5-2011, 11:58 PM

The fridge is a BAD idea. It might be cold, but it is moist.

**ninjaKIWI** · 11-6-2011, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xx{Midnight}xX

it's a mac

sell buy a good computer

What? No. It's just using a mac theme. I've never heard of any Mac OS with a taskbar like that, or Windows Task Manager for that matter.

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 12:14 AM

Fridge was indeed a joke. Any other fixes apart from cooling pads? I can't imagine anything can mess with the hardware of a laptop while it's off, and I haven't installed any major software in weeks.

The plastic case is getting HAWT. And yeah, FFR's been jittery since this morning.

00Razor00 · 11-6-2011, 12:27 AM

Time to get a new laptop.

**ELRayford** · 11-6-2011, 12:33 AM

Get some can air and take it to the fan/heatsink area. Also kill some of those 119 process using msconfig. You should also get your thermal compound reapplied.

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 12:33 AM

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUU I just ain't got no cash. The heatsink/fan area is clean as a potato. I'll get some thermal compound. Let's see if that changes anything :P

**ELRayford** · 11-6-2011, 12:37 AM

When the fans are spinning fast is there any hot air coming from the vents of your laptop?

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 12:41 AM

Yeah, that's the weird thing. The processor is idling, but the air coming out is hot enough to burn my fingers.

**ELRayford** · 11-6-2011, 12:42 AM

Turn it off and let it cool then power it on and let it idle in BIOS. If the temp gets very hot like it is now return for warranty. If not do a recovery.

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 12:45 AM

Righto, the warranty expires in January. Thanks for the help.

Oh, well I'll do that. I'll be posting from my phone for an hour or so.

Izzy · 11-6-2011, 01:01 AM

Send it in and they will probably reapply thermal paste to the cpu. Although I don't know why it would be wearing down if its still under warranty. Did you accidently drop your laptop at any point?

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 05:49 AM

The largest impact my laptop has gone through is failed quad arrow smashing. Oh, and the warranty expired this January. @_@

I let it idle in the BIOS menu and though it was still warmer than usual, it was nowhere near as hot during normal operation. I'm running some tests now and it's decided to warm up my house even more.

**Frederic54** · 11-6-2011, 05:59 AM

Holy Shit 119 processes ? :/
Anyway, the fridge was a really bad idea, if you haven't cleaned it up in a long time, that might be dust in the fan.
I also recommend you to save what you need and format your disk to give your laptop a second life

supermousie · 11-6-2011, 06:23 AM

As stated in the OP and my post following the OP, I killed most of the processes, the general heatsink area is dust-free, and I didn't actually pop it in the fridge.

svchost.exe is taking up >9000 of my megahurtz. When I killed it, the core temperature dropped about 20°C. Still too hot though. :/
I'll apply thermal paste sometime next week, but until then, the laptop stays off. In the freezer.

Maybe if all fails, I'll get a solid desktop and migrate everything over...

**Wartime** · 11-6-2011, 06:54 AM

yeah that would be ah good idea puting new thermal paste on it...besides that i wouldn't know cause i don't use laptops anymore...to much shit inside them and also i hate putting them back together =p

who_cares973 · 11-6-2011, 07:07 AM

whens the last time you cleaned out the fan? that might be your problem. take out fan blow and watch as all this dust comes out~

**Cavernio** · 11-6-2011, 07:10 AM

Granted I'm really not good at this type of thing and the computers I've owned have always been low end, and I've never run used a quad core, but I've never seen processor activity quite so low. Is it normal for 2 of them to basically not be doing anything? Even the first one's activity is kinda low...and also all over the place. I would be worried it's infected.

11-5-2011, 11:53 PM	#2
supermoe1985 "It's crazy." Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 287	Re: Laptop's gone silly. If you have tired everything then you could get a cooling pad (A pad with fans on it that you put your laptop on) that's what I had to use on my old laptop.

11-5-2011, 11:57 PM	#3
m0de Marble Eater Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Joliet, Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 1,437	Re: Laptop's gone silly. i hope placing it in the fridge was a joke. condensation on electronics = disaster. those temps are pretty high.. like supermoe suggested, a cooling pad will reduce temps a bit. are you experiencing any lag/performance issues from this?

11-5-2011, 11:58 PM	#4
ninjaKIWI plain old ugly ass dumbas Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 3,303	Re: Laptop's gone silly. The fridge is a BAD idea. It might be cold, but it is moist.

11-6-2011, 12:33 AM	#8
ELRayford Custom User Title Join Date: May 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,546	Re: Laptop's gone silly. Get some can air and take it to the fan/heatsink area. Also kill some of those 119 process using msconfig. You should also get your thermal compound reapplied.

11-6-2011, 12:37 AM	#10
ELRayford Custom User Title Join Date: May 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,546	Re: Laptop's gone silly. When the fans are spinning fast is there any hot air coming from the vents of your laptop?

11-6-2011, 12:42 AM	#12
ELRayford Custom User Title Join Date: May 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,546	Re: Laptop's gone silly. Turn it off and let it cool then power it on and let it idle in BIOS. If the temp gets very hot like it is now return for warranty. If not do a recovery.

11-6-2011, 01:01 AM	#14
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Laptop's gone silly. Send it in and they will probably reapply thermal paste to the cpu. Although I don't know why it would be wearing down if its still under warranty. Did you accidently drop your laptop at any point?

11-6-2011, 05:59 AM	#16
Frederic54 ツ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France Age: 34 Posts: 228	Re: Laptop's gone silly. Holy Shit 119 processes ? :/ Anyway, the fridge was a really bad idea, if you haven't cleaned it up in a long time, that might be dust in the fan. I also recommend you to save what you need and format your disk to give your laptop a second life

11-6-2011, 06:54 AM	#18
Wartime underestimated: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anderson, Indiana Age: 31 Posts: 13	Re: Laptop's gone silly. yeah that would be ah good idea puting new thermal paste on it...besides that i wouldn't know cause i don't use laptops anymore...to much shit inside them and also i hate putting them back together =p

11-6-2011, 07:07 AM	#19
who_cares973 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: :U Age: 35 Posts: 15,407	Re: Laptop's gone silly. whens the last time you cleaned out the fan? that might be your problem. take out fan blow and watch as all this dust comes out~ __________________

11-6-2011, 07:10 AM	#20
Cavernio sunshine and rainbows Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 41 Posts: 1,987	Re: Laptop's gone silly. Granted I'm really not good at this type of thing and the computers I've owned have always been low end, and I've never run used a quad core, but I've never seen processor activity quite so low. Is it normal for 2 of them to basically not be doing anything? Even the first one's activity is kinda low...and also all over the place. I would be worried it's infected.

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