When your laptop overheats, immediate action is warranted. The simplest solution is to simply take a break from using it. Turn it off and place it in a cool, dry place until it is completely cool to the touch, then wait another ten minutes.
Keep the laptop placed on a hard, flat surface while using it. Sitting on any soft surface (your lap, your bed, the sofa, etc.) for an extended period of time can block the fan and make it difficult for internal parts to stay cool, especially when a blanket has been put on. your lap
Replace the battery if it cannot hold a charge for a long time. Bad batteries usually wear out, but sometimes a battery with impact or thermal damage will overheat, sometimes catastrophically.
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Try not to use your laptop while it is charging. Lots of laptops will run out of battery all the time, and the charger beats it. The problem is that draining the battery (using the laptop) generates some heat and charging it can cause a lot more. Combine that with heat from components (CPU, etc.) and a perfectly working laptop has heat issues while charging in use.
Some things to keep in mind:
- If you use your laptop on the go (kitchen table, etc.), when the battery is running low, plug it in and take a break while it charges.
- If you use your laptop constantly at a desk, take out the battery while using it
- In general, just charge the laptop battery until it’s full, then unplug it from the charger (or remove the battery as above).
You can also put your laptop into power saving mode (from the Power Options Control Panel applet) to prevent it from using more power. This mode restricts certain background tasks, reducing processor usage and power consumption, and thus minimizing heat generation. Similarly, close programs that use a lot of system resources. Something that uses most of your RAM or CPU, or is always writing to the hard drive, forces those components to work, which can heat them up over time.
Consider purchasing a laptop cooler to promote circulation and heat exchange, and remove any dust or debris that collects inside the fan intakes.
