My computer, it no worky!

**Askthepizzaguy** · 08-09-2012, 20:45

Nope. Don't have a camera.

Last time I had a camera, I tried to take a picture of myself and it ran away.

**johnhughthom** · 08-09-2012, 20:47

I may be wrong, but I don't think 34-46C is actually overly hot for computer components.

**Vuk** · 08-09-2012, 20:57

Isn't there a hardware/software help forum?

**Askthepizzaguy** · 08-09-2012, 20:58

Originally Posted by Vuk

Isn't there a hardware/software help forum?

Yeah on further inspection there is. It could probably be moved there.

**rajpoot** · 08-09-2012, 21:22

Ahh, I missed the part about it being a laptop till I re-read the post just now. My bad.
Still the crashes and lags you're describing basically sound like processor overheating. This is from personal experience. One of the cooling fans in my rig had stopped working and I ignored it without realising the cause of lag. Then the day I replaced that fan, it started working smoothly again.

**El Barto** · 08-09-2012, 22:09

Just a thought, check the power supply.

**DaveShack** · 08-09-2012, 22:39

I agree with the others regarding heat being a possible cause of this type of problem.
Lowering the max clock rate in advanced power settings might help it live through more stuff, at the cost of running slower of course.
You might be able to get at more of the interior to try dust vacuuming by going through the memory, cpu, and disk access doors.
I once had flaky memory which caused similar problems. If it's a model that doesn't require dual bank occupancy, try rotating memory or pulling a bank at a time.

BTW I turned on signatures, and thereby had to endure flying ponies. But it's worth it if it heals up your computer so you can continue playing and hosting.

**drone** · 08-09-2012, 20:58

With a laptop, dust and hair are serious culprits. I try to vacuum the keyboard surface and the table I usually have it on at least once a week. You will want to run the vac over the various laptop vents (with a crevasse tool for more suction) to get as much hair and dust out as possible. There should be a couple of vents on the bottom, one each for the CPU and GPU intakes, make sure those are clear.