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Laptop overheating randomly for no reason

Anonymous
2021-03-28T12:59:38+00:00

I don't need to explain much here my laptop is overheating randomly and for no reason I don't even know if it's overheating the fans randomly start spinning fast and they start making weird noises and the temperature is kinda normal 

I check the task manager everytime it "overheats" and the usage of CPU & RAM are normal 25-40 there's some programs running in the background and the laptop

I use an HP laptop and it's specs :
4GB RAM

ATI dedicated GPU

i5 Idk what gen CPU

even if this problem isn't windows related im posting here only cuz it's the only place I know to ask questions

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-28T13:44:18+00:00

    If its overheating the temps aren't going to be normal, are they?

    If it was a Hardware problem, it would tend not to restart.

    Having said that, it is possible to have a hairline crack in the Motherboard, etc, which only becomes obvious once it heats up

    Check the vents for dust, hair, etc and do not use a Laptop when it is resting on material surfaces: bedspreads, blankets, etc.

    If the problem persists, as it is a Laptop, take it to a local and reliable Computer Repair Shop and get them to open it up and clean the dust from inside it..

    Here is an interesting discussion about the varied reasons for your problem:

    http://pc-trickandsolution.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/fix-laptop-overheating-shutdown-problem.html

    N.B> However 9 out of 10 cases of overheating are caused by an airflow blockage.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-28T14:08:28+00:00

    Read the information to see what the temps should be and use that app to check what they actually are.

    If you were gaming that can be graphics and RAM intensive.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-01T23:03:15+00:00

    Right click on the Taskbar > select Task Manager > see what is using resources there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-04-01T20:04:55+00:00

    Umm hello after 3 or 4 days idk

    So I went to a "reliable" computer repair shop I said that there's no reliable one's because this one takes so long I went there 2 days ago and told him about the problem he tried his best cleaning the laptop inside it took him 2 days and i think he told me that he got a new fan for the laptop its kinda weird that it didnt took him any longer, anyways I got my laptop back and the problem is still there but this time I got some more info about it

    -fans go crazy and the more the laptop stay's on the more fans get crazier they start spinning so fast and start sounding weird, loud and funny 

    -the laptop doesn't overheat at all it is at the normal temp

    -I tried reinstalling windows and deleted everything on the hdd during the installition to make sure that there's no software/malware causing the problem and there isn't

    -it take sometime for the fans to start doing the weird things at the startup there's nothing but after 2-3 minutes they start going crazy

    I hope you can find solution or something because I am so desperate :(

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-03-28T14:00:03+00:00

    Hey man thank you for replying 

    First of all the laptop isn't overheating at all the fans are just randomly start spinning in high speed

    I called it overheating because i dont understand what causes the fans to run so fast and make weird noises

    And there's another problem there's no reliable computer shop in the town I live in, I do everything myself 

    However thank you for helping I now kinda know what is possible causes of this problem and I'll try to fix them

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