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Flyzelle · May 9, 2006, 12:38 AM

Ok so here's the scenario...I brought a toshiba satellite laptop since I was starting college, and needed one, but ever since i got it I have had a shit load fo problems with it and the warranty is up. Can anyone help me with the following issues...?

1.) Computer shuts off when importing music from a CD onto the comptuer (ITunes)
2.) Computer shuts down when trying to run anti-virus or any computer cleaning software>
3.) Computer fans are really loud, but I can only run my computer when the fans are on full power or else it shuts off.
4.) Computer periodically freezes...and delays or freezing also occurs when using AIM
5.) Audio sound doesn't always work...ie when coming back from hibernation mostly, or a start up there is no volume and the computer has to be restarted to get sound.
6.)Computer just randomly shuts off...

The computer is no more than 2 yrs old at the most....can anyone help me or give me some really GOOD advice?

Is it even fixable or should I not go through the hassle and just buy a new one?

Thanks!!

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russ · Local time: May 9, 2006, 10:04 AM

Your 1) 2) 3) and 6) say to me that it is overheating. 5) sounds like an OS problem. As far as fixing overheating issues in a laptop, I can't really offer any advice there, since you can't simply add fans to it. Do these things happen when you have the laptop sitting on a table that allows good air flow or is it just when it's, say, sitting on a bed/blanket where there is difficulty in air flow?

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Trigunnerz · Local time: May 9, 2006, 08:42 AM

My friend bought one of those external fans. It sits right underneath the laptop, and cools it. According to him, it works. I think they're called cooling pads.

How ya doing, buddy?

Flyzelle · 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by russ

Your 1) 2) 3) and 6) say to me that it is overheating. 5) sounds like an OS problem. As far as fixing overheating issues in a laptop, I can't really offer any advice there, since you can't simply add fans to it. Do these things happen when you have the laptop sitting on a table that allows good air flow or is it just when it's, say, sitting on a bed/blanket where there is difficulty in air flow?

My laptop is sitting on my desk, i don't use it in bed at all...and i thought that maybe air wasn't able to circulate under it while it was flat on the desk so i used 2 post-it pads to lift the back so it tilted forward a bit, and air could get underneath better but that isn't working it still shuts off...

Double Post:
but i also don't understand why it shuts off EVERY TIME that i try to import or burn a cd onto my computer...?

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russ · Local time: May 9, 2006, 05:18 PM

Encoding will use pretty much 100% of your processor, so that is why those tasks cause it to overheat.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Flyzelle · May 9, 2006, 09:18 PM

So i should get an external fan then?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

kensuke · Local time: May 10, 2006, 06:49 PM

I had all sorts of heating trouble for ages.. Then I found this:

http://www.pbus-167.com/

Go there and download Notebook Hardware Control. It will let you 'downvolt' your processor. Unlike overvolting, this won't damage the chip at all, and the worst case scenario is your laptop will just crash, but when you reboot, all the settings will be undone anyway (ie nothing permanent will be done to your chip). Basically the story is, Intel sends out chips to manufacturers with a range of voltages they can run their laptops at, and most of the time laptop companies will run it at the mid to upper range for stability purposes. Heat from increased voltage is exponential, so reducing it by around 0.2V will yield a VERY noticable decrease in heat (I actually decrease it by a lot more, but they recommend 0.2V for stability).

I also recommend downloading prime95 and running that for several hours to test the stability after you've downvolted, but that's kind of optional I guess.

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