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    Acer Travelmate 8100 HEAT problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jack montana, Dec 20, 2006.

  1. jack montana

    jack montana Newbie

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    hey good people

    I have a problem with my Acer Travelmate 8104wlmi-
    It shuts down without warning when it gets hot only when I play games or running 3d apps. It manages to (from cold) get hot while I play only in few min.
    If I set my cpu speed to medium =800mhz instead of 2000 it runs without shutting down. The heat is concentreded just under the mouse pad.

    Anyone got a clue- hope I can avoid sending my babe to the hospital :eek:
     
    jack montana, Dec 20, 2006
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    Zero The Random Guy

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    Try and clean the vents in the notebook. Use some compressed air, and try to remove the dust that gets lodged in the heatsink for the notebook. It may be useful to purchase a cooling pad. They have been known to help reduce the temperatures of notebooks, by a substantial amount.
     
    Zero, Dec 20, 2006
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