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    gateway fx overheat problem!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by alexlm, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. alexlm

    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    hi guys I am having trouble with mi gateway fx, after a while of playing it gets stuck and I have to remove the battery to turn it of help plz!
     
    alexlm, Apr 14, 2009
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    sentence Notebook Consultant

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    do you have it on a cooler?
    have you proped-up the back? (if you lift the back the hdd gets warmer...so lift the front to >.>)
    have you cleaned it out?
    try some mx-2 or artic silver (your choice)

    umm...good luck O_O
     
    sentence, Apr 14, 2009
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  3. alexlm

    alexlm Notebook Consultant

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    thx dude I am going to try that!
     
    alexlm, Apr 15, 2009
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    ScooterTooder Newbie

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    Same here....I'm playing L4D and it crashes (over heat)
     
    ScooterTooder, May 4, 2009
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  5. Mormegil83

    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    do you guys monitor temps? how high do they get? Try blowing some canned air through the vents to clear out dust build up or if your feeling a little more adventurous you can take the cpu/RAM cover off and really clean the heatsink.
    Are you using ur notebook on a flat solid surface like glass of desktop (not bed or carpet)?
     
    Mormegil83, May 4, 2009
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