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    gateway fx p-7805u Overheating

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Dramacydal, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. Dramacydal

    Dramacydal Notebook Guru

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    Hi, I bought my gateway fx p-7805u about 2 years ago.. Never had a problem until the last couple of months.. I had got a problem a few months back as my laptop would not let me past the log in screen. A click and it was frozen. so i reformatted and then put windows 7 ultimate. Since then i have heating issues. A lot of heating issues. Now my laptop is sitting idle, just surfing the net and gets super hot randomly. I could literally cook some eggs. What should i do? im not even gaming. Sometimes it works fine but these random moments where it will get super hot are annoying. Is it time ?
     
    Dramacydal, Sep 15, 2011
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  2. Drift King

    Drift King Notebook Guru

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    Have you blown the vent out with compressed air? This would be your first step...

    Dust + Vents + Fans = Overheating
     
    Drift King, Sep 15, 2011
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    ownasaur Notebook Consultant

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    Agreed!

    I would strongly recommend you take it apart to do a thorough cleaning instead of just blowing compressed air thru the vents. At one point I accumulated a sizable amount of dust on the GPU side and after blowing it some of that dirt got inside the cooling fan and it stopped running, at the end I had to buy a new one to replace it. All because I was too lazy to do some quick work :/

    There is a guide on how to take apart these laptops somewhere around here... Google is your friend!
     
    ownasaur, Sep 18, 2011
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Applying new thermal paste would not be a bad idea after 2 years usage :)

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Sep 28, 2011
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    rahatee Notebook Enthusiast

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    If your like me and around a garage with an air compressor and blow gun, use that baby, works like a charm!

    As for the thermal paste I would say thats a good idea. I personally have not changed mine, I was cheap and the first time I took it apart I used some of the GPU'S thermal pad, worked like a charm though.
     
    rahatee, Oct 26, 2011
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