How To Reduce Over Heating of Laptop

Over heating of laptops is one major issue that most of users face. Rapid increase in hardware and computing capabilities of laptop have resulted in  a lot of exhaust heat to be produced. If not dealt the right way, this over heating can cause a lot damage ranging from automatically shutting down of laptops to permanent damage to the hardware which sometimes may not be repairable. But there are steps you can follow to avoid such incidents. But first we should peek at the causes of overheating.

 

Causes

• Normally reasons that result in over heating of laptops are 
• Clogged ventilation or dust blocking exhaust ports. 
• Thermal compound between the heat sink and the CPU. 
• Various computer programs such as games and extra utilization of memory may lead to overheating. 
• Using the laptop in a bad location.

 

Steps To Avoid Over Heating

Place Your Laptop on a Hard Flat surface

Most of the laptops suck air from the bottom and have a exhaust port at the right side. So placing your laptop on an uneven surface such as a pillow or a mattress disturbs the flow of air in to the laptop. Less intake of air means your laptop is not being properly cooled. To avoid this you can place your laptop on a flat surface. Even better if you elevate your laptop from both sides by placing books or anything else. This will give sufficient space for your laptop suck enough air for cooling purposes. But make sure your intake grills are not covered.

Buy a Laptop Cooler

Buying a laptop cooler can ensure heat reduction and it is best if you invest in it because they are specially designed and are not very expensive. But be careful you need to pick the right cooler for your laptop. There are two types of laptop coolers

Suck in air from the bottom and blow upward for cooling.

• Suck air away from the laptop. 
• Such coolers can lead to complications and even worsen the cooling process.

If the intake grills of your laptop are at the bottom then buy a cooler of first type.

 

Clean the Fan And Exhaust Port

You can clean your laptop fan on monthly basis. You just need to follow these steps.

Remove the battery and open your laptop from the back. Take a piece of cotton and dip it in alcohol. Now carefully clean the fan with alcohol dipped cotton. Don’t close the fan until you see that alcohol has completely evaporated. You may also use a vacuum cleaner for removing dust particles from the fan. Similarly use a vacuum cleaner to remove dust from the exhaust port which is located at the side of the laptop.

By following these simple steps you will see that you can reduce heating o f laptops significantly.