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United States
November 17, 2008 8:47am CST
My computer is way too hot after an hour of use, its been overheating and shutting off by itself. What do i do????
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shooie
@shooie (4984)
• United States
17 Nov 08
Computer Fan - Keeps the mother board cool so needs to be in good working order. Easy to fix yourself.
As the others said it is probably the fan and shutting off is a safety feature of your computer. Get it fixed as soon as possible because it can melt the mother board. If you can't afford to take it in and have them instll one you can buy the part and install yourself it is pretty easy thing to do.
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mssnow
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
17 Nov 08
Yeah I think it is the fan too, and you can do it yourself. Look for a computer parts store
mssnow
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I had a similsr problem once and it was my fan. i took the computer in and they replaced the fan. Thats prolly all you need.
JulianaRose
@JulianaRose (378)
• United States
19 Nov 08
thank you so much for the suggestion, we called a friend tonight who knows computers and he said its dust in the fan, so we opened it and cleaned it with Q tips, you would NOT believe how much dust was blocking the fan, now its running cool and amazing!! thank you for the input!
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mssnow
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
19 Nov 08
Your welcome and glad i could help :)
cream97
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
17 Nov 08
You may need to leave it off, and contact a computer technician. They may could help you with your problem. It could be your fan that is making it hot like this too. I am sorry that you are having this problem, and I hope that it can get resolved very soon.