How do I make my laptop shut down due overheating?

[Crespelio-X12]

So I have a Toshiba Satelite laptop and I've used it like sometimes whole day, I use it on my bed and if I watcha video during 20 minutes it shuts down is there any tip to stop him make this (I also have battery problems) (battery spoilt) and I feel the laptop has alot of dust inside what should I do?

[hpknight]

Laptops generate a lot of heat. This heat must be expelled by a fan, so that fan vent must be kept clear or you laptop will overheat.

 

So don't use your laptop on your bed if you don't want your laptop to overheat.

Edited August 12, 2015 by hpknight

[Superbuu3]

So I have a Toshiba Satelite laptop and I've used it like sometimes whole day, I use it on my bed and if I watcha video during 20 minutes it shuts down is there any tip to stop him make this (I also have battery problems) (battery spoilt) and I feel the laptop has alot of dust inside what should I do?

Leaving your laptop on your bed is terrible for it try and put it on something solid, like a desk. Don't let it rest on your bed.

 

Toshiba satellites get hot as hell, I had two grilfriends who had that problem. I always get Dell laptops.

[Crespelio-X12]

So maybe using on a table be better?

 

Leaving your laptop on your bed is terrible for it try and put it on something solid, like a desk. Don't let it rest on your bed.

 

Toshiba satellites get hot as hell, I had two grilfriends who had that problem. I always get Dell laptops.

[xZoneHunter]

Get one of these cooling pads if you want to put your laptop in bed. Otherwise you're smothering it.

 

Edited August 12, 2015 by xZoneHunter

[Superbuu3]

So maybe using on a table be better?

Its not guaranteed to solve the problem, but you certainly should get more run time out of it.

 

IIRC one of them ended up taking the battery out and just letting it run on mains when they had power issues and that solved them for a while. Its worth googling the battery problems you are having.

[Crespelio-X12]

Get one of these cooling pads if you want to put your laptop in bed. Otherwise you're smothering it.

 

Is it required a specific one or anything goes?

[Patecca]

I use my laptop on my bed everyday with a cooling pad under and it work great

[xZoneHunter]

Is it required a specific one or anything goes?

 

Anything goes, mine is plugged in via USB. It's just something that will elevate your laptop (keeps you fans open, so your laptop can breath) with some extra fans build in. Perfect for even gaming in bed. =)

[Crespelio-X12]

Couldn't it be dirt, dust or something else? Can I open my laptop?

[A12]

Couldn't it be dirt, dust or something else? Can I open my laptop?

If you're asking that question, I would advise against it.

I have no experiance with that model, but it can be done.

If you do open it, prepare, read tut's, and plan to clean every last bit.

Another extremely helpful thing to do while it's torn down, would be re-pasting the cpu/gpu.

[Crespelio-X12]

Thanks for answers guys! I'll do it tomorrrow

[EternalChaos72]

Oh dear, i use my lappy on my bed all the time and mines never overheats. Hewlett & packard laptop here. I think it's one of the newer models.

[NotAFoxAnymore]

Leaving your laptop on your bed is terrible for it try and put it on something solid, like a desk. Don't let it rest on your bed.

 

Toshiba satellites get hot as hell, I had two grilfriends who had that problem. I always get Dell laptops.

Grilfriends? Do you go to barbecues with them?

[Crespelio-X12]

Oh dear, i use my lappy on my bed all the time and mines never overheats. Hewlett & packard laptop here. I think it's one of the newer models.

 

Oh dear, i use my lappy on my bed all the time and mines never overheats. Hewlett & packard laptop here. I think it's one of the newer models.

My laptop didn't do that when he was "born"

[Superbuu3]

Grilfriends? Do you go to barbecues with them?

LMFAO, yes them being as hot as hell and being grills is very useful

 

My laptop didn't do that when he was "born"

Thats what happens when you watch too much porn on your laptop.

 

But seriously you should try to find out how wlel your laptop operates on a desk and then ou can work out how severe the problem is. Also is it blue screening?

[Crespelio-X12]

LMFAO, yes them being as hot as hell and being grills is very useful

 

Thats what happens when you watch too much porn on your laptop.

 

But seriously you should try to find out how wlel your laptop operates on a desk and then ou can work out how severe the problem is. Also is it blue screening?

No porn on my PC, only on Vita *cough* and no it doesn't do blue screen

[WithAtelier]

I don't reccomend opening the laptop I used to work as a PC repair specialist and with out the right screwdrivers cleaning tools and know how of it it can be difficult and easy to damage the laptop even something like the wrong kind of screwdriver may get the screws out but could destroy the thread on the screws making it extremely difficult to put back in or get back out secondly inside of laptop are quite a bit more confusing that a PC as it can be a lot smaller space to work with the cable connections can be the size of a pea and others are confusing where to put back I highly reccomend the PC cooler that guy reccomnded and if that doesn't help find someone with the knowledge how to clean a laptop especially a toshiba they are a bitch to take apart

[DaivRules]

No porn on my PC, only on Vita *cough* and no it doesn't do blue screen

 

I have owned and repaired over 20 different models of Toshiba laptops since 1999. My number 1 advice would be get a vacuum with a narrow nozzle end (shop vac would be great, but household vac will work as well). Where ever the vents are supposed to expel the heat, turn the vacuum on and hold it right on those vents. Laptop can be on or off, doesn't matter. If there is any dust or dirt, those can slow or stop the fans from cooling the laptop and I guarantee you it's a heat issue. Processors these days are designed to take in less power and go slower (I know I'm dumb-ing this down) so they don't over heat. In the Pentium 1 - 4 days, the CPU would just overheat, crap out and die.

 

Once you dislodge as much of the dirt and dust, you should be good, however the advice above about not using the laptop on your bed is good advice. Make sure the air intake ports are never blocked. If you have canned air, use that in the air intake ports and blow those out. 

 

*Don't* open it. Re-thermal pasting the CPU/GPU is not going to change much. It is definitely not worth the time it'll take. 

[WithAtelier]

I have owned and repaired over 20 different models of Toshiba laptops since 1999. My number 1 advice would be get a vacuum with a narrow nozzle end (shop vac would be great, but household vac will work as well). Where ever the vents are supposed to expel the heat, turn the vacuum on and hold it right on those vents. Laptop can be on or off, doesn't matter. If there is any dust or dirt, those can slow or stop the fans from cooling the laptop and I guarantee you it's a heat issue. Processors these days are designed to take in less power and go slower (I know I'm dumb-ing this down) so they don't over heat. In the Pentium 1 - 4 days, the CPU would just overheat, crap out and die.

Once you dislodge as much of the dirt and dust, you should be good, however the advice above about not using the laptop on your bed is good advice. Make sure the air intake ports are never blocked. If you have canned air, use that in the air intake ports and blow those out.

*Don't* open it. Re-thermal pasting the CPU/GPU is not going to change much. It is definitely not worth the time it'll take.

Woah don't put a Hoover in a laptop they creat static energy and can blow the board are you crazy

Just buy a can of compressed air if needs be

Plus reseating thermals can help a lot of the time

Edited August 13, 2015 by WithAtelier

[DaivRules]

Woah don't put a Hoover in a laptop they creat static energy and can blow the board are you crazy

Just buy a can of compressed air if needs be

Plus reseating thermals can help a lot of the time

 

I am crazy and I've never had any problems with static energy. Not to mention the contact would be plastic on plastic, extremely low risk of any static discharge. I never, ever suggested *opening* the laptop then vacuuming it out. Vacuum the exhaust ports, it's 100% safe. Anyone ever been shocked by their vacuum cleaner? No. Likely not or it'd be recalled. I've never "blown the board" and am not quite sure what that is even supposed to mean. Has that happened to you or are you speculating that it could happen?

 

Reseating thermals on a laptop is probably not what helps when people do it on a laptop. They open the laptop, clean out the fans and dustballs then replace the thermal paste and think it was the thermal paste that fixed their laptop. It wasn't. It was making sure the fans were doing what they were designed to do: cooling heatsinks. Not to mention there is no suggestion or mentioning of dropping the laptop so I doubt there has been any shifting of the heat sinks or loosening of the screws holding them in place.

 

I stand by my suggestion. Do not open the laptop, suck or blow out the air intakes.

[Matto_lsi]

I got my first Dell laptop 10 years ago, its run 24/7 since that day (currently using it more or less as a file server, ironically), even used it in bed, and it still runs fine.  However my dad got a toshiba laptop about 8 years ago and the thing crapped out on him after a couple years of extremely mild use (1-2 hours a week, fully turned off when not in use).  That may be an isolated case, but at this point we have 4 Dell laptops and 1 HP laptop (work-issued) in the house, 3 of which are over 8 years old, and all run fine to this day.  I guess what I'm saying is maybe the issue is the manufacturer.

[DaivRules]

 I guess what I'm saying is maybe the issue is the manufacturer.

 

Oh, you mean Compal? You must, since they design and build Dell, HP AND Toshiba laptops. Eh, actually you might mean Quanta, because they actually design and build Dell, HP and Toshiba laptops.

 

Oh crap. Yup, the same companies manufacturer just about everyone's laptops.

[Superbuu3]

Oh, you mean Compal? You must, since they design and build Dell, HP AND Toshiba laptops. Eh, actually you might mean Quanta, because they actually design and build Dell, HP and Toshiba laptops.

 

Oh crap. Yup, the same companies manufacturer just about everyone's laptops.

Play nice Daiv

 

I do agree that Toshiba's seem to always overheat, I hear that complaint a lot of times, which is a shame they look nice.

 

Dell's I'm certain last the longest though, as I've seen really old Dells still running and in constant use after years.

[Matto_lsi]

Oh, you mean Compal? You must, since they design and build Dell, HP AND Toshiba laptops. Eh, actually you might mean Quanta, because they actually design and build Dell, HP and Toshiba laptops.

 

Oh crap. Yup, the same companies manufacturer just about everyone's laptops.

 

"Nearly all laptops are manufactured by companies known as Original Design Manufacturers or ODMs. These companies design and manufacture laptops; they may do so in entirety and all the big name brand has to do is stick their own label on it. Or, they may produce a ‘barebones’ model that the big name brand will subsequently customize and then label. The design may be totally generic, or may have been designed in conjunction with the brand according to their specifications, or designed by the brand."

 

"The National Brand companies then customize the system with Processors, Hard Drives, Ram, DVD Drive, Wireless, Bluetooth along with other internal accessories, then install a Microsoft Operating System and label it and market it as their own."

 

There's a really big difference between generic 'barebones' and 'designed...to their specifications'.  Are you saying all laptops from all manufacturer's are created equal?  I bet Dell, HP, and Toshiba would all disagree with that.  Do you think a Fiat 500 and a Ferrari 599 are the same car cause Fiat owns Ferrari?  GM used similar parts between all their brands, including a 5.7L engine in their Cadillac CTS-V, Chevy Camaro, and Corvettes, yet they were rated at completely different output levels due to other parts that hindered performance, and reliability fluctuated between them because of it. 

 

Just cause another company designs and manufactures these laptops does not make them equal.  If anything, it highlights the fact that these national brand companies use different customized designs (like case specs and hardware layout) and additional parts (like cooling fans/heatsinks/etc...) in a way that increases or decreases performance and longevity.  All your snark does is highlight the fact that these manufacturers are the problem as their limited changes greatly influence long term function and reliability of the products they sell.